Obituary Archives

Sheila Villaflores Crisostomo, 54

SHEILA CRISOSTOMO, reporter for the daily newspaper, The Philippine Star, for more than three decades, died on January 15 at the East Avenue Medical Center two days after suffering... Read more

Kathleen Okubo, 71

CORDILLERA VETERAN journalist and Martial Law survivor Kathleen Okubo passed away on April 7 after a long battle with several illnesses. She was 71. Read more

Jeremias “Jerry” Tundag, 70

VETERAN JOURNALIST Jeremias “Jerry” Suico Tundag passed away on December 8. He was 70. Read more

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... Read more

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. Read more

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. Read more

Doris Trinidad Gamalinda, 95

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

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. Read more

Rene Aranda, 66

CHIEF EDITORIAL cartoonist of the Philippine Star for 33 years since 1987, Rene Aranda passed away in his home in Pasay City on August 24 of lung cancer. He... Read more

Melvyn Calderon, 70

PHOTOJOURNALIST MELVYN Calderon, fondly called the “Panginoon” (God) of Philippine photojournalism, passed away at the age of 70 after a lingering illness on August 13, Saturday. Read more