Veteran journalist Gus Arnaiz, writes 30
2nd Update 15:45 December 27, 2009
MAASIN CITY – Veteran journalist and publisher, Agustin Cerro “Gus” Arnaiz, Sr. succumbed to cardio pulmonary arrest after a massive asthma attack at around 7:20 p.m. Saturday. He was 85 years old.
He is survived by his wife Salud, children Eleanor, Agustin Jr, Januario, Filipinas, Margaret, Victoria, Mary May and Marina. Sister Emilia and brother Narciso.
(There was already a premonition noted after he vigorously urged his children to have a Christmas party and reunion at noon with his own family from his native Bogo village and a children’s party at 3:00 p.m. among his neighbors in Mantahan village in the city on the same day on December 26. It was the first time he did that in his life during Christmas.
Earlier on that day, he woke up early and was excited to meet his family and relatives from his native Bogo, which was celebrating its fiesta and the children’s party which wore as Santa Clause giving crisp twenty peso bills and other gifts.
Few hours later at around 7:00 p.m. while preparing to attend the fiesta celebration, he had a massive asthma attack leading to his death. He was asthmatic.)
He maybe tickled pink when somebody addresses him as Atty., but he was only a second year high school drop-out because of sheer poverty. He was the second among 11 siblings.
A World War II veteran who had just received last November his lump sum of $9,000 pension from US government.
Taking odd jobs after he stopped schooling until he enlisted as soldier of Philippine Scout at age 17 during the last World War.
He then became one of the youngest sergeants at age 18.
After the war, he landed a job in Wake Island and after taking up correspondence school in accounting, he was hired as accountant of TransOcean Airlines, then the biggest in USA.
Sensing that they were being exploited, he led a protest and won against Transocean. The protest led to his being barred on entering the US territories.
Back to his homeland he ventured into a sari-sari store and was successful. But the urged for public service, led him into publishing and started his two page (back-back) The Reporter newspaper in 1965 until it folded up after nearly forty years of publication.
The Reporter became the first regional newsweekly and has become an institution. An online version, thereporteronline.com.ph was launched on the day The Reporter was born on October 19 without his knowledge. He was only able to see print-out three days to his death.
An outstanding Southern Leyteño in the Century in the field of journalism.
Incarcerated four times and arrested 19 times during the martial law years of Pres. Marcos.
Chosen spokeperson of journalists in One Asia Assembly at the Asian Institute of Management.
He was always the life in all national gathering of journalists and publishers of Philippine Press Institute and Publishers Association of the Philippines Inc.
He was former official of National Book Development Board and National Commission for Culture and Arts.
An insurance agent of good standing of Insular Life and Malayan Insurance.
According to Yel Kangleon Cobile, of Virginia USA, “I know of Inko Dadoy as a very good man during my growing years in Mantahan. He was also my father’s friend. My father always thought of him as someone with a profound integrity and strong convictions.
I know of Inko Dadoy who was strict and firm with his children. But I saw that he did it for good reasons.
Inko Dadoy had always high regards for me. He always said hi everytime our paths cross. He was never a snub. When I left Mantahan for the states, I knew I was going to miss him.
People who know him will miss him.
For Inko Dadoy, “Godspeed in your journey in the afterlife!”, Sir…
His body lies at his residence in Mantahan, Maasin City. Interment will be on December 31.
@daniel espere
na hala palihug na lang pod pa DELETE kaning ahong comments
NGA WA SA LUGAR. unsa man pod ning ahong todlo pataka man ug toldok
toldok. lagi oi.
pasayloa lamang ko
taga bukid lagi ko. oi
@bemdz:
GROW UP MAN..THATS ALL I CAN SAY.and ayaw PAMALIKAS
dinhi .it shows what kind of breeding you came from.
did you grow up in harry hines street. it looks like it. you are soooooo
ill mannered.
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@ahong
too much noise.
too much noise
too much noice
hala nabakya na
oi nabakya naman
nabakyanalagi
@ahong
contagious.
isolation
respiratory iso
universal precautions.
People who know him will miss him.