Ambrosio Padilla

The Honorable
Ambrosio B. Padilla
The Honorable Ambrosio B. Padilla
Senate Minority Leader
	In office; January 17, 1966 – December 30, 1969
Preceded by	Estanislao Fernandez
Succeeded by	Gerardo Roxas
	In office; January 27, 1958 – January 25, 1960
Preceded by	Lorenzo M. Tañada Sr.
Succeeded by	Ferdinand Marcos
Senator of the Philippines
	In office; December 30, 1957 – September 23, 1972
Solicitor General of the Philippines
	In office; September 1, 1954 – December 30, 1957
President	Ramon Magsaysay
Preceded by	Querube Makalintal
Succeeded by	Guillermo Torres
1st President of the Philippine Olympic Committee
	In office; 1975–1976
Preceded by	Himself (as President of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation)
Succeeded by	Nereo Andolong
6th President of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation
	In office; 1970–1975
Preceded by	Felipe Monserrat
Succeeded by	Himself (as President of the Philippine Olympic Committee)
Vice President of the 1986 Constitutional Commission
	In office; June 2, 1986 – October 15, 1986
President	Cecilia Muñoz-Palma
Personal details
Born	Ambrosio Bibby Padilla; December 7, 1910; Lingayen, Pangasinan, Philippine Islands
Died	August 11, 1996 (aged 85); Quezon City, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Lourdes de las Alas
Children	10
Alma mater	Ateneo de Manila; University of the Philippines Diliman (LL.B)
	Basketball career
Career information
College	Ateneo de Manila; University of the Philippines
Men’s basketball
Representing Philippines
Far Eastern Championship Games

Ambrosio Bibby Padilla (Tagalog: [paˈdiʎa]; 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.

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

[1] Congress was dissolved when President Ferdinand Marcos imposed Martial Law on September 21, 1972.

[sr-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)

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