His father is Segundo Soriano Lim, a direct descendant of one of the first three Chinese nationals whose business prospered in Bohol even before the Second World War. Dan’s mother is Gloria Basa Neri, from Ozamis City. Dan Lim was born on February 11, 1952, and is married to the former Doctor Sharleen Mathay Corral of Makati City.
Lim studied at the East Visayan Academy in Cebu City and finished his secondary education at Rafael Palma College (now University of Bohol) in 1968. He enrolled at the Philippine Union College in Caloocan City for his bachelor"s degree in political science, which he finished in 1972. He went to Dumaguete City and enrolled at Silliman University for his Bachelor of Laws.
He graduated in 1977 and passed the bar that same year.
At one time, she took the cudgels as vice mayor of Tagbilaran City and presiding officer of the Sangguniang Panlungsod. They have three children. Lim joined the faculty of Philippine Union College the following year, where he taught Philippine Constitution, political science, and negotiable instrument as a part-timer.
Simultaneously he accepted the offer of Assemblyman Liliano Basa Neri of Region 10 as his chief of staff
Then he joined Goco, Neri, Bucero, Primisias Law Office, where later he became a partner replacing Attorney Neri. Attorney He was also the chief of staff of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines before Attorney
Liliano Neri became an assemblyman. In 1980 he came back to Tagbilaran and became a councilor for six years.
In 1986, when Corazon Aquino became president after the EDSA People Power Revolution, he was appointed Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Mayor of Tagbilaran City.
From 1988 to 1992, when Jose Ma. Rocha became Mayor he was the City Administrator. lieutenant was during this time that Tagbilaran was given national acceptance in a privilege speech by Senator Juan Flavier, making the Tagbilaran City Cooperative Hospital a model in the country.
His time came in 2004 when he defeated Betty Torralba, the wife of last-termer Mayor Jose V. Torralba, for mayor of Tagbilaran.
In his first term, Mayor Lim prioritized social services by introducing the Blue Card System, a free hospitalization program for indigents. Free School Supplies and Uniforms Project for Public School Students.
Botika sa Katawhan, a free medicine program for all residents. Promotion of sports like boxing, student welfare, livelihood, among others
Lim reached out to the masses by interacting with them through the top-rated weekly Mayor"s Report over a local radio station.
In his second term, he continued all his projects adding other projects like senior citizens" privileges, police visibility, among others
Lim has his share of political defeats, losing in his congressional bid and then losing to Jose V. Torralba twice for mayor, the last time in 2001. Mayor Lim tossed his hat in for reelection for a third and final term in 2010 together with former Vice Mayor Nuevas Tirol-Montes as his running mate along with a complete 10-man councilor slate under the Nationalist People"s Coalition (Non-Player Character) Party.
Mr. Segundo Lim is still an active member of the city’s business circle. Lim is a member of Law Asia, an association of lawyers all over the Asian countries.
