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

Biography

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]

Antonio de las Alas' signature

References

  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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