Ninez Cacho-Olivares (19 July 1941 – 3 January 2020) was a Filipino journalist, having worked in the industry for over 20 years as a feature writer and political columnist in various

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s such as the ''Bulletin Today'', ''

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'', ''Business Day'' and ''Business World''. She was publisher and editor-in-chief for the ''Philippine Post'' prior to becoming ''

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''s publisher and editor-in-chief. She was known to be a staunch defender of former

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Joseph Ejército Estrada. She died on 3 January 2020, at the age of 78.Veteran journalist Ninez Cacho-Olivares passes away at 78
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