Isidro Rodriguez

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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Santiago and the surname or paternal family name is Rodriguez.
Isidro S. Rodriguez Sr.
18th Governor of Rizal
In office
December 30, 1955 – March 25, 1986
Preceded byWenceslao Pascual
Succeeded byBenjamin Esguerra Sr.
1st Vice President of the International Softball Federation
President of the Amateur Softball Association of the Philippines
In office
1969–1983
Personal details
Born
Isidro Santiago Rodriguez

(1915-05-15)May 15, 1915
Philippine Islands
Died (aged 76)
Quezon City, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Political partyNationalist People's Coalition
Spouse(s)Adelina Santos Rodriguez (former Mayor of Quezon City)
ChildrenRosalinda, Marielou, Isidro Jr., Jaime, Diana, Daniel, Adelina, Ma. Juana, Ma. Elena, Cynthia
Parent(s)Eulogio Rodriguez Sr. (father)
Juana Santiago (mother)
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines College of Law

Isidro Santiago Rodriguez Sr. (May 15, 1915 – March 9, 1992) was a Filipino softball official and politician. Rodriguez was the first Vice President of the International Softball Federation (ISF) and an ISF Hall of Fame inductee. He is the son of Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez Sr., former Senate President of the Philippines, and Juana Santiago Rodriguez.

Education[]

Rodriguez obtained his law degree from the University of the Philippines.[1]

Softball[]

Rodriguez is dubbed as the "Father of Softball in the Philippines" by many softball enthusiasts in the country. He was President of the Amateur Softball Association of the Philippines from 1969 to 1983. He served as first Vice President of the ISF. He has also organized the ASEAN Softball Federation in 1975.Rodriguez was inducted in the ISF Hall of Fame in 1983.[2][3][4]

Political career[]

From 1955 to 1986, Rodriguez served as Governor of the province of Rizal, which then included the cities of Pasig and Mandaluyong.[5][6] He has never lost in an election. He is cited for establishing the Manggahan Floodway and Parañaque spillway which alleviated flooding problem in Metro Manila. He was also instrumental in conceiving the Laguna Lake Developmental Plan which calls for sustainable development in the Laguna de Bay area and was supported by both the national government and the United Nations. He also developed healthcare in his constituent province and set up health and puericulture centers in Rizal, including the first provincial blood bank in the country. Rodriguez also conceptualized first Youth Development Program through the Rizal Youth Development Foundation. The youth program later served as a basis for the Kabataang Barangay or the National Development Youth Program.[1]

Rodriguez served for four consecutive terms both at the League of Provincial Governors and League of City Mayors of the Philippines. He served as the first chairman of the Pambansang Kapulungan ng mga Sangguniang Bayan (Assembly of the National Board). He was also appointed as the chairman of the Constitutional Convention committee on power functions and structures during the 1971 Constitution.[1]

Rodriguez was also the first chairman of the Nationalist People's Coalition.[1]

Death[]

Rodriguez died due to heart failure while being confined at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute on March 9, 1992.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Burgoz, Jun (10 March 1992). "Isidro Rodriguez dies". Manila Standard. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Board of Directors". ASAPHIL. Retrieved 29 June 2015.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Isidro S. Rodriguez". International Softball Federation. Archived from the original on 2014-06-29. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Inductees/Bios". International Softball Federation. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  5. ^ "The Governors of the Rizal Province". Rizal Provincial Government Official Website. Rizal Provincial Government. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  6. ^ "President's Week in Review: March 3 – March 9, 1972". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. University of the Philippines, College of Library. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
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