Amando Doronila

Amando Ermitano Doronila (6 February 1928 – 7 July 2023) was a Filipino journalist, writer and newspaper publisher who covered Philippine politics from the 1960s to the early decades of the 21st century and was imprisoned and exiled by the Martial Law regime of President Ferdinand Marcos.

Early life and education Amando Ermitano Doronila was born on 6 February 1928 in Dumangas, Iloilo, to Arsenio Doronila and Marcelina Ermitano. He received a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of East in 1953.

Doronila started his professional career as a reporter and columnist for the Manila Bulletin in the 1960s and was also a political columnist for the Daily Mirror from 1963 to 1972, as well as editor-in-chief of the Manila Chronicle. In between, he served as president of the National Press Club of the Philippines and a part-time journalism lecturer at the University of the Philippines. He was later released in December after being made to promise not to participate in "anti-national activities," resume work without a military permit from the military, give or participate in any interview with local or foreign media, and was required to report periodically to the military.

Selected works The State, Economic Transformation, and Political Change in the Philippines, 1946-1972 (1991) The Fall of Joseph Estrada: The Inside Story (2001) Afro-Asia in Upheaval: A Memoir of Front-line Reporting (2008) Doro: Behind the Byline (2023)

Selected awards Chino Roces Freedom Award (2002) Rotary Club's Journalism Hall of Fame (2003) National Book Award (2008)