IT WAS A sudden death for a popular entertainment personality known for writing hot news about local celebrities.
Danny T. Vibas, Danilo T. Vibas in real life, died of pancreatic cancer Wednesday night at the East Avenue Medical Center in Quezon City.
This was announced by his youngest sister Ace Vibas in a phone interview this morning.
Danny, a cum laude graduate of Bachelor of Arts (AB) in Journalism from the Faculty of Arts and Letters of the University of Santo Tomas, was one of the most influential movie columnists in vernacular tabloids and English broadsheets.
He started his professional journalism career as a staff member of the publication of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the mid-70s.
After a public estate stint, he joined the advertising world as a copywriter for Word Associates.
Not too long enough, Dan, as he was fondly called by his kith and kin, embarked on entertainment writing. He wrote for Celebrity Magazine, an in-depth compendium of stories about film, stage, television, society and sectoral celebs and fanzines like Bulaklak, Modern Romances and True Confessions, Kislap, Jingle Extra Hot, among others, in his nom de plume Rico E. Alegre.
Vibas was a member of Special People together with Lhar Santiago, Pilar Mateo, Ronald Mendoza, Josie Manago, the late Rino Fernan Silverio and this writer with the iconic Boy C. de Guia as mentor.
He was the entertainment editor of Abante and Lider tabloids.
Dan was a Production Assistant (PA) for Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) Channel 13’s “Scoop” with Boy and Lolit Solis as hosts.
He also had a short stint as field reporter for Angelique Lazo’s entertainment news in “Action 9,” a public affairs show on Radio Philippines Network (RPN) Channel 9.
At the time of his death, Danny was running columns for Daily Tribune, Hataw and Remate.
Details of his funeral wake will be announced soon. He was 71.
God bless you – great gorgeous friend. You were loved and and always in all ways.
Lubos akong nakikiramay sa iyong pagkawala. Isang bihasang manunulat na si Danny Vibas at ang kanyang mga sulat, mga pagsasalaysay, ay nagbigay ng kaalaman, nakaka-aliw at nagbibigay aral sa marami. Mananatili sa ating mga puso ang lahat ng kanyang iniwang pamana sa kanyang mga kwento. Nagpapadala ako ng pagmamahal at lakas para sa iyong mga naiwan sa buhay, sa mga kapamilya mo, sa mga kaibigan mo at sa mga kasamahan mo sa industriya. May you rest in peace in God’s embrace.
Rest easy, Dan. You will be sorely missed by your UST Artlets 1975 batch mates.
Rest easy, Dan. You will be sorely missed by your UST Artlets 1975 batch mates.
AGNES ENCARNADO McEVOY
Hi, Danny…I cant believe that we have lost you so soon…all our UST Artlets 1975 , group, Phil and I, will miss your company, in celebrating our UST reunion, every 2 years,…. We all wish you the best time in Heaven our dear klasmeyt…GOD BLESS YOUR SOUL…AMEN