Jose Roño

Jose "Peping" Alvarez Roño (March 23, 1923 – August 30, 2002) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of the Philippines from 1981 to 1986. He has served in varied positions in government throughout his career: as mayor of Calbayog City from 1949 to 1950 and from 1953 to 1967, as governor of Samar/Western Samar from 1967 to 1973 and from 1995 to 2001, as assemblyman for Region VIII from 1978 to 1984 and for Samar from 1984 to 1986, and as representative of Samar's 1st district from 1987 to 1992. From 1973 to 1986, Roño served as the Minister/Secretary of Local Government. Roño was the party secretary general of Kilusang Bagong Lipunan, the administration party, when president Ferdinand Marcos was deposed in the People Power Revolution in 1986.

Political career After brief period of legal practice, he assumed as the Mayor of Calbayog City. He resigned in 1950 and return to legal practice but later re appointed in 1953 and served until 1959. He was re-elected in 1963 and served until 1967.

He served as the governor of Samar from 1967 to 1973. After his stint, he was appointed by Ferdinand Marcos as the Local Government Minister from 1973 until 1986. He was also elected as a Mamabatas Pambansa for Eastern Visayas Region in 1978, and served until 1986.

Personal life Roño was the father of filmmaker and music producer Chito S. Roño.

Death He died of pneumonia on August 30, 2002.