Jose Aspiras
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Jose D. Aspiras (August 18, 1924 – November 14, 1999) was a Filipino politician. He was a member of former President Ferdinand Marcos's cabinet, serving as the country's first Minister of Tourism, and was responsible for the designation of Agoo as a first-class municipality.[undue weight? ] He also served as an assemblyman from La Union's at-large congressional district from 1984 to 1986. He was interred in the local Basilica Minore in Agoo, La Union, Philippines
The Agoo-Baguio Road was formerly named "Jose D. Aspiras Highway" after him but was renamed to Palispis Highway after careful reconsideration by relevant authorities.[1]
Portraits of Mr. & Mrs. Jose D. Aspiras at the Basilica of Our Lady of Charity.
Facade of the ancestral house and lot of the late Jose D. Aspiras (Mrs. Aspiras resides herein, (Agoo, La Union)
Frontage
Right facade
References[]
- ^ Republic Act No. 8971 (31 October 2000), An Act Naming the Agoo–Tubao–Pugo section of the Agoo–Baguio Road, the Jose D. Aspiras Highway, and the Benguet–Baguio section of the Same Road, the Ben Palispis Highway, retrieved September 29, 2014
- 1924 births
- 1999 deaths
- Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from La Union
- Secretaries of Tourism of the Philippines
- Marcos Administration cabinet members
- Members of the Batasang Pambansa
- Filipino politician stubs