Archive for January, 2010

Press Secretary Cerge Remonde was found dead in his Bel Air house early this morning. The attending doctor has not determined the cause of his death. He died on 19 January 2010 after being found unconscious in his office bathroom.

Cerge M. Remonde (b. Argao, Cebu, 21 December 1958 – 19 January 2010) is a Philippine broadcast journalist who has held a number of important positions in the field of media. He is the Presidential Press Secretary under the administration of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

One of Remonde’s early jobs in media included being a stringer at the Philippine News Agency (PNA). He was an anchor for DYLA Interaction, a primetime news and commentary program. He eventually became National Chairman of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP), and was the first KBP chair to be elected to a 6th term. In 2001, Remonde became press undersecretary in charge of broadcast and the executive director of the Radio Television Malacañang Presidential Broadcast Staff. He also became the president of IBC Channel 13 and of RPN Channel 9. He became Secretary of the Government Mass Media Group (GMMG) in 2004. In October 2006, he became the lead convener of the National Anti-Poverty Commission while still serving as Secretary of the GMMG. Later, he became Director-General of the Presidential Management Staff, and finally, on February 1, 2009, he was appointed as Press Secretary.