Despite being rivals for many decades, TV Patrol hosts dedicated their utmost respect to the late veteran journalist Mike Enriquez who passed away on August 29, 2023.
During the episode of TV Patrol on Tuesday, Noli de Castro led the delivery of the sad news to the netizens.
Before the end of the Kapamilya program, Noli and his co-hosts, Bernadette Sembrano and Henry Omaga-Diaz.
“Isa nanamang malungkot sa isang haligi ng pamamamahayag sa ating bansa,” Omaga-Diaz said.
“Nakikiramay po kami especially sa mga Kapuso,” Sembrano said.
De Castro then remembered how many times they crossed paths with Enriquez.
“Lagi kaming nagkakasabay sa mga live, sa Quiapo, basta may malalaking live nagkakasabay kami, nung may prangkisa pa tayo,” the journalist said.
GMA News announced the sad news to their fans on the night of August 29.
“Enriquez, 71, was one of the anchors of GMA’s flagship newscast “24 Oras” and hosted the long-running public affairs program, “Imbestigador.” He also served as President of RGMA Network, Inc. and GMA Network’s Senior Vice President and Consultant for Radio Operations. He also anchored DZBB’s “Super Balita sa Umaga” and “Saksi sa Dobol B.” He joined the broadcast industry in 1969 and then became part of GMA Network in 1995, wholeheartedly serving the Filipino audience for 54 years,” the statement of the network reads.
“The Board of Directors, management, and employees of GMA Network, Inc. deeply mourn the passing of Mr. Enriquez. His dedication to the industry will serve as an inspiration to all. We pray for the eternal repose of our beloved Kapuso,” they added.
Broadcaster Julius Manahan confirmed the passing of his mentor, Kapuso journalist Mike Enriquez.
In a Facebook post, Manahan posted a short message to the veteran broadcaster who became popular with his lines ‘Hindi ko kayo tatantanan’ and ‘Excuse Me Po!’
“My mentor, salamat Mike Enriquez R.I.P,” Manahan said.
Mahan also divulged the possible cause of Enriquez’s passing.
According to the radio broadcaster, Enriquez’s cause of passing was cardiac arrest.
A relative of the journalist, Lerida Enriquez, also confirmed the news to her friends, describing the passing as ‘unexpected’.
“We pray that with his unexpected death, his soul may find peace that he has lived a good life and did his best serving his family, workplace and loved ones while he was on earth. We also earnestly seek for the forgiveness of all his sins and all of his shortcomings. May he find assurance that his family will remain strong and steadfast in serving the Lord as he moves forward in his journey to eternal life with Christ, his Lord and Savior,” she said.
It can be recalled that Enriquez underwent a heart bypass surgery in 2018 and a kidney transplant in 2021 that resulted in him disappearing on 24 Oras for months.
Meanwhile, thousands of netizens dedicated a message to Enriquez who became part of their daily lives for many years.
24 Oras confirmed the demise of one of their founding anchors Mike Enriquez on August 29, 2023.
The 72-year-old journalist led the top news show of GMA Network for 19 years together with Mel Tiangco and Vicky Morales.
Tiangco was the one who delivered the sad news to the public and couldn’t hide her tears while talking about the legacy of her colleague.
“Ang kanyang dedikasyon sa industriya ay magsisilbing inspirasyon sa lahat,” Tiango said.
All newscasters were wearing black during the said episode.
They also remembered Enriquez’ career as a journalist.
It can be recalled that Enriquez was already facing challenges due to health issues related to his heart and kidneys.
In 2022, he successfully underwent a Kidney transplant and returned to 24 Oras, but he was noticeably not appearing regularly because of his condition.
Enriquez described his situation in a past interview, saying that he was required to be careful with his health even if he already received a new kidney.
“‘Yung pinagdaanan ko mahirap. Aside from the procedure itself, may three months mandatory isolation period, and the purpose of that is to avoid the rejection and infection. ‘Yung kidney transplant patients, immuno-compromised sila eh. May comorbidities pa ko, senior citizen, diabetic.” Mike said.
“Imagine this, three times a week, sometimes four times a week, I am hooked up to a dialysis machine for four hours. Ask people who undergo dialysis, para kang binugbog ni Manny Pacquiao, physically,” he added.
Enriquez became popular with his lines ‘Hindi ko kayo tatantanan’.
He was also remembered for saying ‘Excuse Me Po!’ when his cough was interrupting his reporting.
The sad atmosphere was visible during the August 29 episode of 24 Oras, the second home of veteran journalist Mike Enriquez who became their anchor for 19 years.
During the start of the show, Mel Tiangco’s voice was visibly undertone and most of the anchors including Vicky Morales, and Emil Sumangil were wearing black.
People already expected that the sad news about Mike would be announced on 24 Oras since it was his most popular show.
Netizens were still waiting for the official announcement of 24 Oras.
It can be recalled that several GMA news anchors, including Arnold Clavio, Connie Reyes, and even the GMA Integrated News Head Oliver Victor Amoroso already posted several hints to the news about Enriquez.
It can be recalled that Enriquez was already facing several difficulties due to his health condition.
He already took several leaves to take care of his health after he underwent several procedures for his heart and kidneys.
Kapuso hosts and reporters couldn’t hide their sadness amid the news about the demise of veteran GMA Network journalist Mike Enriquez circulated on social media.
Amid the information about the demise of the 72-year-old journalist, Arnold Clavio, one of the closest colleagues of Enriquez posted a black photo, which symbolized grief.
Unang Hirit hosts Shaira Diaz, Connie Sison, Oscar Oida, Connie Sison, Nelson Canlas, and Julis Segovia also expressed their sadness via comment.
On August 29, the report about Enriquez’ quickly circulated on social media.
