April 29, 2004
Nick Joaquin: A Great Journalist, A Great Filipino
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines mourns the death of Nick Joaquin, National Artist for Literature and one of the country’s preeminent journalists.
As a literary giant, Mr. Joaquin was an exemplar. As a journalist (he used the byline Quijano de Manila for his journalistic writings), Mr. Joaquin displayed a remarkable talent and dedication that inspired a generation of Filipino journalists. His reportage on politics, culture, crime and the travails of ordinary people were unparalleled; he plumbed the depths of his subjects as no reporter in his time ever had.
Perhaps even before the Americans invented the word “literary journalism,”
let alone practice it, Mr. Joaquin was already into it, infusing his stories with the sensitivity and flair of a literary genius and a great reporter. (One of Mr. Joaquin’s reports, “The House on Zapote Street,” was later turned into the movie Kisapmata.)
As editor, particularly at the Philippine Graphic magazine, Mr. Joaquin was not only well-liked for his lively presence (oftentimes with that beer bottle in hand) — he was also admired for giving new literary talents their break in the literary section of the magazine. Many of these fictionists and poets are now among the country’s best.
This great journalist, this great Filipino, will be sorely missed.
CARLOS H. CONDE
Secretary-General

Ederic Eder
Ederic is a Filipino communications worker in the telecom, media, and technology industry. He writes about K-dramas and Korean celebrities for Hallyudorama.
He used to be a social media manager for news at GMA Network, where he also headed YouScoop, GMA News and Public Affairs’ citizen journalism arm.
He was with Yahoo! Philippines for more than three years before returning to GMA Network, where he was also previously part of the News Research section.
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hi sir! good day!! it’s nice nice of you to think of having a webbie with this kind of theme and i adore you for that!!
my main purpose of writing to you is that i’m wondering if you could send me a copy of May Day Eve by Nick Joaquin??! i’ve been researching about that for a while already but still i can’t find the full and exact copy of it.!!! i would be very happy if you would reply regarding that…!
thank you so much!!!