The Palace was saddened by the passing of Ninez Cacho-Olivares, founder and editor-in-chief of Daily Tribune who died at the age of 78 after a lingering illness.
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said that “the Palace expresses its deep condolences and commiserates with the family of Ms. Olivares, particularly her children Peter, Bambina, Michael and Pixie, her children-in-law, Tweety Quintero, Xandra Barretto and Jay Fonacier, and her grandchildren Carlo, Iñigo, Isabella and Enrique Olivares, Samantha and Jessica Wise, Julio Olivares and Noelle Fonacier, as well as her friends, colleagues and loved one.”
“Ms. Olivares was the founder, former publisher and editor-in-chief of The Daily Tribune whose hard-hitting publication is known to deliver news without fear or favor. She was for more than 20 years a feature writer and a political commentator in various Manila broadsheets like the Bulletin Today, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Business Day and Business World. She was known for her biting commentaries and insightful analyses laced with wit and elegant sarcasm on government incompetence and corruption that provided probing and intellectual insights to her readers,” the Palace spokesman said.
“We have lost a welcome hell of a journalist that struck fear in the hearts of corrupt bureaucrats and politicians with pretended nationalism as well as pseudo intellectuals who suffocate the air with their nonsense,” he said.
“Olivares was one of the leading figures who carried the torch for freedom of expression” during the martial law regime.
“She bravely joined the parliament of the streets against the Marcos presidency. The threat of arrest and detention could not deter her from pursuing her advocacy of freedom of the press and good government,” Panelo said.
“She was a shining example of a journalist who wrote with truth accompanying the movement of her pen. Her words came across as a scalpel that cuts the lies and corruption of political scoundrels,” he said.