Macario "Boy" Asistio Jr. | |
Office: | 21st Mayor of Caloocan |
Term Start: | February 2, 1988 |
Term End: | June 30, 1995 |
Predecessor: | Crispulo San Gabriel |
Successor: | Rey Malonzo |
Term Start2: | January 7, 1980 |
Term End2: | April 20, 1986 |
Predecessor2: | Virgilio Robles |
Successor2: | Antonio Martinez |
Birth Name: | Macario A. Asistio Jr. |
Birth Date: | 6 April 1936 |
Birth Place: | Tondo, Manila, Philippines |
Death Place: | Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines |
Resting Place: | Eternal Gardens Memorial Park, Baesa, Caloocan |
Partner: | Nadia Montenegro Veronica Jones |
Children: | 21 |
Macario "Boy" Asistio Jr. (April 6, 1936 – February 6, 2017) was the mayor of Caloocan in Metro Manila, Philippines for two terms 1980 to 1986; and 1988 to 1995. Asistio unsuccessfully run for mayor again in 2013 and 2016. His father, Macario Asistio, Sr. was mayor of Caloocan from 1962-1971.
Asistio has two partners actress Veronica Jones and Nadia Montenegro or Nadine M. Pla in real life.
He has 5 children with Veronica Jones and 8 children with Nadia Montenegro. He also had 2 children with former singer Jhoanna Garcia and another 6 children with 4 more ex-partners.
Former Mayor Boy’s children with former actress Veronica Jones are (eldest to youngest) Abbigail (known as Abby, a singer) Anna, Angelica, Arriane, and Macario III.
Boy’s children with actress Nadia Montenegro are (eldest to youngest) Alyssa Assandra, Alynna Alexandra or Alynna, Alyana Alissandra, Anykka Allandra, Alexander, Samantha Grace, Yisha, and Sophia.[1] His children with former singer Jhoanna Garcia are Adelaide and Alexis.
Asistio had suffered from sleep apnea in June 2013 and was admitted to a hospital.[2]
He died on 6 February 2017 at the age of 80 at the Metro Antipolo Hospital and Medical Center. He was in coma and admitted to the intensive care unit.[3]