Courtesy: GMA Network News
THE House of Representatives, led by Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez and other key officials, adopted today a resolution expressing the chamber’s profound condolences to the family of veteran broadcast journalist and GMA-7 network executive Miguel “Mike” Enriquez.
Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio D. Gonzales, House Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe, House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan, Senior Deputy Majority Leader Sandro Marcos, along with Tingog Party List Reps. Yedda Marie K. Romualdez and Jude Acidre, joined the Speaker in authoring House Resolution (HR) No. 1254 that paid tribute to the multi-awarded and renowned radio and TV news anchor, who is survived by his wife Lizabeth “Baby” Yumping.
HR 1254 was adopted in consolidation with five other proposed resolutions expressing the same sentiment.
“The industry and GMA-7 have just lost a broadcasting giant. The death of Mike Enriquez has left a void in the industry and in his beloved network his colleagues would struggle to fill. His absence will be felt for a long time,” Romualdez said of Enriquez, who died last August 29 at the age of 71.
The leader of the House of Representatives described Enriquez as a “tireless media practitioner, an anti-corruption, an anti-abuse, and an anti-wrongdoing crusader.” “He was a champion of the oppressed, the abused,” he said.
“His docudrama Imbestigador was his vehicle for exposing corruption and mischief. His now famous punchline ‘Hindi kita tatantanan!’ sent an ominous warning to wayward and abusive public officials, policemen, other public servants, and other citizens with influence,” the Speaker said.
In the adopted HR No. , lawmakers credited Enriquez for his “fierce dedication to his craft,” where he stands as a “formidable pillar in media practice who tirelessly led the crusade to defend the rights of the disadvantaged and marginalized members of society.”
“Enriquez’s famous catch phrases ‘Excuse Me Po!,’ ‘Pasensiya Na Po,’ and ‘Hindi Namin Kayo Tatantanan!’ reflected his unbiased and unflinching approach to news reporting and upheld the journalistic principles of integrity, accuracy, objectivity, and openness,” it added.
The network executive also “battled against dishonest and abusive public officials and servants.”
