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Gabino Tabuñar Jr., 94

GABINO “GABY” TABUÑAR, Jr., veteran journalist and chairman emeritus of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP), passed away on Tuesday, February 4. He was 94. In a statement published on its social media platforms, FOCAP said Tabuñar succumbed to pneumonia while in confinement at the Makati Medical...

Twink Macaraig, 55

VETERAN JOURNALIST Muriel “Twink” Macaraig passed away January 14. She was 55 years old. In a post on Facebook, News5 confirmed Twink’s passing after a long-battle with cancer. Macaraig served as its anchor and senior manager. Before Macaraig’s stint at News5, she worked as an anchor for Dateline Philippines...

Ninez Cacho-Olivares, 78

JOURNALIST AND Daily Tribune founder Ninez Cacho-Olivares passed away Friday, January 3. She was 78 years old. In a Facebook post, the Tribune said Olivares died after a “lingering illness.” Olivares served as its publisher and editor-in-chief and, until recently, a columnist. Before founding the Tribune, Olivarez was publisher...

Sylvia Mayuga, 77

AWARD-WINNING writer Sylvia Mayuga passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2019. She was 77. Mayuga was one of the columnists of Bulletin Today who wrote critically of the Marcos dictatorship. She was also a poet and documentary filmmaker. The Women Writers in Media Now (WOMAN) announced Mayuga’s passing in...

Cesar Apolinario, 46

GMA-7 REPORTER, host and director Cesar Apolinario passed away on December 13, 2019. He was 46. In August this year, he was diagnosed with lymphoma or cancer of the lymphatic system. Apolinario began his career in GMA-7 in 1999 as a cameraman-researcher for I-Witness after graduating from the University...

Alejandro del Rosario, 78

JOURNALIST AND former ambassador Alejandro “Andy” del Rosario passed away on December 8. He was 78. Del Rosario was the Manila Standard’s first Editor-in-Chief when the newspaper was launched in 1987 ,before later becoming its publisher and chief operating officer. In his later years, he wrote a thrice-weekly column...

Feliciano Maragay, 68

VETERAN REPORTER and columnist Feliciano “Fel” Maragay died on November 28, 2019. He was 68. A longtime political reporter, he covered the presidencies of Corazon Aquino, Fidel Ramos, Joseph Estrada and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as the Manila Standard’s Malacañang reporter. Maragay was also a veteran of the Senate beat and...

Crispin Martinez, 84

VETERAN JOURNALIST Crispin Martinez, former Daily Tribune executive editor, passed away November 15. He was 84. Martinez had been in the industry for more than 50 years and worked for the Philippines Free Press, Manila Times, Evening News, Manila Chronicle, Evening Post, We Forum, Philippine Star, Morning Free Press,...

Nelson Navarro, 71

COLUMNIST AND author Nelson Navarro passed away Sunday, September 22. He was 71. Navarro had written for The Philippine Star, Malaya and Manila Standard. He also wrote and edited books, among them biographies of sportsman Moro Lorenzo, fellow journalist Max Soliven, educator Nemesio Prudente and former Vice President Emmanuel...

Patricio P. Diaz, 93

VETERAN JOURNALIST, author and Mindanao chronicler Patricio P. Diaz died on August 29 due to a heart attack. He was 93. In his early days, Diaz wrote for the Mindanao Cross as a columnist, reporter and editorial writer-on-call from 1952 to 1967, and was its editor for 21 years...

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