Filomeno Codiñera

Filomeno Codiñera Jr. (March 25, 1939 – October 25, 2016), also known as Boy Codiñera, was a Filipino baseball and softball player. He has represented both the men's national softball and baseball teams of the Philippines. He played as an outfielder in softball and as a third baseman in baseball.

Early life and education Codiñera was born on March 25, 1939. He attended the University of Santo Tomas as an athletic scholar and was part of the college's baseball and basketball teams.

Career Manila Bay Baseball League From the late 1950s to the 1970s, Codiñera was a member of the Canlubang Sugar Barons which dominated the Manila Bay Baseball League (MBBL) and even the local softball tournaments it participated in. He was considered as part of the "Manila's Finest" group of baseball players.

Philippine Baseball League In the Philippine Baseball League of the 1980s, Codiñera played for the Traders Royal Bank team.

International Codiñera represented the Philippines in the 1968 Men's Softball World Championship in Oklahoma, United States where he hit seven consecutive doubles, a feat that was noted by the Guinness Book of World Records.

Coaching Codiñera served as a playing-coach for the Traders Royal Bank of the 1980s Philippine Baseball League. Aside from coaching, Codiñera was appointed as the assistant coaching director for the national teams of the Philippine Sports Commission for the 1993 Southeast Asian Games and the acting president of the Amateur Softball Association of the Philippines in 1995, also served in the same post from 2001 to 2002. He also handled the Blu Girls national softball team program.

Honors On February 6, 2012, Codiñera was inducted to the Adamson's Athletes Hall of Fame due to his contribution to Adamson University's softball and baseball teams as coach despite not being an alumnus of the university.

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.

Later life and death Codiñera spent some time as a police officer, which was his profession. One of his multiple bouts strokes happened in 2004 but he recovered from it. He frequented the area around Rizal Memorial Stadium and reportedly raised his own funds to accompany the national baseball teams in international tournaments. A few years later, he died late evening on October 25, 2016, due to stroke. His remains lay in state at the Holy Trinity Memorial in Parañaque.

Personal life Codiñera was married to Beatriz Guzman who was his classmate at the University of Santo Tomas. Guzman was a former collegiate volleyball player for UST. They had a daughter named Pamela and three sons Jerry, who became a star in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) that succeeded MICAA, Harmon, and Pat. All three became PBA basketball players.