Pilipino Star Ngayon Archives

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

Various groups express woes amid transport crisis

THE TRANSPORT crisis, along with shortages in other basic needs such as food, water, and electricity have topped media headlines in recent weeks. Media showed long lines and counted... Read more

Multi-sourcing needed: Media’s treatment of killings should go beyond military sources

JEERS TO several print media organizations for taking the word of the military about the death of a volunteer teacher and four others in the province of Davao de... Read more

THE PHILIPPINE Press Institute (PPI) has elected its new officers. Manila Standard publisher Rolando Estabillo is the PPI’s new chairman and president. He will replace outgoing chairperson Alfonso Pedroche,... Read more

Obit

Perfecto Villanueva Raymundo, 85 FORMER BULACAN Press Club (BPC) president and columnist Perfecto Villanueva Raymundo died on January 2. He was 85 One of the BPC’s founders, Raymundo served... Read more

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 “Hotline” in the... Read more

Obit

Ricky Tumala Tulipat, 48 PILIPINO STAR Ngayon reporter Ricky Tumala Tulipat died Tuesday, July 11. He was 48. On July 8, He was rushed to the Makati Medical... Read more

Chronicle

PPI Elects New Officers THE PHILIPPINE PRESS INSTITUTE (PPI) elected members of its board of trustees and executive officers last Wednesday, June 22, during its Annual Membership Meeting... Read more

Out of the past: ‘Newshen’

JEERS TO those Philippine newspapers that continue to use outdated, sexist terms such as “newshen” when referring to female journalists. Read more