We will not surrender our freedomsToday, 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.Read More Covering the PandemicRead more Covering the CoViD-19 Pandemic Leandro Coronel, 70 COLUMNIST LEANDRO âDDâ Coronel died Monday, September 3. He was 70 years old. Coronel was a political columnist for the Manila Bulletin. While an undergraduate student, Coronel applied for work at the World Bank in Washington D.C., where he became a writer/editor and then senior press officer and spokesman.... Nestor Mata, 92 VETERAN JOURNALIST Nestor Mata passed away last April 12. He was 92. Mataâs career in journalism spanned six decades. He began writing at the age of 21 for the Philippines Herald as a war correspondent during the Korean War. He was then assigned to cover then newly-elected President Ramon... Rustie Otico, 79 Photo illustration screengrabbed from Inquirer.net JOURNALIST RUSTICO “Rustie” Otico died of a lingering illness on Wednesday, February 7 at his sister’s house in Belison, Antique. He was 79. Regarded as a “stalwart of journalism,” Otico worked in multiple national publications throughout his decades-long career. He was desk editor at the Philippine Daily Inquirer from March 1992 to... Jake Macasaet, 81 MALAYA BUSINESS Insight Publisher Amado âJakeâ Macasaet died Sunday, January 7. He was 81. Macasaet passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, according to a Facebook post by daughter Carina Macasaet. Macasaetâs decades-spanning career in journalism began before Martial Law. He worked as a journalist for various publications such... Rolando Espina, 84 VETERAN JOURNALIST Rolando Espina died Thursday, December 28 in his home in Bacolod City. He was 84. Espina passed away peacefully, surrounded by his children and grandchildren, according to a Facebook post by daughter,  journalist Inday Espina-Varona. Espina was a journalist for over 50 years. He worked in... Vicky Arnaiz, 54 JOURNALIST VICKY Arnaiz died of heart attack on Wednesday, December 27.  She was 54. Arnaiz was a correspondent of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. She also served as a board of director of the Philippine Red Cross Leyte Chapter, president of the Eastern Visayas regional press corps and vice... Obit Christine Herrera, 49 MANILA STANDARD senior reporter Christine Herrera died of heart attack while on vacation in Bangkok, Thailand Sunday, November 19. She was 49. During her time in the Standard, Herrera primarily covered the Senate and the House of Representatives. A Standard article described Herrera as being... Beth Celis, 73 VETERAN SPORTSWRITER Beth Celis passed away Thursday, October 12 after a lingering illness. She was 73. Celis began her writing career in 1971 with the Sunday Times Magazine, a woman pioneer in the field of sportswriting, a reserve dominated by men. Her career has spanned almost... Tony Calvento, 63 COLUMNIST TONY Calvento died October 9 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 63. Calvento gained popularity in the 1990s for his column âHotlineâ in the Peopleâs Journal where he covered police and crime stories. Using the same crime and investigation formula of his column, he... Joe Taruc, 70 VETERAN BROADCASTER Joe Taruc passed away Saturday, September 30. He was 70. According to the familyâs statement, Taruc died in his sleep. Taruc started his 49-year career in broadcasting with ABS-CBN as a reporter in 1968. He served as a reporter for various radio networks such as DZAQ,... « Previous1…56789…11Next »
