| 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]
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.
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]
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]
| Year | Title | Network | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–2023 | TV Patrol | ABS-CBN ANC TeleRadyo Kapamilya Channel A2Z | Reporter | [11] | |
| 1998–2010 | The Correspondents | ABS-CBN | |||
| 2009–2011 | |||||
| 2016 | Magandang Buhay | Guest, with Miguel Dumaual | [12] | ||
| 2018–2019 | Biyaheng Retro | Jeepney TV | Host | [13] |