Jose "Peping" Alvarez Roño (March 23, 1923 – August 30, 2002) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of the Philippines from 1981 to 1986. He has served in varied positions in government throughout his career: as mayor of

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from 1949 to 1950 and from 1953 to 1967, as

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of Samar/Western Samar from 1967 to 1973 and from 1995 to 2001, as assemblyman for Region VIII from 1978 to 1984 and for

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from 1984 to 1986, and as representative of Samar's 1st district from 1987 to 1992. From 1973 to 1986, Roño served as the Minister/Secretary of

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. Roño was the party secretary general of

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, the administration party, when president

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was deposed in the

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in 1986.

Political career

After brief period of legal practice, he assumed as the Mayor of Calbayog City. He resigned in 1950 and return to legal practice but later re appointed in 1953 and served until 1959. He was re-elected in 1963 and served until 1967. He served as the governor of Samar from 1967 to 1973. After his stint, he was appointed by

as the Local Government Minister from 1973 until 1986. He was also elected as a Mamabatas Pambansa for Eastern Visayas Region in 1978, and served until 1986. After Congress restored, he won as

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for

's 1st district, and served until 1992. He later ran for Governor in 1995 and won, and served until 2001.

Personal life

Roño was the father of filmmaker and music producer Chito S. Roño.

Death

He died of pneumonia on August 30, 2002.

References

1923 births 2002 deaths 20th-century Filipino lawyers Governors of Samar (province) Kilusang Bagong Lipunan politicians Mayors of places in Samar (province) Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Samar (province) Nacionalista Party politicians Secretaries of the interior and local government of the Philippines University of Santo Tomas alumni {{Philippines-politician-stub