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| | Isabelo de los Reyes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Influenced by European socialism, Isabelo de los Reyes founded the first labor union in the country in 1902, the Union Obrera Democratica Filipina, against what he perceived as the impending exploitation of Filipino labor by American capitalist institutions. |
 | | In the same year, he launched the Philippine Independent Church in response against the Vatican-led Roman Catholic Church, and chose his fellow Ilocano compatriot, Gregorio Aglipay, as its first bishop. |
 | | In 1923, he won a Senate seat in an election against Elpidio Quirino, representing the Ilocos region. |
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