Eldest of six siblings,Adonis was born in 1972 in Ligao,Albay. His family left Bicol because of the militarization under the Marcos dictatorship.[1] He left high school and worked at age 16 at a carton factory.[1] In 1992,he worked as a bus conductor for Pasvil-Pascual Liner Incorporated. This is where he joined the workers union PASVIL/Pascual Liner Inc. Workers Union –NAFLU –KMU.
Activism
Adonis,speaking in front of Central Luzon farmers who camped out outside the Department of Agrarian Reform
As member of the PASVIL/Pascual Liner Inc. Workers Union –NAFLU –KMU,Adonis joined the labor strike in 1995 to demand better working conditions from the management.[1] They were protesting against the exploitation and exhaustion of workers,with co-workers felling ill and dying.[2]
Adonis became a full-time labor organizer of KMU in 2002 and was elected as its secretary-general at its 11th Congress in 2015 and reelected in 2018 at its 12th Congress.[2] During the labor center's 13th Congress in 2025,he was subsequently elected as its national chairperson,replacing Elmer Labog who had served in his capacity since 2003.[3] He was also elected as second deputy secretary of the International League of Peoples' Struggle in early 2024.[1] He also represented the Philippines during the International Trade Union Confederation World Congresses in 2018 and 2022.[2]
As a labor organizer,he has continuously pushed for livable wages,advocating for 1,200 National Minimum Wage as of 2024.[4]
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