Yoyong Martirez

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| office = 6th Vice Mayor of Pasig

| term_start = June 30, 2004

| term_end = June 30, 2013

| predecessor = Lorna Bernardo

| successor = Iyo Christian Bernardo

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Vicente Eusebio (2004–2007)
Robert Eusebio (2007–2013)

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| office2 = Member of the
Pasig City Council
from the 2nd District

| term_start2 = June 30, 2013

| term_end2 = June 30, 2022

| term_start3 = June 30, 1995

| term_end3 = June 30, 2004

| birth_name = Rosalio D. Martires

| birth_date = {{birth date|1946|09|09}}

| birth_place = Catbalogan, Samar, Philippines

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|06|18|1946|09|09}}

| death_place = Makati, Philippines

| nationality = Filipino

| party = Nacionalista

| spouse = {{marriage|Teresita Martires|1975}}

| children = 5

| residence = Pasig

| alma_mater = Southwestern University

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| position = Guard

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| league = Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association
Philippine Basketball Association

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| college = Southwestern University

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| years1 = 1972–1982

| team1 = San Miguel Braves / Royal Tru-Orange / San Miguel Beermen

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Rosalio D. Martires{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/rosalio-martinez-1.html|title=Rosalio MartÃnez Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|date=April 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418095226/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/rosalio-martinez-1.html |archive-date=April 18, 2020 }} (September 9, 1946 – June 18, 2024), also known as Yoyong Martirez, was a Filipino basketball player, actor, politician and comedian. He was the 6th Vice Mayor of Pasig.{{Cite web |last=Henson |first=Joaquin M. |url=http://www.philstar.com/sports/2013/08/07/1061981/yoyong-its-all-about-heart |title=Yoyong: It's all about heart |website=The Philippine Star |date=August 7, 2013}}

Early life

Yoyong Martirez was born on September 9, 1946{{cite news |title=PBA legend, Olympian, comedian Rosalio 'Yoyong' Martires passes away |url=https://www.onesports.ph/pba/article/22057/yoyong-martires-pba-legend-olympian-comedian-passes-away |access-date=19 June 2024 |work=One Sports |date=19 June 2024 |language=en}} in Catbalogan when Samar province was still undivided. He later moved to Cebu where he pursued his high school and college studies.{{cite news |last1=Henson |first1=Joaquin |title=Yoyong owes a lot to PBA |url=https://qa.philstar.com/sports/2024/03/10/2339481/yoyong-owes-lot-pba |access-date=19 June 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=10 March 2024}} He attended Southwestern University in Cebu City.{{cite news |last1=Dy |first1=Richard |title=Former Olympian Yoyong Martires dies |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/06/19/sports/former-olympian-yoyong-martires-dies/1952158 |access-date=19 June 2024 |work=The Manila Times |date=19 June 2024 |language=en}}

==Basketball career==

Martires played for the team of Southwestern University in Cebu City prior to getting scouted by the San Miguel Beermen.{{cite news |last1=Dy |first1=Richard |title=Former Olympian Yoyong Martires dies |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/06/19/sports/former-olympian-yoyong-martires-dies/1952158 |access-date=19 June 2024 |work=The Manila Times |date=19 June 2024 |language=en}}

He moved to Manila after joining San Miguel, which played in the Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association and the Philippine Basketball Association between 1972 and 1982.

He would retire from competitive basketball in 1982.{{cite news |last1=Evangelista |first1=Jessica Ann |title=Former comedian Yoyong Martires dies at 72 |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/562365/former-comedian-yoyong-martires-dies-at-72 |access-date=19 June 2024 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=19 June 2024 |language=en}}

National team

In 1972, he participated in the Olympic Games in Munich, Germany as a member of the Philippine national basketball team. He was a fleet-footed guard specializing in steals/interceptions and assists.

He was part of the national team which won gold in the 1973 ABC Championship (now the FIBA Asia Cup) which was hosted in Manila.{{cite news |last1=Anzures |first1=Rom |title=Olympian and PBA great Yoyong Martires passes away at 72 |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/6/19/olympian-and-pba-great-yoyong-martires-passes-away-at-72-1327 |access-date=19 June 2024 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=19 June 2024}}

Acting career

Martirez also became a film actor often fulfilling the roles of sidekick characters in portrayals to films which starred Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto and Joey de Leon.{{cite news |last1=Terrado |first1=Jonas |title=Yoyong Martires, Olympian and PBA legend, passes away |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/570940/yoyong-martires-olympian-and-pba-legend-passes-away |access-date=19 June 2024 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=19 June 2024 |language=en}}

He appeared in the television programs Iskul Bukol from the late 1970s and in John en Marsha in the 1980s. His feature film debut was in the 1985 film Ma'am May We Go Out? which starred the Sotto–de Leon comedic trio.

Martirez's acting career overlapped the latter years of his basketball career which ended in 1982. He also appeared in later television shows such as Pepito Manaloto, My Darling Aswang and Daddy's Gurl in the 2010s.

Political career

Martires was as a local politician and public servant in Pasig for 27 years.

=City Councilor of Pasig (1995–2004)=

He served his first term as councillor from 1995 to 2004. During this time, he co-authored a number of landmark local ordinances such as that for the creation and establishment of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasig, the Pasig City General Hospital, and the Pasig City Children's Hospital.

=Vice Mayor of Pasig (2004–2013)=

He was elected Vice Mayor in 2004 and served until 2013. As the presiding officer of the Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Pasig, he oversaw the passage of local ordinances such as that for the establishment of the Pasig City Science High School, https://assets.pasigcity.gov.ph/storage/city_ordinance/2004/10/07/65e597a4149af1709545380Ord%2028%202004.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}} the creation of the Pasig City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, https://assets.pasigcity.gov.ph/storage/city_ordinance/2010/09/30/664d52332bda11716343347Ord%2018-2010.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}} and the enactment of the Gender and Development Code of Pasig City.https://assets.pasigcity.gov.ph/storage/city_ordinance/2010/03/25/664d4b634f48c1716341603Ord%2007-2010.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}

=City Councilor of Pasig (2013–2022)=

In 2013, he was again elected as a councilor for the second district and served until 2022. As the Chairman of the Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Pasig's Committee on Health when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country, Martirez principally authored various legislative measures aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus and strengthening the delivery of health services by the local government. This includes the ordinance which established the Pasig City Health Department. https://assets.pasigcity.gov.ph/storage/city_ordinance/2020/03/05/652781425e3981697087810Ord%20No.%2005%202020.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}

Death

Martirez died on June 18, 2024 at Makati Medical Center. He was 77. His death was linked to complications from pneumonia. He was buried at The Heritage Memorial Park in Taguig on June 23, 2024.{{cite news |last1=Dioquino |first1=Delfin |title=PBA legend and Olympian Yoyong Martires dies |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/pba/basketball-legend-olympian-yoyong-martires-dies/ |access-date=19 June 2024 |work=Rappler |date=19 June 2024}}