Jose Guevara

Jose ("Joe") L. Guevara (August 27, 1917 – December 2, 2002) was a Filipino journalist, political commentator and art collector. He was also a contributor to the Manila Times. On April 6, 1954, while reporting for The Manila Times at a legislative session, he introduced Imelda Romualdez to then-congressman Ferdinand Marcos, and a romance between the two developed rapidly. Guevara was described as Marcos's "steady sidekick", and spent much time with the couple, reporting on their relationship which received much attention from society columnists. The couple were married 11 days later. On March 26, 1962, Guevera was appointed chairman of the newly-established Board of Censors for Motion Pictures by President Diosdado Macapagal; prior to becoming chairman, he had been involved in film censorship since 1953. He would resign from his position in early September 1965 in response to the board's sudden suspension of the film Iginuhit ng Tadhana (The Ferdinand E. Marcos Story) in his absence.

In 1991, he received an honorary doctorate from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.