Enriquez disclosed his health condition in 2018 after he took a leave of absence to treat his condition in kidneys and heart.
Even GMA Integrated News Head Oliver Victor Amoroso changed his display photo to black.
In 2022, he returned on 24 Oras to continue his profession as a broadcaster.
In the same year, Clavio denied that Enriquez was already not fit to work, saying that he would return on television soon.
However, this time, the Unang Hirit host didn’t deny the circulating news and instead posted a black photo to express his grief.
As of writing, GMA and the Enriquez family have yet to release a statement on the news.
Mike Enriquez, one of the most popular broadcaster in the Philippines, had passed away at the age of 72.
The reporter quickly went viral on social media after the news about his demise circulated on social media.
It can be recalled that Mike started to take a break from his job as a reporter in 2018 when he underwent heart bypass surgery. He also disclosed that he was being treated for a kidney disease.
In 2022, Mike made a stint on his regular program 24 Oras after his successful kidney transplant but he then disappeared for again unknown reason.
Even Arnold Clavio posted a hint that the news about the reporter was true after he shared a black photo.
Mike described in an interview the challenges he was facing due to his illness.
“‘Yung pinagdaanan ko mahirap. Aside from the procedure itself, may three months mandatory isolation period, and the purpose of that is to avoid the rejection and infection. ‘Yung kidney transplant patients, immuno-compromised sila eh. May comorbidities pa ko, senior citizen, diabetic.” Mike said.
“Imagine this, three times a week, sometimes four times a week, I am hooked up to a dialysis machine for four hours. Ask people who undergo dialysis, para kang binugbog ni Manny Pacquiao, physically,” he added.
As of writing, the Enriquez family has yet to give any statement on the news.
Retired policeman Willie Gonzales went viral on social media after he was involved in a traffic altercation with a cyclist on August 8.
Because of the incident, many netizens became curious about Gonzales’ background which resulted in the revelation of his past cases.
According to the report of Daily Tribune, the 63-year-old retired policeman was once stationed at the Quezon City Police Department.
His career ended after the Office of the Ombudsman dismissed Gonzales, together with his ten other policemen for allegedly accepting bribes from two Chinese Nationals.
The Ombudsman found that Gonzales’ group freed the two suspects who were caught carrying 1.5kg of illegal substance.
A former colleague of Gonzales told the Daily Tribune that there was something wrong with the retired policeman’s attitude even during his career as a cop.
“Medyo may hangin yan,” a retired policeman who claimed to work with Gonzales told the publication.
‘May hangin’ was a Filipino idiom to describe an individual with a ‘proud’ and ‘boastful’ behavior.
Meanwhile, Gonzales was expected to face multiple charges for allegedly endangering the life of the cyclist he confronted.
However, the retired policeman insisted that it’s already impossible for him to face charges because he already settled the issue with the cyclist.
Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes was well-dressed during the disappointing loss of his team against Angola on August 27, 2023.
According to the social media page Basketball World, Reyes wore an expensive ‘outfit of the day’ or OOTD while coaching Gilas during the game.
Reyes wore a Thom Browne suit jacket and thom browne trousers, which were estimated to cost around 198,000 pesos.
The OOTD of Reyes gained different reactions from netizens, and also from motivational speaker Rendon Labador who’s also one of the top critics of the controversial coach.
“Ano ba kasi ‘yang suot mo? Para kang pupunta sa burol. Hindi mo ba alam na may laro ang Gilas kaya ganyan ang suot mo? Inuna kasi ang porma kesa panalo,” said Rendon.
“Maawa ka sa Pilipinas, Coach. Mag-resign ka na ASAP,” he added.
As of writing, Chot has yet to give a response to the netizens who were criticizing him.
Gilas was set to play with Italy, which is considered one of the strongest teams in FIBA.
Atty. Raymond Fortun revealed some important details about the viral confrontation between a cyclist and a retired police officer on August 8, 2023.
It can be recalled that a cyclist who’s being currently assisted by Fortun was planning to file charges against Willie Gonzales after the latter almost used his weapon against the victim.
According to Fortun, the cyclist was forced to sign an agreement to withdraw any attempt to file a complaint against Fortun and the suspect even asked him to pay P500 for the damages he did to his vehicle.
“Dinala ng pulis ang siklista sa police station. Doon ay sapilitan sya na pinapirma ng agreement na nagkaayos umano sila at inamin nya na sya ang may mali. Di lang yon — pinagbayad pa sya ng ₱500 dahil nagasgasan nya ang sasakyan ng ex-pulis. Yung nag-upload ng video ay tinakot din. Hindi nyo na makikita ang video sa vlogsite nya,” the lawyer said.
He also showed a conversation between him and the cyclist to shed light on the issue.
The cyclist narrated that he only tapped the vehicle of Gonzales because the retired cop was using the bike lane.
“Actually ako pa ang nagbigay ng 500 dyan kc sa gasgas daw ng kotse nya lito na ako that time. Kc naghalo na ang pagod ko at gutom kaya nag usap na kami para matigil na kc mag isa lang ako nsa pulis station para matigil nag usap na kami pero babayaran ko pa daw yung damage sa kotse kya binigay ko na lang yung 500 nung una gusto pa kunin yung 800 sbi wla ako pangkain kc nga nanginginig na ako sa gutom,” the cyclist said.
“Pinapalabas nya kc binangga ko eh di naman nangyari yun ska nasa loob sya ng bike lane kaya tinpik ko yung sasakyan nya kasi mahuhulog na ako sa gutter. pag dating sa unahan tumigil sya pinagmumura nya ako kaya di ko na pinansin nagulat lang ako na sinundan pala nya ako tapos ginawa pala nila ng mga yupi yung kotse na di ko naman ginawa,” he added.
As of writing, Gonzales has yet to give a respond to the cyclist’s statement.
