Billy Balbastro
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Filemon R. Balbastro, Jr. (November 13, 1940 – February 2, 2008), better known as Billy Balbastro, was a Filipino lawyer and entertainment columnist.
Balbastro was born in Oton, Iloilo. By the age of fifteen, Balbastro was covering the entertainment beat for the Philippine Free Press and the Kislap-Graphic.[1] He graduated from the University of the Philippines College of Law in 1962, but he never practiced law.[2] His columns appeared in the Abante and Abante Tonight tabloids. From 1982 to 1985, Balbastro was the president of the Philippine Movie Press Club.
Balbastro hosted a showbusiness-themed radio program, Showtime with Billy, which aired over DZMM. He also was a member of the Committee for Cinema of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Balbastro died from lung cancer in February of 2008.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Boy Villasanta. "In memoriam: Billy Balbastro", ABS-CBN News Online, 2008-02-03. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
- ^ Bayani San Diego, Jr.. "Billy Balbastro, lawyer-journalist; 67", Philippine Daily Inquirer, 2008-02-03. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
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