Obit Archives

We will not surrender our freedoms

Today, Independence Day, we renew our pledge to serve the people, to continue speaking truth to power, and to guard and defend freedom of the press and of expression from all threats.

Covering the Pandemic

Covering the CoViD-19 Pandemic

The Silent Media

Native Advertising: Not just a Problem of One

Miguel “Mike” Enriquez, 71

GMA NETWORK's long-time broadcast journalist Miguel ‘Mike’ Enriquez passed away on Tuesday, August 29. Enriquez battled with diabetes, underwent a heart bypass operation in 2018, and a kidney transplant in 2021. He was 71.

Mario Dumaual, 64

ABS-CBN’S LONGTIME entertainment journalist Mario Dumaual died on July 5 due to septic shock while recovering from a heart attack. He was 64.

Amando Doronila, 95

AMANDO “DORO” Doronila, veteran journalist and renowned political columnist, died due to complications from pneumonia on Friday, July 7, 2023 in Australia. He was 95.

‘The guiding spirit’

OSCAR M. LOPEZ, the last of his generation to hold the torch for his much respected family of media owners, power and property entrepreneurs, and philanthropists, died on April 22. He was 93.

Carmelito “CQ” Francisco, 54

DAVAO-BASED Inquirer correspondent Carmelito “CQ” Francisco died of cardiac arrest on April 19, hours short of his 55th birthday. He was 54.

Pegeen Sararaña, 24

CEBU-BASED digital journalist Pegeen Sararaña passed away on March 13 after suffering head injuries in a road accident on March 12. She was 24.

Remembering Luis

This eulogy was shared by CMFR Executive Director Melinda Quintos De Jesus as she remembered CMFR Trustee Luis V. Teodoro (LVT) on March 16, 2023, at the memorial program organized by AlterMidya Network for media members and journalists who had worked with or were mentored by LVT. EVERYONE HAS...

Luis V. Teodoro, esteemed journalist and educator, passes away at 81

CMFR mourns the passing of Professor Luis V. Teodoro. He succumbed to a heart attack on March 13, 2023, shortly before midnight. He was 81. He was a member of the CMFR Board of Trustees and worked as an editor of the Philippine Journalism Review Reports (PJRR). He was...

Doris Trinidad Gamalinda, 95

ADORACION “DORIS” Trinidad Gamalinda, journalist, essayist, and poet, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2023. She was 95.

Ninfa Leonardia, 89

VISAYAN DAILY Star (VDS) co-founder, president, and long-time editor-in-chief Ninfa Leonardia passed away in the early hours of Tuesday, August 23. She was 89.