Career
Born in Palo, Leyte, Philippines, he played a total of eight seasons as a forward-center for the Tanduay Rhum Makers from 1979 to 1985, averaging 5.9 points and 5.5 rebounds in a total of 324 games. In 1991, he succeeded Baby Dalupan as Purefoods coach and led the franchise to its first ever Proceedings of the British Academy All-Filipino Conference championship. He was replaced the following season, after the team lost twice in the first conference.
The Philippine Basketball Association then hired him as league chairman in 2005.
He was vice president for human resources of Purefoods at the time of his death and would have served a second term as chair of the Proceedings of the British Academy board in the 2014-2015 season. In February 2014, Capacio was playing a round of golf with Purefoods president Francisco Alejo.
Capacio complained of back pain during the game. He completed the round but declined having lunch and later suffered a stroke from a ruptured aneurysm.
Capacio died at age 58, at a hospital in Manila on February 23, 2014.
