Jose de los Reyes explained

Jose de los Reyes
Status:Director, Bureau of Constabulary (Japanese Occupation)
Office:Chief of the Philippine Constabulary
Mainwidth:22em
Office1:Provost Marshal General, Philippine Army
Termstart1:May 4, 1936
Termend1:April 3, 1938
Office2:Chief of Staff, Philippine Army
Term Start:November 1942
Term End:April 1943
Termstart2:December 21, 1935
Termend2:May 3, 1936
President:Jose P. Laurel
President1:Manuel L. Quezon
Vicepresident:Ramon Avanceña
Vicepresident1:Sergio Osmeña
Serviceyears:1898 - 1945
Profession:Soldier
Clerk of Court
Branch:
Rank: Major general
Commands:
Country:Philippines
Birth Place:Bulakan, Bulacan
Captaincy General of the Philippines
Birth Date:August 19, 1874
Office3:Chief of Bureau of Customs Service
Termstart3:1935
Termend3:December 21, 1935
Successor1:Guillermo B. Francisco
Successor:Guillermo B. Francisco
Alma Mater:Colegio de San Juan de Letran
Birth Name:Jose Delos Reyes
Death Date:February 7, 1945
Death Place:Manila, Philippines
President2:Manuel L. Quezon
Prior Term:Provost Marshal General Commander, Constabulary Division
Prior Term1:Adjutant Manila Garrison
President3:Manuel L. Quezon
Occupation:Soldier
Public Servant
Successor2:Paulino Santos
Leader3:Elpidio Quirino
Successor3:Guillermo Gomez
Predecessor1:Basilio Valdes
Predecessor:New
Predecessor2:Antonio Luna
Predecessor3:Vicente Aldenese
Office4:Assistant Chief of Constabulary
Termstart4:August 24, 1918
Termend4:October 16, 1930
Governor-General4:Francis Burton Harrison

Jose de los Reyes was a Filipino military officer who served as the first Chief of Staff in acting capacity appointed by President Manuel L. Quezon in 1936.[1] He served in acting capacity while waiting for the assumption of General Paulino Santos the original choice of President Quezon who was still completing his term as Director of Bureau of Corrections.[2]

Japanese occupation

After the conclusion of Japanese invasion campaign in 1942, all constabulary officers are rounded and force into service to new Bureau of Constabulary. He served as its first Director from November 1942 to April 1943, succeeded by another pre-war Constabulary Chief General Francisco. He was executed by the Japanese in February 1945 along with other military prisoners of war during the US forces liberation of Manila. Along with thousands of citizens massacred, his body was not recovered.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: PRESS STATEMENT OF HIS EXCELLENCY MANUEL L. QUEZON, PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES . . January 11, 1936 . officialgazette.gov.ph . Ph Official Gazette . December 28, 2023.
  2. Web site: Executive Order No. 11, s. 1936 . January 10, 1936 . officialgazette.gov.ph . Ph Official Gazette . December 28, 2023.
  3. Web site: History of Masonry in the Philippines. Chronology, 1919-2006 . 2023-12-27 . Philippine Center for Masonic Studies . en.