Mario Dumaual


Mario Velasquez Dumaual was a Filipino writer and journalist, best known as an entertainment reporter for ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs.

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.
Dumaual married Cherie Pamittan in 1987. They had five children 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.
In 1982, he was hired by the The [Manila Times|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 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.

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

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