Nemesio Yabut
{{short description|Filipino politician and businessman}}
{{Philippine name|Isip|Yabut}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Nemesio Yabut
| image = Nemesio Yabut.jpg
| imagesize = 200
| order =
| office = Mayor of Makati
| term_start = January 1, 1972
| term_end = February 25, 1986
| 1blankname = {{nowrap|Vice Mayor}}
| 1namedata = Johnny Wilson
| predecessor = Cesar Alzona
| successor = Jejomar Binay ({{OIC-Philippines}})
| office1 = President of the Asian Volleyball Confederation
| term_start1 = 1976
| term_end1 = 1979
| predecessor1 = Masaichi Nishikawa
| successor1 = Yutaka Maeda
| office2 = Chairman of the Philippine Racing Commission
| term_start2 = 1978
| term_end2 = 1986
| president2 = Ferdinand Marcos
| predecessor2 = Danding Cojuangco
| successor2 = Augusto Santos
| birth_name = Nemesio Isip Yabut
| birth_date = {{birth_date|1925|12|19}}
| birth_place = Makati, Rizal, Philippine Islands
| death_date = {{death_date_and_age|1986|2|25|1925|12|19}}
| death_place = Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
| nationality = Filipino
| party = KBL
| spouse = Corrine Siddons
| relations =
| children = 7
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Nemesio Isip Yabut{{cite web |url=https://m.facebook.com/190138951035424/posts/nemesio-i-yabutmayor-of-makati1972-1986nemesio-isip-yabut-was-born-on-december-1/2129187580463875/ |title=NEMESIO I. YABUT Mayor of Makati (1972-1986) |author= |date=May 23, 2019 |website=Facebook }}{{cite news |last=Romero |first=Rudy |date=April 21, 2015 |title=The sad history of Makati's mayorship |url=https://manilastandard.net/opinion/columns/business-class-by-rudy-romero/175292/the-sad-history-of-makati-s-mayorship.html |work=Manila Standard |access-date=July 6, 2020 }} (December 19, 1925 – February 25, 1986) was a Filipino politician and businessman who served as Mayor of Makati from 1972 until his death in 1986.
Early life and education
Nemesio Yabut was born on December 19, 1925, in Makati (then a municipality part of Rizal) to Fabian Yabut and Irene Isip. He was the fourth of five children. His father was a soldier. He studied elementary at the Fort McKinley Elementary School, a school for the U.S. Army dependents. Fabian Yabut died ten years after his birth, and Yabut was transferred to Guadalupe Nuevo Elementary School (now Nemesio I. Yabut Elementary School).{{cite web |url=https://m.facebook.com/notes/ricky-s-yabut/nemesio-tatang-yabut-a-man-who-get-things-done/2233415106937076/ |title=Nemesio "Tatang" Yabut : A Man Who Get Things Done |author= |date=November 28, 2018 |website=Facebook }}
When the World War II broke out, he helped his family by doing odd jobs. After the end of the war. Yabut wanted to resume his education, but he was too poor to pay for this. He joined the Makati Police force as a sergeant.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}
Business career
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Yabut formed the Guaranteed Commercial Delivery Services Inc. (Guacods Inc.) in 1959. This business was success, and in 1960, Yabut and his company won a bid for a warehouse in a pier zone.
Career
=Politics=
File:Ricky Yabut with Makati Mayor Nemesio during a town hall meeting at the City Hall of Makati.jpg
In 1969, Yabut ran for congressman of the first district of Rizal, but lost to Vice Governor Neptali Gonzales. Two years later, in 1971, he was elected mayor of Makati and took office on the first day of 1972. He was the member of the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan and was an ally of former President Ferdinand Marcos. In 1980, Yabut was reelected in the same position.
=Sports administration=
From 1978 to 1986, he was appointed as chairman of the Philippine Racing Commission.{{cite news |author= |title=Shanghai Grey in coast-to-coast triumph |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2020/01/02/1981452/shanghai-grey-coast-coast-triumph |work=The Philippine Star |date=January 2, 2020 |access-date=July 6, 2022}} He also served as president of Asian Volleyball Confederation from 1976 to 1979.{{cite news |first=Glendale G. |last=Rosal |title=Suzara is new Asian Volleyball Confederation president |url=https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/592820/suzara-is-new-asian-volleyball-confederation-president |work=Cebu Daily News |date=August 30, 2024 |access-date=October 4, 2024}}
Personal life
Yabut was married to Corrine Siddons. They had seven children together, including Arturo "Toro", who served as Makati Vice Mayor from 1992 to 1998, and Nemesio Jr. "King", who served as 2nd district councilor from 2001 to 2007 and from 2010 to 2019.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}} His grandchild, Anna Alcina "Alcine" Yabut, is currently serving her second term as councilor in the 1st district of Makati.
Death and legacy
On February 7, 1986, the day of the snap elections, Yabut became ill and he was admitted to a hospital in Makati. He died at 1:30 am on February 25, 1986 (the last day of the People Power Revolution).{{cite news |author= |title=Strongarm Philippine Mayor Dies |url=https://apnews.com/688b63955e3f8039423cfe96681bc7f6 |work=Associated Press |date=February 26, 1986 |access-date=July 6, 2020}} He was succeeded by Jejomar Binay as Officer-in-Charge (OIC) two days later, on February 27, 1986.{{cite news |author=Cayabyab, Mark Jayson |title=Candidates on Edsa 30 years ago: Binay |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/768498/candidates-on-edsa-30-years-ago-binay/ |work=INQUIRER.net |date=February 25, 2016 |access-date=January 26, 2021}}
The Guadalupe Nuevo Elementary School, where Yabut studied, was renamed as Nemesio I. Yabut Elementary School. Nemesio I. Yabut Senior High School was founded in 2016.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}
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Category:20th-century Filipino politicians
Category:20th-century Filipino businesspeople