Freddie Webb

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Nelleand the surname or paternal family name is Webb.

• • LDP (1988–2001)
  • Lakas ng Bansa (1987–1988)

The Honorable Freddie N. Webb
Webb in 1997
Senator of the Philippines
In office June 30, 1992 –June 30, 1998
Spouse	Elizabeth Pagaspas
Relations	Isabella Gamez (grandniece)
Children	6, including Hubert, Pinky, and Jason
Alma mater	Colegio de San Juan de Letran (BA)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Actor, TV Host, Sportscaster, Radio Anchor, Athlete, Coach
Basketball career
Career information
College	Letran
Playing career	1965–1978
Coaching career	1975–1985
Career history
As a player:
1965–1975	YCO Painters
1976–1978	Tanduay Rhum Makers
As a coach:
1975	Letran
1981–1983	YCO-Tanduay
1985–1986	Shell Azodrin Bugbusters
Career highlights
As player: MICAA champion (1975) National Open Champion (1967)

Freddie Nelle Webb (born November 24, 1942) is a Filipino retired basketball player and coach, former politician, and television and radio personality.

Education

He completed his elementary education at San Beda College and his degree in Bachelor of Arts in English at Colegio de San Juan de Letran.

Personal life

He is married to Elizabeth Pagaspas of Tanauan, Batangas with whom he has six children, among them Hubert, Pinky, and Jason Webb. ^[1]

Basketball career

Webb first played for the Letran Knights (1960–1964) and became a star for the team. ^[2] After college, he played in the MICAA with the YCO Painters (1965–1975) and in the PBA with the Tanduay Rhum Makers (1976–1978). ^[3]

He was a member of the national basketball team that participated in the 1972 Summer Olympics. ^{[4] [5]} After retiring in 1978, Webb coached YCO-Tanduay (1981–1983) and Shell (1985) in the Philippine Basketball Association. ^[6] He also coached his alma mater Letran for one season in 1975 and finished the season as runner up to the Ateneo Blue Eagles.

Political career

Webb was elected in 1971 as city councilor in Pasay, which he held up to 1978. ^[7]

In 1987, Webb ran and won in the Philippine legislative elections as the first representative of the lone district of Parañaque under Lakas ng Bansa. From 1987 to 1988, he was awarded one of the Ten Outstanding Congressman of the Year Award. He sponsored the provisions creating the Sangguniang Kabataan in the Local Government Code of 1991. ^[7]

In 1992, he was elected Senator, placing 12th to earn a six-year term under LDP. As Senator, he held various chairmanships like Senate Committees/Committee on Health and Demography and the Committee on Games and Amusements. He also headed the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on AIDS and the Congressional Commission on Health. He authored, co-authored and steered into law, acts such as the National Health Insurance Act, (R.A.7875), The Hepatitis-B Immunization Act, (R.A. 7846), The Corneal Transplant Law, the Voluntary Blood Donation Act, (R.A.7719) and the Act Granting Benefits to Barangay Health Workers (R.A. 7883). ^[7]

He ran for re-election in 1998 but was unsuccessful, placing 23rd out of the 12 seats up for election. In 2001, he attempted to make a political comeback, this time for Pasay's lone district, under PDP–Laban, but lost. ^[8]

Television and radio

Webb began a career in movies and television from his days as a basketball player up to the present. He is also a radio personality and sportscaster.

After the declaration of Martial Law in 1972, Webb hosted the daily show Pa-bandying, Bandying in 1973 over RPN. But he became a household name when he was cast as Jimmy Capistrano, the modelling and talent agency proprietor in IBC's Chicks to Chicks in 1979. He was paired with comedienne Nova Villa, who was Ines Capistrano, the wacky housewife of Jimmy Capistrano. Their team-up was hilariously accepted and where the funny line "Sweetheart, ligo na tayo" (transl. "Sweetheart, let's take a bath"), started. ^{[7] [9] [10]}

Coaching record

PBA

Season	Team	Conference	Elims./Clas. round					Playoffs
			GP	W	L	PCT	Finish	PG	W	L	PCT	Results
1981	YCO-Tanduay	Open	8	1	7	.125	10th	—	—	—	—	Missed playoffs
		Reinforced	9	5	4	.556	3rd	12	5	7	.417	Lost third place
1982	YCO-Tanduay	Reinforced	10	9	9	.500	5th	2	0	2	.000	Lost in the Quarterfinals
		Open	18	11	7	.611	3rd	3	1	2	.333	Lost in the Quarterfinals [a]
1983	Tanduay	All-Filipino	7	3	4	.429	5th	—	—	—	—	Missed playoffs
		Reinforced	14	7	7	.500	3rd	13	9	4	.692	Third Place
		Open	14	6	8	.429	6th	3	2	1	.667	Lost in the Quarterfinals [a]
1985	Shell	Open	12	4	8	.333	6th	0	0	3	.333	Lost in the Quarterfinals [a]
		All-Filipino	10	5	5	.500	2nd	16	8	8	.500	Lost in the Finals
		Reinforced	12	2	10	.167	7th	—	—	—	—	Missed playoffs
1986	Shell	Reinforced	10	3	7	.300	5th	2	0	2	.000	(resigned) [b]
Totals			124	56	76	.424		51	25	29	.463	0 PBA championship

Notes

1. Round Robin Quarterfinals
2. Resigned after two consecutive losses in the Semifinal round against Great Taste (in OT), and Ginebra respectively.

