Obit (Updated)

Balabo, 45

FILIPINO JOURNALIST Dino Balabo died last September 1. He was 45.

Balabo was a reporter and news editor of the Mabuhay Newspaper. The late Jose Pavia, founder and publisher of the newspaper, clearly recognized Dino’s invaluable service to the management of the newspaper.

Balabo also worked as correspondent for The Philippine Star and Pilipino Star Ngayon and contributor for Punto Central Luzon and Central Luzon Business Week. (Veteran community journalist Dino Balabo dies at 45, InterAksyon.com) 

Balabo hosted “Puntong Bulacan,” a daily program at RadyoBulacan. 

He was chairperson of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) Bulacan chapter. He was also a member of the Philippine Network of Environmental Journalists and Philippine Science Journalists, Inc. 

Balabo was a Jaime V. Ongpin Journalism Seminar Fellow in 2010. He was active in the efforts of CMFR to form a Press Council for Central Luzon and was ready to participate in the projects that would enhance the power of the press at the grassroots.  

He also received recognition from the International Women’s Media Foundation, Philippine Press Institute, and Probe Media Foundation. 

In a statement on Balabo’s death, NUJP said: “He was the unassuming, always smiling, hardworking other half of another giant of journalism, the late Joe Pavia. Yet, notwithstanding his busy professional life, he also chose to share his expertise and love of the profession with succeeding generations as an educator at the Bulacan State University.” (In Memoriam: Dino Balabo writes 30, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism)