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Jose Avelino

José Dira Avelino
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3rd President of the Senate of the Philippines
In office
May 25, 1946 – February 21, 1949
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
In office
May 25, 1946 – December 30, 1951
Secretary of Public Works and Transportation
In office
1939–1941
President Manuel L. Quezon
Preceded by Mariano Jesús Cuenco
Succeeded by Quintin Paredes
Secretary of Labor
In office
November 15, 1935 – 1938
President Manuel L. Quezon
Succeeded by Sotero Baluyut
4th President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines
In office
1935 – November 15, 1935
Preceded by Jose Clarin
Succeeded by Post Abolished
Post later held by Elpidio Quirino
Senator of the Philippines from the 9th Senatorial District
In office
1928 – November 15, 1935
Served with:
Jose Ma. Veloso (1928-1935)
Preceded by Pastor Salazar
Succeeded by Position abolished
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Samar's First District
In office
1922–1928
Preceded by Pedro K. Mendiola
Succeeded by Tiburcio Tancinco
Personal details
Born José Dira Avelino
(1890-08-05)August 5, 1890
Calbayog, Samar, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died July 21, 1986(1986-07-21) (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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