Colonel Mariano Yenko was the 2nd commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association

Philippine Basketball Association

The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...

. He also served as the Assistant Executive Secretary under Ramon Magsaysay

Ramon Magsaysay

Ramón del Fierro Magsaysay was the third President of the Republic of the Philippines from December 30, 1953 until his death in a plane crash in 1957. He was elected President under the banner of the Nacionalista Party.-Early life:Ramon F...

 http://www.elib.gov.ph/details.php?cat_id=723576, and as Philippine Airlines

Philippine Airlines

Philippine Airlines, Inc. operating as Philippine Airlines, is a flag carrier of the Philippines. Headquartered in the Philippine National Bank Financial Center in Pasay City, the airline was founded in 1941 and is the first and oldest commercial airline in Asia operating under its original name...

' Vice-President Corporate Secretary. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1980/1980%20-%201965.html Ateneo de Manila University

Ateneo de Manila University

The Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits...

's Audio-Visual Room at the Moro Lorenzo Sports Complex was named after him. http://www.admu.edu.ph/index.php?p=99 His son Ignatius Yenko served as PBA's Chairman and as PLDT's First Vice President.http://www.pldt.com.ph/ir/annualreports/ar2001_main.pdf

External links

• PBA Official Website