At the 2017 Southeast Asian Games, Martinez won silver behind Malaysia's Julian Yee. In September, he placed 8th at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, the final qualifying opportunity for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Due to his result, his country did not qualify in figure skating but finished as the first alternate. Sometime after the Nebelhorn Trophy competition, considering the end of his sponsorship, he decided to retire from figure skating to return to business law studies and be assistant in a Law Office, altogether with body building, bulking up to from his usual .