Former students honor Chit Estella
May 16th, Arlington Funeral Homes, Quezon City
May 16th, Arlington Funeral Homes, Quezon City
THE sudden death of Chit Estella on Friday, May 13th, has outraged many given the tragic manner of her passing. But just as her colleagues and friends mourn for the loss, they also remember with fondness the years spent with Estella, described by most as kind, courageous, and principled.
By YVONNE T. CHUA
CHIT ESTELLA and I were well on our way to obtaining tenure as professors of journalism at the University of the Philippines in Diliman when classes open this June. We had survived the university's dreaded "up or out" policy after graduating this month with a master's degree in public management from the UP Open University.
THE Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) released on Monday a photo of Daniel Espinosa, the Universal Guiding Star bus driver in the road accident that killed journalist and University of the Philippines professor Lourdes "Chit" Estella-Simbulan along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City on Friday. (Read the rest of the account on gmanews.tv)
VERA Files announces with deep sorrow the demise of VERA Files co-founder and trustee Lourdes Simbulan. She was 54.