Renato "Rene" Mendoza Alviar (10 January 1948 – 27 November 2022) was a Filipino journalist. He covered Philippine politics and business from the mid-1970s until the early decades of the 21st century.[1][2][3]
Rene M. Alviar | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Died | November 27, 2022 (aged 74) |
| Education | Adamson University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Early life
editAlviar was born in Makati on 10 January 1948 and grew up in San Pedro, Laguna where his family originated.[4]
Career
editEditorial career
editAlviar did a stint as assistant business editor for the Manila Standard.[5] He returned to the PNA as a senior editor from 2008 to 2018.[6] He was first a business reporter for the Manila Bulletin in 1982, covering various companies and their government regulatory agency, as well as trade, industry, agricultural, economic and development authorities.[7][8] Alviar's attention to his beat enabled him to be part of the Philippine press delegation in international conferences and Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meetings, including the ones held in Jakarta and Bali in Indonesia, Pennsylvania, California, South Carolina, New Jersey, and Orlando, Florida in the United States.[9]
Notable coverage
editAlviar argued that after the People Power Revolution, 1986 would also be the year for military officers to defend their wealth.[10] In 2021 and 2022, Alviar's weekly columns at Tutubi.ph were written in Filipino, mostly reminding readers of the lessons learned and not learned 50 years after Ferdinand Marcos imposed Martial law in the Philippines.[11][12][13]
Death
editAlviar died on 27 November 2022, at the age of 74.[14]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Authors". Philippine Star.
- ^ Chowdhury, Aditi (1999). "The Dispossessed: Victims of Development in Asia". Google Books. p. 361.
- ^ O'Brien, Thomas (1990). "Crisis and Instability: The Philippines Enters the Nineties". Google Books. p. 75.
- ^ Moaje, Marita (November 29, 2022). "Former PNA editor Rene Alviar writes 30". PNA. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ "Bulk Handlers warns of legal move vs Poro" (PDF). DPT Law. August 22, 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ "Ex-Standard editor Rene Alviar writes 30". Manila Standard. November 29, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ Samonte, Severino (March 18, 2023). "Former PNAers: Where are they now?". BusinessMirror. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ "Author". UP.edu.ph.
- ^ Alviar, Rene (December 22, 2021). "Pagbabalanse at pagpapahayag". Tutubi.ph. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ Aquino, Belinda (1987). "Politics of Plunder: The Philippines Under Marcos". Google Books. p. 6. ISBN 978-971-8567-00-5.
- ^ Alviar, Rene (September 21, 2022). "50 taon ng pagkatuto o pagkalimot?". Tutubi.ph. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ Alviar, Rene (April 27, 2022). "Bagong palusot: 'Wala na bang bago?'". Tutubi.ph. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ Foz, Vicente (1987). "Mass Media and the New Constitution". Google Books. National Press Club of the Philippines (1987 Media Directory). Retrieved November 15, 2024.
- ^ "Rene Alviar, Tutubi News columnist and former PNA editor, dies at 74". Tutubi.ph. November 28, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2024.