Cesar Dulay Mangawang (January 4, 1953 – August 24, 2024) was a Filipino

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. He headed the research department of the ''

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'' in 1986 and became an editor before retiring from the newspaper 30 years later.

Early life

Mangawang was a dean’s lister at

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and editor of ''The Lance'' student publication. Mangawang first worked as a press officer for the then Mayor Nemesio Yabut of

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and as a project officer at the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication.

Death

Mangawang succumbed to heart failure on August 24, 2024, according to Gigi, his younger sister. His wake was at the Most Holy Trinity Mortuary on Sobriedad Street,

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where he was born and raised by his parents from

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. He was cremated on August 30, 2024.

References

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