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8.05.2006

Jose D. Avelino




Jose Avelino
AKA Jose Dera Avelino


  • "Father of the Philippine Workmen's Compensation Law"

QUOTE
"Graft and corruption are inherent in human nature."



ALIAS
"Peping"


DATE OF BIRTH
August 5, 1890

BIRTHPLACE
Calbayog, Samar, Philippines


FATHER: Alfonsa Dera
MOTHER: Baltazar Avelino


WIFE: Enriqueta Casal


YEAR OF DEATH
July 21, 1986


USEFUL LINKS

Biography of Senate President Avelino
Senator Profile of Jose Avelino
Remembering Jose Avelino: A Heartbeat Away From The Presidency
Wikipedia Article on Jose Avelino
An Interpretation of the Philippine Election of 1953

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