Amando doronila biography

Amando Ermitano Doronila (6 February 1928 – 7 July 2023) was a Filipino journalist, writer and newspaper publisher who covered Philippine politics from the.
Amando Ermitano Doronila was a Filipino journalist, writer and newspaper publisher who covered Philippine politics from the 1960s to the early decades of the 21st century and was imprisoned and exiled by the Martial Law regime of President.
The passing of Amando Doronila, one of the Philippines' most respected journalists and former chief editor of the 'Manila Chronicle'.

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Amando Doronila: A True-blue Newshound

28 JULY 2023 | BANGKOK

The clackity-clack of typewriters, the teleprinters spewing snake-like rolls of copy from foreign wire agencies, and reporters flopping their bags down on their desks and then immersing themselves straightaway into writing the news of the day.

These were everyday scenes at the ‘Manila Chronicle’ newsroom of nearly four decades ago. It was to this newsroom – not just the physical space but its feel and vibes – that I found myself transported back to on 8 July after reading an ex-colleague’s message that our editor-in-chief at the ‘Chronicle’, Amando Doronila, had passed away.

That newsroom was the setting I most remember Doro in, emerging from his room, tobacco pipe in hand (or sticking out through his teeth), clad in polo shirt with rolled-up sleeves and sauntering over for chat with an editor or another, a reporter or another.

The ‘Chronicle’ was the only newspaper newsroom I have been part of, and Doro was my first editor-in-chief. Fresh out of the University of the Philippines, I had just com

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Lance Spencer Yu

MANILA, Philippines – Veteran journalist Amando Doronila died on Friday, July 7, in Australia. He was 95.

Doronila died of pneumonia, according to the Manila Times, a publication that he had previously written for, citing his eldest son Agustin.

Doronila – “Doro” to the generations of journalists who worked with him – started his career as a reporter and columnist in the Manila Bulletin. He would soon set his focus on politics, writing columns for the Daily Mirror from 1963 to 1972, building his reputation as a respected political analyst.

Prior to the declaration of Martial law under the dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos, he served as the president of the National Press Club of the Philippines and taught as a part-time journalism lecturer in the University of the Philippines.

He was an editor of the Manila Chronicle when Marcos suspended the writ of habeas corpus after the 1971 Plaza Miranda bombing – a move that the Chronicle vocally opposed. Doronila was among the journalists who had warned the public about Marcos’ intention to

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Amando Doronila

Filipino journalist (1928–2023)

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Ermitano and the surname or paternal family name is Doronila.

Amando Ermitano Doronila (6 February 1928 – 7 July 2023) was a Filipino journalist, writer and newspaper publisher who covered Philippine politics from the 1960s to the early decades of the 21st century and was imprisoned and exiled by the Martial Law regime of President Ferdinand Marcos.^[1]

Early life and education

Amando Ermitano Doronila was born on 6 February 1928 in Dumangas, Iloilo, to Arsenio Doronila and Marcelina Ermitano. He received a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of East in 1953.^[1]

Early journalistic career

Doronila's first foray into journalism was his tenure as editor in chief of UE's collegiate publication, The Dawn.^[2]

Doronila started his professional career as a reporter and columnist for the Manila Bulletin in the 1960s and was also a political columnist for the Daily Mirror f