Jose Diego Aspiras (August 18, 1924 – November 14, 1999) was a Filipino politician. He was a member of former President Ferdinand Marcos's cabinet, and was considered one of the most loyal political lieutenants from Marcos' “northern bloc” of political influence.[1] He was the country's first Minister of Tourism, representative from La Union's 2nd district from 1969 to 1972 and from 1987 to 1998, and an assemblyman from La Union from 1984 to 1986. He is interred in the local Basilica Minore in Agoo, La Union.
The Agoo-Baguio Road was formerly named "Jose D. Aspiras Highway" after him but was renamed to Palispis Highway on October 31, 2000, with the issuance of Republic Act 8971.[2]
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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) -
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Right facade
References
- ^ Ariate Jr., Joel F., and Miguel Paolo P. Reyes (2021-09-19). "How Marcos kept his Martial Law plans a secret". VERA Files. Archived from the original on 2021-09-20. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Republic Act No. 8971 (October 31, 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