Ambrosio Padilla

Ambrosio Padilla
Senate Minority Leader
In office
January 17, 1966 – December 30, 1969
Preceded byEstanislao Fernandez
Succeeded byGerardo Roxas
In office
January 27, 1958 – January 25, 1960
Preceded byLorenzo M. Tañada Sr.
Succeeded byFerdinand Marcos
Senator of the Philippines
In office
December 30, 1957 – September 23, 1972[1]
Solicitor General of the Philippines
In office
September 1, 1954 – December 30, 1957
PresidentRamon Magsaysay
Preceded byQuerube Makalintal
Succeeded byGuillermo Torres
1st President of the Philippine Olympic Committee
In office
1975–1976
Preceded byHimself (as President of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation)
Succeeded byNereo Andolong
6th President of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation
In office
1970–1975
Preceded byFelipe Monserrat
Succeeded byHimself (as President of the Philippine Olympic Committee)
Vice President of the 1986 Constitutional Commission
In office
June 2, 1986 – October 15, 1986
PresidentCecilia Muñoz-Palma
Personal details
Born
Ambrosio Bibby Padilla

(1910-12-07)December 7, 1910
Lingayen, Pangasinan, Philippine Islands[2]
DiedAugust 11, 1996(1996-08-11) (aged 85)
Quezon City, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Political partyLiberal
SpouseLourdes de las Alas
Children10
Alma materAteneo de Manila
University of the Philippines Diliman (LL.B)
Basketball career
Career information
CollegeAteneo
UP
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Philippines
Far Eastern Championship Games
Gold medal – first place 1930 Tokyo Team

Ambrosio Bibby Padilla (Tagalog: [paˈdilja]; December 7, 1910 – August 11, 1996[3][4]) was a Filipino basketball player and an elected member of the Senate of the Philippines. He was one of the most important figures in Asian basketball development.

  1. ^ Congress was dissolved when President Ferdinand Marcos imposed Martial Law on September 21, 1972.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference sr was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ The Manila Standard, Basketball Olympian, Senator Dead At 85, The Manila Standard, p.4 (12 augustus 1996)
  4. ^ The Philippine Daily Inquirer, In Loving Memory on the 7th Death Anniversary of Ambrosio Padilla, The Philippine Daily Inquirer, B.14 (11 augustus 2003)