Antonio de las Alas

Antonio de las Alas was a Filipino politician and business leader.[1][2][3]

Biography

Antonio de las Alas was a representative of the province of Batangas in the Philippine Legislature and member of the Senate of the Philippines[4] during World War II, and a member of the constitutional convention delegation in 1934 and 1971.[1][2][5][6] His signature is on an unissued 100 Piso banknote dated 1944.[7] After the war, he worked in many Filipino companies and institutions.[1][2] In 1978, he received an Alumni service award. He died at the age of 94 in Illinois in 1983.[8]

Antonio de las Alas' signature

References
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  2. "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. "Ambrosio Padilla". Archived from the original on 2017-10-08. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  5. 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.
  6. Abueva, Jose Veloso (1972). Filipino Politics, Nationalism, and Emerging Ideologies: Background for Constitution-making. Modern Book Company.
  7. Linzmayer, O.W> (2019) The Banknote Book: Philippines.
  8. "Antonio de las Alas". Notable Alumni. 1888-09-12.


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