Douglas Quijano, 64, laid to rest in Taguig

MANILA, Philippines – Douglas Quijano, well-loved talent manager and friend to many of his showbiz colleagues, was finally laid to rest Saturday. The remains of Quijano – Tito Dougs as he was fondly called by friends and talents – were cremated at 1 p.m. on Saturday afternoon at the Heritage Memorial Park and Crematorium in Taguig City. Quijano was found dead last Saturday morning in his rest house in Lucban, Quezon. His attending physician, Dr. Uli Nantes, ruled the cause of death as a heart attack. Stars and loved ones mourned over his untimely demise at 64. "Pag meron tayong problema, si douglas ang tinatawagan natin lagi,pag meron kang gustong malaking desisyon na masolve, si douglas yung tatawagan natin lagi, nung namatay si douglas, si douglas pa rin ang gusto nating tawagan eh," said actor Richard Gomez, one of the many actors whom Quijano led to stardom, during the eulogy. [When we have a problem, we called Douglas, when we have a big decision to make, we called Douglas, when he died, he was still the one whom we wanted to call.] "I think we’re gonna suffer in the next few years, he is a great loss," added Lucy Torres-Gomez. The Gomez couple hosted Quijano's last birthday party on July 25 last year in their Greenhills home. Quijano was best known for managing Richard Gomez’s career, though he also jumpstarted the careers of Tirso Cruz III and Aga Muhlach. Also among the other celebrities whose careers he managed were John Estrada, Joey Marquez, Wendell Ramos, Antonio Aquitania, Anjo Yllana, Gelli de Belen, Jay Aquitania, Benj Basa, and Richard Gutierrez. But Marquez emphasized during the eulogy that Quijano was more than a manager. "As a manager, that is, for us, secondary, I think he is more of a father, a mother, a friend, a critic, a mentor, than a manager," he said. Even the talent manager’s sister said she was witness as to how much he was valued by the entertainment industry. "We really love [Douglas], everybody in the industry, not just my family, his family, but everyone in the entertainment industry, and I’m proud of him," Roxie Quijano-Tan said in an interview aired over GMA’s Flash Report. Quijano’s cousin, Jorge Javier, added: "What Douglas gave to everybody was is the integrity of this family and this is the kind of integrity that is rare in the industry and I would say to Douglas's talents, is the integrity and respectability of Douglas in his work, in keeping his name good and clean is the legacy with which they might want to look up to, if not, live up to." - Kimberly Jane Tan, GMANews.TV