Terry Adevoso

Eleuterio Adevoso
Secretary of Labor
In office
March 10, 1954 – April 21, 1954
PresidentRamon Magsaysay
Preceded byJose Figueras
Succeeded byAngel M. Castaño
Personal details
Born(1922-02-20)February 20, 1922
DiedMarch 22, 1975(1975-03-22) (aged 53)
NationalityFilipino
Political partyLiberal

Eleuterio "Terry" Adevoso, also known by his nom de guerre, "Terry Magtanggol" (February 20, 1922 – March 22, 1975) was a Filipino war hero famous for his role as leader[1][2][3] and co-founder of Hunters ROTC guerilla unit[4][5] during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines.[6]: 206 [7]

He was appointed as Secretary of Labor in 1954, under the term of President Ramon Magsaysay. He ran for the Philippine Senate in 1959, but lost.

As a member of the opposition, Adevoso was arrested upon the declaration of Martial Law in September 1972. He was only released in September 1974 after languishing in jail as a political prisoner for two years.[8]

  1. ^ Piedad-Pugay, Chris Antonette (2012-09-04). "Success beyond Expectation". National Historical Commission of the Philippines. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  2. ^ "Philippine Resistance: Refusal to Surrender". Asia at War. 2009-10-17. History Channel Asia.
  3. ^ Mojica, Proculo (1960). Terry's Hunters: The True Story of the Hunters ROTC Guerillas.
  4. ^ "Remember Los Banos 1945". Los Banos Liberation Memorial Scholarship Foundation, Inc. 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  5. ^ Connaughton, R., Pimlott, J., and Anderson, D., 1995, The Battle for Manila, London: Bloomsbury Publishing, ISBN 0891415785
  6. ^ Keats, J., 1963, They Fought Alone, New York: J.B. Lippincott Company
  7. ^ "About Brig. Gen. Terry Adevoso". The Philippine Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  8. ^ "Official Week in Review: September 6 – September 12, 1974". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. 1974-09-16. Archived from the original on 2020-06-14. Retrieved 2020-06-14.