Isidro Rodriguez

Rodriguez obtained his law degree from the University of the Philippines.[1]

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 1969-1983. 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.[2][3][4]

From 1955 to 1986, Rodriguez served as Governor of the province of Rizal, which then included the cities of Pasig and Mandaluyong.[5][6] 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.[1]

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.[1]

Rodriguez was also the first chairman of the Nationalist People's Coalition.[1]

Rodriguez died due to heart failure while being confined at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute on March 9, 1992.[1]