Rafael Hechanova

Rafael Hechanova is an architect and real estate developer. He joined the Rotary Club of Makati, Rizal, Philippines, in 1967 and served as 1996-98 RI director and as governor of District 3830. An accomplished basketball player, Hechanova was part of the Philippine national basketball team to the 1952 Olympic Games and a professional player for YCO Painters. He was named Mr. Basketball in 1951 by the Philippine Sportswriters Association; and was inducted into the Philippine Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.