Norberto Salandanan Amoranto (June 4, 1908 – December 22, 1979) was a Filipino politician who served as Mayor of Quezon City from 1954 to 1976.
[2] Norberto S. Amoranto became Mayor of Quezon City when he was appointed to the position by President Ramon Magsaysay on January 11, 1954.
[7] Under Amoranto, the University of the Philippines Diliman, was allowed to maintain security of its campus without interference from the city police.
This setup remained until, the national government's Peace and Order Council decided to forcibly intervene during the 1971 Diliman Commune uprising.
[10] Amoranto is noted for being the longest serving Mayor of Quezon City at 22 years spanning four presidencies (of Ramon Magsaysay, Carlos P. Garcia, Diosdado Macapagal, and Ferdinand Marcos).