Terry Adevoso

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Lavengco and the surname or paternal family name is Adevoso.

Eleuterio Adevoso
Secretary of Labor
In office March 10, 1954 – April 21, 1954
President	Ramon Magsaysay
Preceded by	Jose Figueras
Succeeded by	Angel M. Castaño
Personal details
Born	Eleuterio Lavengco Adevoso (1922-02-20)February 20, 1922 San Juan Rizal, Philippine Islands
Died	March 22, 1975(1975-03-22) (aged 53)
Nationality	Filipino
Political party	Liberal

Eleuterio "Terry" Lavengco 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]

Personal life

Terry married Carmen N. Ferrer after the war and had one child, Jesus Terry F. Adevoso (born 1946). He has three grandchildren, only two of whom he actually met; Johanna Patricia Adevoso-Cañal (born 1970) and Jay Paolo Adevoso (born 1971). The third grandchild, Jenna Crystal Adevoso-Galang, was born in 1985.

See also

• Japanese occupation of the Philippines
• Hunters ROTC
• Ramon A. Alcaraz
• Bonifacio Mencias
• Jesus Villamor

References

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.