Jose Avelino
| José Dira Avelino | |
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| 3rd President of the Senate of the Philippines | |
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In office May 25, 1946 – February 21, 1949 |
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| President |
Sergio Osmeña (1946) Manuel Roxas (1946-1948) Elpidio Quirino (1948-1949) |
| Preceded by | Manuel Roxas |
| Succeeded by | Mariano Jesús Cuenco |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
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In office May 25, 1946 – December 30, 1951 |
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| Secretary of Public Works and Transportation | |
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In office 1939–1941 |
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| President | Manuel L. Quezon |
| Preceded by | Mariano Jesús Cuenco |
| Succeeded by | Quintin Paredes |
| Secretary of Labor | |
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In office November 15, 1935 – 1938 |
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| President | Manuel L. Quezon |
| Succeeded by | Sotero Baluyut |
| 4th President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines | |
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In office 1935 – November 15, 1935 |
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| Preceded by | Jose Clarin |
| Succeeded by | Post Abolished Post later held by Elpidio Quirino |
| Senator of the Philippines from the 9th Senatorial District | |
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In office 1928 – November 15, 1935 Served with: Jose Ma. Veloso (1928-1935) |
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| Preceded by | Pastor Salazar |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Samar's First District | |
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In office 1922–1928 |
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| Preceded by | Pedro K. Mendiola |
| Succeeded by | Tiburcio Tancinco |
| Personal details | |
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José Dira Avelino August 5, 1890 Calbayog, Samar, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
| Died | July 21, 1986 (aged 95) |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party |
Nacionalista (before 1946) Liberal Party (since 1946) |
| Spouse(s) | Enriqueta Casal |
| Children | Jose Jr., Enrique, Antonio, Baltazar II, Pilar |
José Dira Avelino (August 5, 1890 – July 21, 1986) was the first President of the Senate of the Third Republic of the Philippines and the second President of the Liberal Party. He was Senate President Pro tempore to President Manuel Quezon prior to the establishment of the Commonwealth.
Avelino was born in a town called Calbayog in Samar to Ildefonsa Dira and Baltazar Avelino. Avelino was educated at the Ateneo de Manila where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree and the University of Santo Tomas where he graduated with his Bachelor of Laws. Calbayog became a City in 1948 at Avelino's instance, when as President of the Senate he pulled together three contiguous municipalities (Oquendo, Calbayog and Tinambacan) and made it into the 19th city of the Philippines, July 15, 1948, the date President Elpidio Quirino signed Republic Act 328.
Avelino was married to Enriqueta Casal and had four sons (Jose Jr., Enrique, Antonio, Baltazar II) and has one daughter named Pilar.
He served concurrently as Secretary of Labor and Secretary of Public Works and Transportation under President Manuel L. Quezon. As Secretary of Labor, Avelino accomplished something unprecedented in the Philippines and perhaps the world - he unified the labor unions by organizing them into two Commissions: The National Commission of Labor (NCL) and the National Commission of Peasants (NCP)- and he was designated Chairman over these two Commissions. To quote from the Manila Bulletin: "The new Secretary of Labor José Avelino became not merely the head of the Department of Labor in the government but the head of labor organization, the head of labor in fact."
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