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Mar Arguelles; 71

/ 05:10 AM August 28, 2022

LEGAZPI CITY, Albay, Philippines — Mario “Mar” Arguelles, a correspondent of the Philippine Daily Inquirer based in Legazpi City in Albay province, died of liver cancer complications on Friday night. He was 71.

Arguelles joined the Inquirer as a correspondent of the Southern Luzon Bureau in 2009, shortly after retiring as the information center manager of the government-run Philippine Information Agency (PIA) in Albay.

As a senior Inquirer correspondent, Arguelles was at the forefront of news coverage of major events happening not just in Albay but also in the provinces of Masbate and Sorsogon.

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Even before he joined the PIA and later the Inquirer, Arguelles was already a contributing writer for two national dailies in the 1990s. He also wrote for various local papers in the Bicol region, including Bicol Mail, Dyaryo Bikol and Weekly Digest.

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Arguelles’ wife, Clarita, died because of lung cancer only on March 5 this year. The couple are survived by their children Mark Vincent, 42, and Mario Sebastian Jr., 40.

His family said they will hold a wake for a few days at the St. Peter Chapels in Barangay Bogtong in Legazpi City before his remains are cremated.

—MA. APRIL MIER-MANJARES AND MICHAEL JAUCIAN

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