Mario Dumaual Explained

Mario Dumaual
Birth Name:Mario Velasquez Dumaual
Birth Date:31 July 1958
Birth Place:Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines
Death Place:Quezon City, Philippines
Resting Place:Loyola Memorial Park, Marikina, Philippines
Education:University of the Philippines Los Baños
Occupation:Writer, entertainment journalist
Employer:ABS-CBN
Children:5
Agent:ABS-CBN Corporation (1988–2023)
Years Active:1982–2023

Mario Velasquez Dumaual (in Tagalog pronounced as /ˈmaɾjo duˈmawɐl/; July 31, 1958 – July 5, 2023) was a Filipino writer and journalist, best known as an entertainment reporter for ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs.[1]

Education and personal life

Dumaual studied at the University of the Philippines Los Baños, where he served as a campus journalist, specializing in sports. He graduated in 1975.[2] [3]

Dumaual married Cherie Pamittan in 1987.[4] They had five children (including son and ABS-CBN News reporter Miguel Dumaual) and three grandchildren.

Career

Dumaual started his career as a staff writer for the Ministry of Agriculture. Later, he worked at a financing company and then a shipping company.[5]

In 1982, he was hired by the Times Journal as their entertainment reporter, where he was assigned to cover the Manila International Film Festival.

While working as a columnist for the newspaper Malaya, Angelique Lazo (entertainment anchor of the flagship news program TV Patrol) offered him a job at ABS-CBN.

Dumaual was honored with a star at the Eastwood City Walk of Fame, in recognition of his contributions to the Philippine entertainment industry.[6]

Illness and death

On June 5, 2023, he suffered a heart attack and was confined at the Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City. During his confinement, it was discovered that he was also suffering from a severe fungal infection.[7] [8]

A month later, he died due to septic shock on July 5, at the age of 64.[8] His death was announced in a statement released by his family.[9] He was buried on July 9 at the Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina.[10]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleNetworkNotes
1988–2023TV Patrol ABS-CBN
ANC
TeleRadyo
Kapamilya Channel
A2Z
Reporter[11]
1998–2010The CorrespondentsABS-CBN
2009–2011
2016Magandang BuhayGuest, with Miguel Dumaual[12]
2018–2019Biyaheng Retro Jeepney TVHost[13]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. News: Maja Salvador, Hidilyn Diaz among 2023 honorees of Eastwood's Walk of Fame . ABS-CBN News . 11 January 2023.
  2. News: Bagaoisan . Anjo . Mario Dumaual, reporter to the stars, leaves trailblazing legacy . ABS-CBN News . 5 July 2023.
  3. Web site: De Castro . Isagani Jr. . Mario Dumaual 101: The old-school journalist . Rappler. 6 July 2023.
  4. News: April 7, 2012 . Star Patrollers join Dumauals' 25th wedding anniversary . ABS-CBN News . . The article mentions is about the Dumauals' silver (25th) anniversary, therefore their wedding was in 1987.
  5. News: ABS-CBN reporter Mario Dumaual passes away at 64 . ABS-CBN News .
  6. News: Ricky Lee, Maja Salvador, Hidilyn Diaz, Guerrero siblings kabilang sa German Moreno Walk of Fame 2023 inductees . Philippine Entertainment Portal (PEP.ph) .
  7. News: Prayers sought for Mario Dumaual after heart attack . . June 10, 2023. July 5, 2023.
  8. News: Veteran showbiz reporter Mario Dumaual dies at 64 . . July 5, 2023 . July 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230705092523/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/entertainment/2023/7/5/Mario-Dumaual-dies-.html . dead .
  9. News: Mario Dumaual passes away at 64 . .
  10. News: Veteran showbiz reporter Mario Dumaual laid to rest . . 9 July 2023. 10 July 2023.
  11. News: San Diego Jr. . Bayani . Has broadcast news gone show biz? . 10 July 2023 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 1 October 2006 . en.
  12. Web site: Magandang Buhay: Mario and Miguel's ups and downs. 13 December 2016. ABS-CBN Entertainment. YouTube. 6 July 2023.
  13. News: Carvajal . Dolly Anne . Bouncing back after the storms . 10 July 2023 . INQUIRER.net . 24 November 2013 . en.