Isidro Rodriguez (politician)

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.
15th Governor of Rizal
In office
December 30, 1955 – March 25, 1986
Preceded byWenceslao Pascual
Succeeded byBenjamin Esguerra Sr.
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
Montalban, Rizal, Philippine Islands
Died (aged 76)
Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Political partyNPC (1991-1992)
Other political
affiliations		Nacionalista (1955-1991)
Spouse
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(m. 1941)​
[1]
Domestic partnerMuzowa Lokeko Tiuo
ChildrenElizabeth, Rosalinda, Marielou, Isidro Jr., Jaime, Diana, Daniel, Adelina, Ma. Juana, Ma. Elena, Cynthia
Parents
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines College of Law

Isidro Santiago Rodriguez Sr. (May 15, 1915 – March 9, 1992) was a Filipino lawyer 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.[2]

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.[3][4][5]

Political career

From 1955 to 1986, Rodriguez served as the Provincial Governor of Rizal.[6][7] 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.[2]

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.[2]

Rodriguez was also the first chairman of the Nationalist People's Coalition.[2]

Personal life

Rodriguez is the son of the late senator Eulogio Rodriguez.

In 1941, he married future mayor of Quezon City Adelina Santos[1] and they have 10 children including Isidro Jr. and Adelina. He also have one daughter with his former partner Muzowa Lokeko Tiuo from Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Isidro Jr. or Jun is a former member of Philippine House of Representatives representing the second district of Rizal from 1998-2007 and again from 2010-2019 and Adelina Rodriguez Zaldarriaga or Deline also served as House member from the same district from 2007 to 2010.

Death

Rodriguez died due to heart failure while being confined at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute on March 9, 1992.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Sta. Ana, Men (September 20, 2020). "Tia Daling: One Hundred Years Of Zest, Happiness, And Meaning". Positively Filipino. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e Burgoz, Jun (10 March 1992). "Isidro Rodriguez dies". Manila Standard. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Board of Directors". ASAPHIL. Retrieved 29 June 2015.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Isidro S. Rodriguez". International Softball Federation. Archived from the original on 2014-06-29. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Inductees/Bios". International Softball Federation. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.