Kathleen Okubo

Kathleen Okubo (March 25, 1953 – April 7, 2024) was a Filipino journalist, activist, columnist, dissident and writer based in Baguio.

Early life Kathleen Okubo was born to Bernardo Okubo on March 25, 1953. She was a nephew of Yoshinai "Sinai" Hamada, who founded the Baguio Midland Courier, where she first worked as a journalist in 1964. She was of Ibaloi descent. and was arrested in Pangasinan in 1973 for organizing youth and students while contributing stories for local newspapers under a pseudonym. She was later released but was required to report regularly to Philippine Constabulary headquarters in Camp Bado Dangwa in La Trinidad, Benguet. Despite this, she maintained her career as a journalist, eventually helping to establish several other news outlets covering northern Luzon such as the Cordillera News Agency and Cordillera News and Features (CNF).

Selected awards Distinguished Gintong Tala Luminary Award in Journalism by the National Correspondents Club of Baguio (2018)