{"id":212085,"date":"2019-04-30T04:17:11","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T08:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=212085"},"modified":"2019-04-30T04:17:11","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T08:17:11","slug":"veteran-nueva-ecija-journo-writes-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/04\/30\/veteran-nueva-ecija-journo-writes-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran Nueva Ecija journo writes 30"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A recipient of multiple awards in journalism for agriculture, Roque was a topnotch news correspondent based in Nueva Ecija who wrote for decades for the Philippine Daily Inquirer. (File Photo: Anselmo Roque\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SCIENCE CITY OF MU\u00d1OZ, Nueva Ecija<\/strong>\u00a0— Multi-awarded and veteran journalist Anselmo \u201cKa Elmo\u201d Roque succumbed to a lingering illness at the Sacred Heart of Jesus in San Jose City, this province at about 5:05 Monday. He was 80.<\/p>\n

His remains lie in state at the Central Luzon State University (CLSU) Social Hall in this city. The details of interment are not yet certain.<\/p>\n

He survived by his wife, Corazon; children, Apollo Jose, Hiyasmin and Oliver Lee and six grandchildren.<\/p>\n

A recipient of multiple awards in journalism for agriculture, Roque was a topnotch news correspondent based in Nueva Ecija who wrote for decades for the Philippine Daily Inquirer.<\/p>\n

He supplied readers of Punto! Central Luzon with most important news on agriculture, among other relevant issues.<\/p>\n

As president of the Correspondents Association of Nueva Ecija (CANE), Roque headed a media forum which was aired in different radio stations in the province.<\/p>\n

He was also an adviser of the Nueva Ecija Press Club, Inc. (NEPCI), the mother organization of newsmen in the province.<\/p>\n

He retired as director of the CLSU Public Affairs Office.<\/p>\n

A writer of social concerns and literature, Roque was also a Palanca awardee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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