Veteran journalist and former University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication (UP CMC) dean Luis V. Teodoro passed away on Monday, March 13 at the age of 81, the college confirmed in a Facebook post. A "CMC Parangal kay Dean Teodoro" will be held on Wednesday, March 15 at the Loyola...
A professor of the De La Salle University in Manila has been named as one of the managing editors of the prestigious Harvard Public Health Review (HPHR). (Research Pod/NRCP Facebook page) This was announced by the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) on its official Facebook page on...
MEET THE NEW PUBLISHER AT THE MANILA BULLETIN Sec. Sonny Coloma The board and management of Manila Bulletin Corporation are pleased to announce the appointment of executive vice president Herminio “Sonny” Coloma Jr. as publisher of the Manila Bulletin effective May 1, 2021, replacing Dr....
Dr. Crispulo 'Jun' J. Icban, Jr. A few words are not enough to describe the impact made by Manila Bulletin editor-in-chief Crispulo 'Cris' Icban Jr., on budding journalists, especially on the group of reporters that came in from 2013 to 2018. “When we stepped into the Manila Bulletin as trainees,...
The quiet general, who was the source of his troops' quiet confidence in battle, that was what Crispulo Julio “Jun” Icban, Jr. meant to the Manila Bulletin reporters. Now that the "general" is gone, MB reporters can't help but reflect on how their beloved "Sir Icban" made them believe that they...
At past 3 p.m. last Feb. 10, my cellular telephone rang. Registered as caller was “Jun Icban of MB.” I grabbed my phone and answered: “Good afternoon, Sir. Why, po?” Mr. Icban said: “Rey, I am planning to write an editorial on your front page story on Supreme Court directing...
Mr. Icban never really noticed me, until I wrote a poem. I attended the 10-day Singapore Writers Festival and brought home with me this burning desire to write in verse. I used to write poetry as a kid, but I outgrew it. While working for glossy magazines, I started writing poetry again to accompany...
Let me pay tribute to our long-time colleague and editor in this paper who passed away last April 5, Crispulo Icban Jr., everyone's “Sir Jun” or “Mang June.” A bright self-effacing man, excellent editor, everybody's friend, and mentor to all the reporters and aspiring section editors in the...
For some precious moments every day in my almost seven years with the Manila Bulletin, I was able to spend in the office of our Editor-in-Chief Mr. Jun Icban. Tasked with writing the front page captions for the next day’s edition, I would go to his room – located at a far corner of the MB...
Back when we were younger — me with my waistline still there and Mr. Icban with a little bit more hair. My grief over the passing of our Editor-in-Chief (EIC) par excellence Mr. Crispulo “Jun” Icban, Jr., is akin to that of losing your own family member. While I am nursing a broken heart, I...
