Filomeno Codiñera
[5] He attended the University of Santo Tomas as an athletic scholar and was part of the college's baseball and basketball teams.[6] From the 1950s to the 1970s, Codiñera was a member of the Canlubang Sugar Barons which dominated Manila Bay Baseball League (MBBL) and the local softball tournaments.[1] In this particular tournament, he was known for his achievement of making a grand slam home run with two outs in the final inning to defeat Mexico[4] He also represented the Philippine national baseball team at the 1966 World Amateur Baseball Championship in Hawaii where his team won a bronze medal.[13] During the opening rites of the Canlubang Little League on November 5, 2016, the tournament gave their posthumous recognition to Codiñera, few days after his death.He frequented the area around Rizal Memorial Stadium and reportedly raised his own funds to accompany the national baseball teams in international tournaments.