Other Sugbuanon journalists in Manila
Other Sugbuanon journalists in Manila
Other journalists who were born or lived in Cebu and considered Cebu their hometown before working for publications in Manila:
Natalio “Talyux” B. Bacalso (1908-1980)
Dubbed Cebu’s top radio commentator, the Pardo, Cebu City native edited Bisaya from 1932-1934. The fictionist-playwright also edited the Manila-based Cebuano weekly Lamdag.
Tiburcio Baguio
Editor-in-chief of Bisaya from 1986-1995, the Cebu City native was a 1991 Gawad Balagtas awardee for Cebuano fiction.
Maximo D. Bas
The Talisay, Cebu native became editor-in-chief of Bisaya from 1946-1950. Years later, his brother Nazario would also lead Bisaya.
Nazario D. Bas
After joining Bisaya in 1956, he became its editor-in-chief from 1966-1969, returning for a second term from 1973-1986. The Talisaynon also worked in the advertising department of the Ramon Roces Publications and became editor of Alimyon for Bulaklak Publications.
Flaviano P. Boquecosa (1898-1957)
Editor-in-chief of Bisaya from 1934 to 1941, the Dumanjug, Cebu native went on to edit the Manila-based Cebuano weekly, Lamdag, after World War 2.
Francisco T. Candia (1908-1966)
The Candaguit, Sibonga, Cebu native became editor-in-chief of Bisaya from 1950-1966, after joining the magazine in 1933 and becoming associate editor in 1945.
Potenciano “Junne” Cañizares Jr.
The Talisay, Cebu native worked under Francisco Candia as literary editor of Bisaya from 1960-1965.
Austregelina “Lina” Espina-Moore (1919-2000)
The Toledo City, Cebu-born fictionist was a cub reporter for the Manila Times and a staff member of the Manila Chronicle.
Oliver P. Flores
From 1986-1998, the poet and novelist from Sogod, Cebu was a member of the editorial team of Bisaya, where he became literary editor.
Harry Gasser (1937-2014)
Born Harry Alesna in Carcar, Cebu, he appeared on “Balita Ngayon” on ABS-CBN from 1969 to 1972, and on “BBC Primetime News” on Banahaw Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) Channel 2 from 1973 to 1977. He anchored RPN 9’s NewsWatch from 1975 to 1999. He was also overseas program manager and news manager of Radio Veritas.
Juan L. Mercado
He was associate editor of the Evening News, before co-founding and editing until 1975 DepthNews, launched by the Press Foundation of Asia in the 1960s. He was a correspondent for London’s Financial Times and the Honolulu-Star Bulletin, before returning to the Philippines to write columns for the Philippine Daily Inquirer and various community papers.
Marcel M. Navarra (1914-1984)
After joining Bisaya in 1938, the Tuyom, Carcar, Cebu native went on to become its editor-in-chief from 1969-1973. The “Father of the Modern Short Story” and “the Cebuano Hemingway” also edited Lamdag in 1947.
Jenara “Cookie” R. Newman
She wrote the column, “Stardust,” as entertainment editor of the Evening News in Manila. Today, after editing several Cebu newspapers and magazines, she is a regular contributor to Sun.Star Cebu.
Vicente C. Padriga (1895-1980)
The “Prince of Cebuano Poets” was the first editor-in-chief of Bisaya, the Cebuano weekly magazine published by Ramon Roces Publications in Manila. He edited it from 1930-1931.
Santiago R. Pepito Jr.
Editor-in-chief of Bisaya from 1995-2001, the Sogod, Cebu native was a 2002 Gawad Balagtas awardee for Cebuano fiction.
Ina Reformina
The Dumaguete City-educated lass was an anchor-reporter for ABS-CBN Cebu’s TV Patrol newscast from 2000-2002 before moving to Manila to work as a reporter for ABS-CBN Manila.
Godofredo M. Roperos
The Balamban, Cebu native was literary editor of Bisaya magazine in the 1950s before becoming associate editor of the Sunday Times Magazine, the weekly supplement of The Manila Times, from 1957-1964. 
(Sources: Cebuano Studies Center, Bisaya, Sun.Star Cebu, Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation, 2007 Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas, Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society, Philippine News Agency, Resil B. Mojares and Erlinda Alburo/CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art, Philippine American Literary House, Manila Bulletin, Cebu Daily News, Cebu Journalism and Journalists 5, UCANews, Wikipedia)
