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{{Infobox Officeholder
{{Infobox Officeholder
|name = Antonio de las Alas
|name = Antonio de las Alas
|image =
|image = Hon. Antonio de las Alas.jpg
|office = [[Senate of the Philippines|Senator of the Philippines]]
|office = [[Senate of the Philippines|Senator of the Philippines]]
|term_start = July 9, 1945
|term_start = July 9, 1945
|term_end = May 25, 1946
|term_end = May 25, 1946
| office1 = President of the [[Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands]]
| predecessor1 = Aurelio Pedro Periquet y Ziálcita /<br>Daniel R. Aguinaldo
| successor1 = Teofilo Reyes Sr.
| term1 = 1951–1954
|office2 = [[Secretary of Finance (Philippines)|Secretary of Finance]]
|office2 = [[Secretary of Finance (Philippines)|Secretary of Finance]]
|term_start2 = February 19, 1936
|term_start2 = February 19, 1936
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|death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|1983|10|5|1889|10|14}}
|death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|1983|10|5|1889|10|14}}
|death_place = [[Chicago, Illinois]], [[United States]]
|death_place = [[Chicago, Illinois]], [[United States]]
|party = [[Nacionalista Party]]
|party = [[Nacionalista Party|Nacionalista]] (1922-1983)
|signature = Alas Signature.png
}}
}}


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==Biography==
==Biography==
Antonio de las Alas was an acting [[Secretary of the Interior and Local Government|Secretary of the Interior]], four-term representative of the [[Batangas's 1st congressional district|1st district]] of [[Batangas]] in the [[Philippine Legislature]], [[Secretary of Public Works and Highways|Secretary of Public Works and Communications]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/MASTERLIST-OF-CABSECS-AND-DEPTS-v1.pdf| title=MASTERLIST OF CABINET SECRETARIES/MINISTERS |accessdate=February 6, 2023|website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines}}</ref> a member of the [[Senate of the Philippines]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/former_senators/ambrosio_padilla.htm|title=Ambrosio Padilla|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008235741/http://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/former_senators/ambrosio_padilla.htm|archive-date=2017-10-08|url-status=live|access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref> during [[World War II]], and a member of the constitutional convention delegation in 1934 and [[Philippine Constitutional Convention of 1971|1971]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3AxIAgAAQBAJ&q=Antonio+de+Las+Alas+politician&pg=PA416|title=Asian Americans: An Encyclopedia of Social, Cultural, Economic, and Political History [3 volumes]: An Encyclopedia of Social, Cultural, Economic, and Political History|last1=Zhao|first1=Xiaojian|last2=Ph.D|first2=Edward J. W. Park|date=2013-11-26|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9781598842401|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i98lAAAAMAAJ&q=Antonio+de+Las+Alas+politician|title=Filipino Politics, Nationalism, and Emerging Ideologies: Background for Constitution-making|last=Abueva|first=Jose Veloso|date=1972|publisher=Modern Book Company|language=en}}</ref> His signature is on an unissued 100-peso banknote dated 1944.<ref>Linzmayer, O.W. (2019) The Banknote Book: Philippines.</ref> After the war, he worked in many Filipino companies and institutions.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> In 1978, he received an Alumni service award. He died at the age of 94 in [[Illinois]] in 1983.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=1888-09-12|title=Antonio de las Alas|url=https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/notablealumni/176|journal=Notable Alumni}}</ref>
Antonio de las Alas was an acting [[Secretary of the Interior and Local Government|Secretary of the Interior]], four-term representative of the [[Batangas's 1st congressional district|1st district]] of [[Batangas]] in the [[Philippine Legislature]], [[Secretary of Public Works and Highways|Secretary of Public Works and Communications]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/MASTERLIST-OF-CABSECS-AND-DEPTS-v1.pdf|title=MASTERLIST OF CABINET SECRETARIES/MINISTERS|accessdate=February 6, 2023|website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines|archive-date=March 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331114341/https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/MASTERLIST-OF-CABSECS-AND-DEPTS-v1.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> a member of the [[Senate of the Philippines]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/former_senators/ambrosio_padilla.htm|title=Ambrosio Padilla|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008235741/http://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/former_senators/ambrosio_padilla.htm|archive-date=2017-10-08|url-status=live|access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref> during [[World War II]], and a member of the constitutional convention delegation in 1934 and [[Philippine Constitutional Convention of 1971|1971]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3AxIAgAAQBAJ&q=Antonio+de+Las+Alas+politician&pg=PA416|title=Asian Americans: An Encyclopedia of Social, Cultural, Economic, and Political History [3 volumes]: An Encyclopedia of Social, Cultural, Economic, and Political History|last1=Zhao|first1=Xiaojian|last2=Ph.D|first2=Edward J. W. Park|date=2013-11-26|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9781598842401|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i98lAAAAMAAJ&q=Antonio+de+Las+Alas+politician|title=Filipino Politics, Nationalism, and Emerging Ideologies: Background for Constitution-making|last=Abueva|first=Jose Veloso|date=1972|publisher=Modern Book Company|language=en}}</ref> His signature is on an unissued 100-peso banknote dated 1944.<ref>Linzmayer, O.W. (2019) The Banknote Book: Philippines.</ref> After the war, he worked in many Filipino companies and institutions.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He was the president of the [[Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands]] from 1951 to 1954. In 1978, he received an Alumni service award. He died at the age of 94 in [[Illinois]] in 1983.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=1888-09-12|title=Antonio de las Alas|url=https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/notablealumni/176|journal=Notable Alumni}}</ref>