Electoral performance

2001

Pasay House Of Representative Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas	Ma. Consuelo "Connie" Dy	52,015	45.11
	NPC	Rolando "Ding" Briones	24,663	21.39
	PDP–Laban	Freddie Webb	22,134	19.20
	Aksyon	Mina Gabor	12,906	11.19
	Liberal	Panfilo "Justo" Justo	3,021	2.62
	Independent	Allan Carreon	241	0.21
	Independent	Pedro Montaño	176	0.15
	Independent	Rolly Ladesma	149	0.13
Total votes			115,305	100.00
	Lakas hold

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1971	Dimasupil Brothers
	Fastbreak
1972	The Snatcher
1973	Sikaran Boxer
	Johnny Jokor
1976	Walang Pagkalupig
1980	Wanted Wives
	Problem Child
1982	Pamilya Dimagiba
1984	Tender Age
1985	Magchumicap Ka
2012	Every Breath U Take	Pepe
2013	Bakit Hindi Ka Crush Ng Crush Mo?	Don Antonio Prieto
2014	1st Ko Si 3rd	Third Rodriguez
2015	Liwanag Sa Dilim	Police Officer
	You're My Boss	Sir Albert
	Etiquette for Mistresses	Roberto "Bob" Mariano
	The Prenup	Alfonso Billones
2016	This Time	Melchor Martinez
	Love Me Tomorrow	Manuel Monteclaro
	Enteng Kabisote 10 and the Abangers
2018	Three Words to Forever	Cito Andrada
2019	Maria	Ricardo Dela Vega
2020	Four Sisters Before the Wedding	Grace's father in a still picture

Television

Year	Title	Role
1979–1991	Chicks to Chicks/Chika Chika Chicks [11]	Jimmy Capistrano [11]
1984–1985	PBA on Vintage Sports	Color commentator
1990	Mana-Mana	unknown
1992–1997	Abangan Ang Susunod Na Kabanata	Tito Delos Santos
1994	Haybol Rambol	unknown
1999	Metropolitan Basketball Association	Color Commentator
2004	Forever In My Heart	Alvin Sagrado
2005	The Basketball Show	unknown
	Maynila	unknown
2007	Dalawang Tisoy	Jack
	Ysabella	Norman
2008	Ang Babaeng Hinugot sa Aking Tadyang	Don Apollo Alcaraz
2010	Pepito Manaloto	The Boss
2011	Babaeng Hampaslupa	George Wong
	Futbolilits	Sensei
2012	Dahil sa Pag-ibig	Daniel Falcon
2013	Apoy sa Dagat	Manolo Lamayre
	Magpakailanman – Baby Tsina: Ang Lola Prosti	Jaime
	Akin Pa Rin ang Bukas	Jaime Villacorta
2014	Carmela	Ramon Corpuz
	Dading	Mang Kanor
	Wagas	Jessie
	Ilustrado	Don Jose Alberto
2015	Nathaniel	Punong Maestro
	Ningning	Francisco "Kiko" Cruz
2016	Born for You	Ralph "Boss Ralph" Marquez
2017	La Luna Sangre	Senator Salvador Paglinauan
	Langit Lupa	Mario
	My Dear Heart	Dr. Lana
2018	Kapag Nahati ang Puso	Ramon Del Valle
	Victor Magtanggol	Renato Regalado
2019	Love You Two	Jake Reyes Sr.
2024	Can't Buy Me Love	Dr. John Capistrano
2025	Tropang G.O.A.T.

Radio

• Sports Talk "Co-Host with Gretchen Fullido" (DZMM, 2004–2014)
• FastBreak "Co-Host with Boyet Sison" (DZMM, August 2, 2014 – March 14, 2020)

References

1. Henson, Joaquin M. (November 27, 2012). "Webb turns 70". Philstar.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
2. Dy, Richard (July 2, 2020). "King Caloy, Shin Dong Pa, Munich Olympics: Freddie Webb reminisces". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
3. Dy, Richard (July 1, 2020). "Freddie Webb: Jaworski's specialty is his leadership". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
4. "Webb is guest of honor in PBAPC night". Philstar.com. September 6, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
5. Ambat, Pao (July 3, 2024). "Them Brave Ballers in Munich: Looking back on the 1972 Philippine basketball team, the last to make the Olympics". onesports.ph. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
6. Henson, Joaquin M. (September 27, 2005). "Thanks for the memories". Philstar.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
7. Salterio, Leah C. (May 1, 2004). "Freddie Webb heeds the call of the airwaves". Philstar.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
8. "Ex-Sen. Webb mahihirapang bumangon sa political career". Philstar.com. February 19, 2001. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
9. Francisco, Butch (August 19, 2006). "The greatest comedians of all time(Third of a series)". Philstar.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
10. Abunda, Boy (June 11, 2019). "Why Freddie says no to biopic". Philstar.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
11. Rodriguez, Isa (December 18, 2015). "Blast From The Past: Do You Remember These Old Filipino TV Shows?". When in Manila. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

External links

• Freddie Webb at FIBA.basketball
• Freddie Webb at FIBA.com (archived)
• Freddie Webb – Basketball-Reference.com international player profile
• Freddie Webb at Olympedia
• Freddie Webb at IMDb