Narciso J. Alegre

Narciso J. Alegre was born on April 4, 1911, in Casiguran in the province of Sorsogon in the Bicol Peninsula. In 1945, he moved his residence permanently to Manila to pursue his advocacies and entrepreneurial activities. His father, the late Senator Juan B. Alegre,{{cite web Upon his return to the Philippines Narciso J. Alegre was placed in charge of the family hacienda in the provinces of Sorsogon and Masbate. Upon his father's death in 1931 Alegre was urged by Sergio Osmeña to campaign for the acceptance of the Hare-Hawes-Cutting Independence Act.{{cite web == Political and civic activities ==

Alegre got himself introduced to politics in 1932 as a result of the organization of a youth party composed of men and women of liberal tendencies. This became a nationwide political organization known as Young Philippines,{{cite web In 1938, Alegre organized the Civil Liberties Union of the Philippines (CLU){{cite web == Entrepreneurship ==

|thumb In his later years Alegre embarked on activities to serve his country outside of politics. In 1947, Col. Andres Soriano offered Alegre to join the Philippine Broadcasting Service which later was to merge with the Manila Broadcasting Company. Being a Bicolano, he was a member of the Bicol Association and the Escolta Walking Corp., a breakfast club of Manila's business leaders. In 1953, he organized his own firm, ''Sargent's Philippines'', which engaged in farm products and pesticides, and was granted a diploma as an entomologist by the Division of Entomology of the Philippine Department of Agriculture. Alegre pursued his business activities until his passing in 1980, and was survived by his four children. == References ==