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Shortly thereafter, despite still being a high school junior, Astorga was elevated by Letran’s
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As vice mayor, he was tapped by
President Macapagal to act as national spokesman of his Moral Regeneration program. In 1964, he was the recipient of The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) award for political leadership. He was the first athlete to receive this award. He was the first public official who
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Intramuros Squires and played during the team’s victory in the 1948 NCAA junior tournament as well as the 1949 national high school championship. Afterwards, he was voted the “Most Popular NCAA High School Player” in the nationwide contest sponsored by the now
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the moniker “Murder, Inc.”. He was voted 1950 NCAA “Rookie of the Year” and held the record as top scorer for the entire season with 26 points.
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broke out, Astorga served the guerrillas in Malate and Ermita and was subsequently imprisoned and tortured by the
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