29 Facts About Jose Roy

Jose Roy is considered to be the "Father of the Philippine Banking System" because of his authorship and involvement in almost all the major finance and tariff measures since the beginning of the Third Philippine Republic in 1946.

Jose Roy's family were tenant farmers and he attended public schools.

Jose Roy carried over this leadership when he ran for Representative for the first district of Tarlac under the Liberal Party.

Jose Roy was just one of three public utility practitioners who specialized in transportation.

Jose Roy's career flourished until the Second World War broke out in December of 1941.

In 1942 Jose Roy retired his practice to join the resistance movement during the war.

Jose Roy was elected to congress as representative of the 1st district of Tarlac.

Jose Roy was the lone Liberal Party candidate to win in Central Luzon.

Jose Roy was instrumental in the drafting and passage of important finance and socio-economic measures which he authored or co-authored.

Jose Roy was a member of the Philippine Council of Leaders, the Development Council, the Council of State and Security Council.

Jose Roy was one of only two Nacionalista Party senatorial candidates who was elected.

Jose Roy was the lone incumbent to defend his seat.

Jose Roy was a member of the Commission on Appointments and chaired the Committee on Ways and Means, Committee on Rules and Foreign Relations Committee As President Pro-tempore, Roy urged then President Ferdinand Marcos to reduce the power of various political warlords throughout the country by forcing them to disband their private armies.

Jose Roy's efforts failed and the Seventh Congress was eventually abolished when Marcos declared martial law in 1972.

Jose Roy had the distinction of being the only legislator in both houses to serve continuously for 25 years.

Jose Roy was the only member of Congress who was chosen as one of the Ten Best Congressmen each year from 1948 to 1961 by civic organizations, members of the press and national periodicals.

Jose Roy represented the country as a delegate to the United Nations in 1950,1952,1968 and 1969.

Jose Roy was the guest speaker in the Far East Conference and the Far East-American Council of Commerce and Industry in New York City in 1952.

Jose Roy was delegate of the Philippine Economic Mission for the revision of the Phil-US Trade Act in Washington DC in 1954.

Jose Roy was designated a member of the 5-man Presidential Committee which drafted the final revision of the Bell Act.

In 1958, by invitation of Her Majesty's Government, Jose Roy was an official guest of the British Government for a goodwill tour of the United Kingdom.

In 1960, Jose Roy made an economic survey of Scandinavian countries and of Western Europe.

Jose Roy headed the 1969 Philippine delegation to the Inaugural Conference of the Asian Coconut Community in Ceylon and delegate to the 1970 Pacific Asia Conference of Ministers in Jakarta and the SEATO Ministers conference in Manila.

Jose Roy was a lifetime member of the Philippine Historical Society, Knight Commander of the Knights of Rizal, president of the Philippine Philatelic Association as well as a lifetime member of several veterans' organizations.

Jose Roy was the chairman of the 5th General Conference of the World Anti-Communist League and a member of the Asian People Anti-Communist League.

Jose Roy served as chairman of the board of trustees of the Angeles University Foundation, a university in Angeles, Pampanga.

Outside of public service, Jose Roy remained a stalwart of the Philippine Bar.

Jose Roy was one of the moving spirits of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines and was elected president of the Philippine Lawyers Association in 1968 while managing Jose J Roy and Associates Law Offices.

Jose Roy is buried beside wife Consolacion Ruiz Domingo at Loyola Memorial Park.