Domingo Yulo Itchon (1924–2004) was a Filipino business executive and best known as the second president of the

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(PBA). Itchon played a key role in organizing the PBA, Asia's first professional basketball league. A ''

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'' from the

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(Business Administration), CPA board topnotcher and

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graduate, he became the Elizalde Group of Companies' controller and was Don

Manolo Elizalde Manuel "Manolo" Elizalde Sr. y Díaz was a prominent Filipino businessman. Biography Elizalde was born in Manila to José Joaquín Elizalde and Carmen Díaz Moreau. He was a brother of diplomat Joaquín Miguel ("Mike"), Juan Miguel, Ángel, F ...

's most trusted finance executive. In 1962, Itchon was appointed team manager of the Elizalde-owned

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in the

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(MICAA), serving for over 20 years. Itchon was also MICAA president from 1971-1974. Itchon also became team manager of four

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s. This includes the 1972 team that competed at the

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, noted as the last time the Philippines has qualified for a basketball Olympiad. In 1975, Itchon, Emerson Coseteng and Danny Floro hatched the idea of forming the PBA. He was elected as PBA's president from 1976 to 1982. Itchon also served as team manager of the Elizalde-owned

Tanduay Rhum Masters The Tanduay Rhum Makers (1975–1987) and Tanduay Rhum Masters (1999–2001) were two basketball franchises associated with the same Tanduay Distillers liquor brand that played in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The original fran ...

. Itchon was posthumously inducted into the

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on April 8, 2007.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Itchon, Domingo 1924 births 2004 deaths Philippine Basketball Association executives Harvard University alumni Filipino expatriates in the United States