Florentino Sanico Solon (September 17, 1931 – June 21, 2020) was a Filipino nutritionist and politician who served as the mayor of Cebu City from 1978 to 1983.

He served as the first executive director of the Nutrition Center of the Philippines in 1974 and as Deputy Minister of Health from 1983 to 1986 during the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos.

[2] He also obtained a diploma in nutrition from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

[8] During Solon's stint as mayor, the Sinulog Festival was realized after David S. Odilao Jr., then regional director of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Development, organized the first Sinulog parade involving several schools and eventually turned over the organizing of such to the Cebu City Historical Committee under Jesus B. Garcia Jr.[9][10] In 1983, Solon was tapped by Marcos to serve as the deputy minister for health.

[1] His son, Juan Antonio Aseniero Solon, is the current president of the Nutrition Center of the Philippines.