1. Alejandro Almendras served as governor of the then-undivided Davao province from 1951 to 1958.
18 Facts About Alejandro Almendras
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Alejandro Almendras finished his secondary education at the Cebu Provincial High School in 1938.
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Alejandro Almendras took up aeronautical engineering at Far Eastern University, but his studies were interrupted in 1941 due to World War II.
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Alejandro Almendras was married to Caridad Cabahug of Borbon, Cebu, with whom he had seven children.
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Alejandro Almendras was enlisted with the Philippine Army Air Corps during World War II.
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At the age of 23, Alejandro Almendras was named commander of the 88th Infantry Regiment of the Cebu Area Command.
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Years after the war, Alejandro Almendras received the Outstanding Veteran Award in 1958.
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Alejandro Almendras was a third-year law student in 1951 at Mindanao Colleges when he ran for governor of Davao against incumbent Ricardo Miranda of the Liberal Party, who was the first elected governor.
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Alejandro Almendras became the youngest governor in the country at that time, and was re-elected in 1955.
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Alejandro Almendras served as governor until 1958, when he was succeeded by Vicente Duterte.
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In February 1959, Alejandro Almendras was named as the Most Outstanding Cabinet Member by the Confederation of Filipino Veterans.
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Alejandro Almendras was re-elected in 1971, but his term was cut short in 1972 with the declaration of martial law by President Ferdinand Marcos.
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In 1978, Alejandro Almendras was elected member of the Interim Batasang Pambansa, representing Southern Mindanao.
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Alejandro Almendras won as member of the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984, representing Davao del Sur alongside Douglas Cagas.
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In 1992, Alejandro Almendras was elected representative of Davao del Sur's 1st district.
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Alejandro Almendras did not seek re-election in 1995, and was succeeded by his son Alejandro Jr.
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Alejandro Almendras died on August 4,1995, due to a lingering illness.
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Alejandro Almendras was credited for the passing of Republic Act 3018 which nationalized the rice and corn industry and founded the Veterans Bank.