[[File:Alas Signature.png|thumb|Antonio de las Alas' signature]]

==Personal life==
He married Natividad Lontoc and had twelve children. His eldest daughter Lourdes or "Lily" later married Senator [[Ambrosio Padilla]] and had ten children or ten grandchildren for Lolo Antonio.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Antonio de las Alas, the Outstanding Taal-born Public Servant of the American Colonial Era|url=https://www.batangashistory.date/2018/03/alas.html|date=2018-03-03}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 06:33, 20 December 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de las Alas and the second or maternal family name is Noble.
Antonio de las Alas
Senator of the Philippines
In office
July 9, 1945 – May 25, 1946
President of the Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands
In office
1951–1954
Preceded byAurelio Pedro Periquet y Ziálcita /
Daniel R. Aguinaldo
Succeeded byTeofilo Reyes Sr.
Secretary of Finance
In office
February 19, 1936 – November 15, 1938
PresidentManuel L. Quezon
Preceded byElpidio Quirino
Succeeded byManuel Roxas
Secretary of Public Works and Communications
In office
January 26, 1933 – February 18, 1936
Appointed byTheodore Roosevelt Jr.
PresidentManuel L. Quezon
Preceded byFilemon Perez
Succeeded byMariano Jesus Cuenco
Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands from Batangas's 1st district
In office
June 6, 1922 – February 18, 1933
Preceded byVicente Lontoc
Succeeded byRamón Diokno
Secretary of Interior
Acting
In office
April 29, 1922 – May 23, 1922
Succeeded byJose P. Laurel
Personal details
Born(1889-10-14)October 14, 1889
Taal, Batangas, Captaincy General of the Philippines
DiedOctober 5, 1983(1983-10-05) (aged 93)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Political partyNacionalista (1922-1983)
Signature

Antonio de las Alas y Noble (October 14, 1889 – October 5, 1983) was a Filipino politician and business leader.[1][2][3]

Biography

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Antonio de las Alas was an acting Secretary of the Interior, four-term representative of the 1st district of Batangas in the Philippine Legislature, Secretary of Public Works and Communications,[4] a member of the Senate of the Philippines[5] during World War II, and a member of the constitutional convention delegation in 1934 and 1971.[1][2][6][7] His signature is on an unissued 100-peso banknote dated 1944.[8] After the war, he worked in many Filipino companies and institutions.[1][2] He was the president of the Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands from 1951 to 1954. In 1978, he received an Alumni service award. He died at the age of 94 in Illinois in 1983.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Antonio de las Alas (PDF).
  2. ^ a b c "Antonio De Las Alas | Taal Batangas". www.taal.ph. Archived from the original on 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  3. ^ Galang, Zoilo M. (1953). Encyclopedia of the Philippines: Government and politics. E. Floro.
  4. ^ "MASTERLIST OF CABINET SECRETARIES/MINISTERS" (PDF). Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 31, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "Ambrosio Padilla". Archived from the original on 2017-10-08. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  6. ^ Zhao, Xiaojian; Ph.D, Edward J. W. Park (2013-11-26). Asian Americans: An Encyclopedia of Social, Cultural, Economic, and Political History [3 volumes]: An Encyclopedia of Social, Cultural, Economic, and Political History. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781598842401.
  7. ^ Abueva, Jose Veloso (1972). Filipino Politics, Nationalism, and Emerging Ideologies: Background for Constitution-making. Modern Book Company.
  8. ^ Linzmayer, O.W. (2019) The Banknote Book: Philippines.
  9. ^ "Antonio de las Alas". Notable Alumni. 1888-09-12.


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