Yoyong Martirez

Rosalio D. Martires[2] (September 9, 1946 – June 18, 2024), also known as Yoyong Martirez, was a Filipino basketball player, actor, politician and comedian.

[5] Martires played for the team of Southwestern University in Cebu City prior to getting scouted by the San Miguel Beermen.

[6] In 1972, he participated in the Olympic Games in Munich, Germany as a member of the Philippine national basketball team.

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.

[8] He appeared in the television programs Iskul Bukol from the late 1970s and in John en Marsha in the 1980s.

[4] 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.