
GMA News reporter Cesar Apolinario passed away this morning, December 13. He was 46.
His colleagues and friends paid tribute to him on social media.
He was more than a colleague, he was a friend. There are no words. Godspeed and rest in peace @CesarApolinario. pic.twitter.com/10LNaTLYus
-- Raffy Tima (@raffytima) December 13, 2019
Thank you #CesarApolinario for being a mentor, a Kuya and a friend to many of us, I will remember and cherish you forever. ❤️🙏 Sharing some old photos. ( One during a carpool convoy, the other during FP Cory Aquino burial coverage) pic.twitter.com/BT57vY7Xuj
-- JP Soriano (@jpsoriano) December 13, 2019
You will truly be missed and forever remembered @CesarApolinario. Hanggang sa muli.
-- JULIE ANNE SAN JOSE (@MyJaps) December 13, 2019
Entertainment reporters Mell Navarro and Noel Ferrer also expressed their condolences to Cesar's family and thanked him for their friendship.
"Stop it December, another young Filipino director and journalist passing on... RIP Cesar Apolinario," Noel wrote.
"Thanks for the friendship... we shall miss you. Have a peaceful journey back home with our creator," Mell posted.
Aside from being a reporter, Cesar was also a filmmaker. He directed Banal, Puntod, and Dance of the Steel Bars.
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Rest in peace, Kapuso.