John William Xeres-Burgos Joseph Jr., also known as Johnny Midnight (March 31, 1941 – October 6, 2014) was a Filipino radio and television broadcaster. He was a pioneer reporter of '' Radyo Patrol'' in the 1960s. He was awarded with the Presidential Humanitarian Award of the First Order by then President

Ferdinand Marcos Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino lawyer, politician, dictator, and Kleptocracy, kleptocrat who served as the tenth president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled the c ...

due to his work in helping the victims of the

1968 Casiguran earthquake The 1968 Casiguran earthquake occurred on with a moment magnitude of 7.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent''). The thrust earthquake's epicenter was in Casiguran, Quezon (now part of Aurora province). A small non-destructive ...

Binondo, Manila Binondo (; ) is a district in Manila and is referred to as the city's Chinatown. Its influence extends beyond to the places of Quiapo, Santa Cruz, San Nicolas and Tondo. It is the oldest Chinatown in the world, established in 1594 by the ...

. He died due to

prostate cancer Prostate cancer is the neoplasm, uncontrolled growth of cells in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system below the bladder. Abnormal growth of the prostate tissue is usually detected through Screening (medicine), screening tests, ...

on October 6, 2014.

Filmography

Radio

*''Midnight Connection'' (DZRJ, DZBB) *''Metro Patrol Midnight Connection'' (2014, DWIZ)

Television

*''Midnight Connection'', host (RJTV 29) *''RJTV Interactive News'', anchor (RJTV 29) *''Radyo Bandido sa Telebisyon'', host (NBN 4 - now PTV 4)

References

1941 births 2014 deaths Filipino radio personalities Filipino television personalities People from Bacolod Deaths from prostate cancer in the Philippines {{Philippines-bio-stub