Terry Adevoso

Eleuterio "Terry" Lavengco Adevoso, also known by his nom de guerre, "Terry Magtanggol" was a Filipino war hero and later cabinet secretary famous for his role as leader and co-founder of Hunters ROTC guerilla unit during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines.

Career

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

Personal life

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