Herminio A. Astorga
| Herminio A. Astorga | |
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| Vice-Mayor of Manila | |
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In office April 16, 1962 – December 31, 1967 |
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| Preceded by | Antonio Villegas |
| Succeeded by | Felicisimo R. Cabigao |
| Member of the Manila City Council from the 4th district | |
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In office December 30 1959 – April 16, 1962 |
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| Personal details | |
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December 22, 1929 Malate, Manila, Philippines. |
| Died | January 19, 2004 (aged 74) Allentown, New Jersey, United States |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Erlinda Ira Vicente Astorga |
| Occupation | Politician/Entrepreneur |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Herminio “Togay” Aldaba Astorga (December 22, 1929 – January 19, 2004) served as the vice-mayor of the City of Manila from 1962 to 1967. He was also a National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) (NCAA) and University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) basketball player, college professor, entrepreneur, and Catholic lay leader.
Astorga was born on December 22, 1929 in Malate,Manila to a poor family. His father was a driver from Barugo, Leyte and his mother was a vegetable vendor from Sibonga, Cebu. He was known as “batang Rizal Memorial Stadium” during his youth because he did odd jobs at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex (RMSC) such as being a tennis “pulot” boy, utility boy for baseball teams, and an assistant in the dressing rooms of the RMSC swimming pool. Further, he also worked as a bootblack, newsboy, market “cargador”, janitor, and a night pier stevedore at the Manila South Harbor.
When the Pacific War broke out, Astorga served the guerrillas in Malate and Ermita and was subsequently imprisoned and tortured by the Japanese soldiers. After Manila’s liberation in 1945, he was able to finish high school at the Colegio de San Juan de Letran on a basketball scholarship. He played center, forward, and guard positions. He played for the Malate Catholic Club basketball team, and aided in its 1948 tour of Mindanao, where the team won all its 33 matches. In Letran, Astorga played for the Intramuros Squires and played during the team’s victory in the 1948 NCAA junior tournament as well as the 1949 national high school championship. Afterwards, he was voted the “Most Popular NCAA High School Player” in the nationwide contest sponsored by the now defunct Philippines Herald.
Shortly thereafter, despite still being a high school junior, Astorga was elevated by Letran’s Dominican Fathers and was allowed to play in the NCAA senior basketball tournament. This was a first in the history of the league. He played center on this team, helping the team to win the 1950 NCAA senior title. This set a new record for consecutive victories and earned the Letran Knights the moniker “Murder, Inc.”. He was voted 1950 NCAA “Rookie of the Year” and held the record as top scorer for the entire season with 26 points.
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