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Nemesio Yábut
17th Mayor of Makati
In office January 1, 1972 – February 25, 1986
Vice Mayor	Johnny Wilson
Preceded by	Cesar Alzona
Succeeded by	Jejomar Binay (OIC)
President of the Asian Volleyball Confederation
In office 1976–1979
Preceded by	Masaichi Nishikawa
Succeeded by	Yutaka Maeda
Chairman of the Philippine Racing Commission
In office 1978–1986
President	Ferdinand Marcos
Preceded by	Danding Cojuangco
Succeeded by	Augusto Santos
Personal details
Born	Nemesio Yábut (1925-12-19)December 19, 1925 Makati, Rizal, Philippine Islands
Died	February 25, 1986(1986-02-25) (aged 60) Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
Party	KBL (from 1978)
Other political affiliations	Nacionalista (c. 1969) Liberal (c. 1971)
Spouse	Corrine Siddons
Children	7

Nemesio "Mesio" I. Yábut (December 19, 1925 – February 25, 1986) was a Filipino politician and businessman who served as Mayor of Makati from 1972 until his death in 1986.

Early life and education

Nemesio Yábut was born on December 19, 1925, in Makati (then a municipality part of Rizal) to Fabian Yábut and Irene Isip. He was the fourth of five children. His father was a soldier. He studied elementary at the Fort McKinley Elementary School, a school for the U.S. Army dependents. Fabian Yábut died ten years after his birth, and Yábut was transferred to Guadalupe Nuevo Elementary School (now Nemesio Yábut Elementary School).

When the World War II broke out, he helped his family by doing odd jobs. After the end of the war. Yabut wanted to resume his education, but he was too poor to pay for this. He joined the Makati Police force as a sergeant.

Business career

Yábut formed the Guaranteed Commercial Delivery Services Inc. (Guacods Inc.) in 1959. This business was success, and in 1960, Yabut and his company won a bid for a warehouse in a pier zone.

Career

Politics

Yabut (front right) during a town hall meeting in 1972

In 1969, Yábut ran for congressman of the first district of Rizal, but lost to Vice Governor Neptali Gonzales. Two years later, in 1971, he was elected mayor of Makati and took office on the first day of 1972. He was the member of the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan and was an ally of former president Ferdinand Marcos. In 1980, Yábut was reelected in the same position.

Sports administration

From 1978 to 1986, he was appointed as chairman of the Philippine Racing Commission. He also served as president of Asian Volleyball Confederation from 1976 to 1979.

Personal life

Yábut was married to Corrine Siddons. They had seven children together, including Nemesio Arturo "Toro" III, who served as Makati Vice Mayor from 1992 to 1998, Ricardo "Ricky", who unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Makati in 1988 and 2019, and Nemesio Jr. "King", who has served as 2nd district councilor from 2001 to 2007, 2010 to 2019, and since 2025. His grandchild and Arturo's daughter, Anna Alcina "Alcine" Yábut, has served as councilor of Makati from the 1st district since 2019.

Death and legacy

On February 7, 1986, the day of the snap elections, Yábut became ill and he was admitted to a hospital in Makati. He died at 1:30 am on February 25, 1986 (the last day of the People Power Revolution). He was succeeded by Jejomar Binay as Officer-in-Charge (OIC) two days later, on February 27, 1986.

The Guadalupe Nuevo Elementary School, where Yábut studied, was renamed as Nemesio Yábut Elementary School. Nemesio Yábut Senior High School was founded in 2016.