Terry Adevoso

Eleuterio Adevoso
Secretary of Labor
In office
March 10, 1954  April 21, 1954
PresidentRamon Magsaysay
Preceded byJose Figueras
Succeeded byAngel M. Castaño
Personal details
Born
Eleuterio Lavengco Adevoso

(1922-02-20)February 20, 1922
San Juan Rizal, Philippine Islands
DiedMarch 22, 1975(1975-03-22) (aged 53)
NationalityFilipino
Political partyLiberal

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 and co-founder of Hunters ROTC guerilla unit during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines.:206

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.