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{{short description|Filipino television newscaster}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Jose Mari Velez
| name = Jose Mari Velez
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| birth_name = Jose Mari U. Velez
| caption = Detail of the Wall of Remembrance at the [[Bantayog ng mga Bayani]], showing names from the 1998 batch of Bantayog Honorees, including that of Jose Mari Velez.
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1942|05|27}}
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| birth_name = José Mari Uhler Vélez
| birth_place = [[Maynila]], [[Pilipinas]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1991|03|06|1942|05|27}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1942|05|27}}
| birth_place = [[Manila]], [[Commonwealth of the Philippines]]
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| death_place = [[New York, USA|New York]], Estados Unidos
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1991|6|3|1942|5|27}}
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| death_place = New York City, New York, United States
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| occupation = Lawyer, Journalist, Business Executive
| alma_mater = [[University of the Philippines Diliman]], [[Center for Research and Communication]]
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| awards = Honored at the [[Bantayog ng mga Bayani]] wall of remembrance
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'''Jose Mari Velez''' (May 27, 1942 - March 6, 1991) was a Filipino lawyer and journalist who served as a delegate to the [[Philippine Constitutional Convention of 1971]].<ref name="Velez">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bantayog.org/velez-jose-mari-u/|title=VELEZ, Jose Mari U.|last=|first=|date=2016-05-16|website=Bantayog ng mga Bayani|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-02-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://malacanang.gov.ph/4542-jose-mari-velez-on-ninoy-aquino/|title=Jose Mari Velez on Ninoy Aquino|last=|first=|date=|website=Government of the Philippines Presidential Museum and Library|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-02-21}}</ref> He was one of the opposition delegates at the convention, which was why he was one of the first to be arrested when [[Ferdinand Marcos]] declared [[Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos|Martial law]] in September 1972.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rappler.com//nation/36901-ninoy-life-and-times-in-tv-special|title=Ninoy's life and times in TV special|last=Rappler.com|website=Rappler|language=en|access-date=2019-02-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=4wk8yqCEmJUC&pg=PA307&lpg=PA307&dq=jose+mari+velez&source=bl&ots=DQXbepEZzo&sig=ACfU3U0mMAZBbbETxi7nGuimv_6Blv2W0w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiwrbGwuszgAhWsLqYKHZ8ZAcc4FBDoATAJegQIAhAB#v=onepage&q=jose%2520mari%2520velez&f=false |title=Struggle for Freedom' 2008 Ed. |last=Duka |first=Cecilio D. |date=2008 |publisher=Rex Bookstore, Inc. |isbn=9789712350450 |language=en}}</ref>
'''José Mari Uhler Vélez''' (May 27, 1942 – June 3, 1991)<ref name="Velez">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bantayog.org/velez-jose-mari-u/|title=VELEZ, Jose Mari U.|date=May 16, 2016|website=Bantayog ng mga Bayani|language=en-US|access-date=February 21, 2019}}</ref> was a Filipino lawyer, journalist, business executive, and activist best remembered for his long career as television newscaster anchoring ''[[Big News|The Big News]]'' on [[TV5 (Philippine TV network)|ABC 5 (now TV5)]], he's a former TV host on a Public Affairs Program called ''Velez This Week'' and also a former news anchor on News @ 7 Aired both on GMA Network Channel 7 and both produced by GMA News & Public Affairs (now GMA Integrated News & Public Affairs) and for his service as an oppositionist delegate to the [[Philippine Constitutional Convention of 1971]].<ref name="Velez" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://malacanang.gov.ph/4542-jose-mari-velez-on-ninoy-aquino/|title=Jose Mari Velez on Ninoy Aquino|website=Government of the Philippines Presidential Museum and Library|language=en-US|access-date=February 21, 2019|archive-date=August 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822113657/http://malacanang.gov.ph/4542-jose-mari-velez-on-ninoy-aquino/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was one of the opposition delegates at the convention, which was why he was one of the first to be arrested when [[Ferdinand Marcos]] declared [[Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos|Martial law]] in September 1972.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rappler.com//nation/36901-ninoy-life-and-times-in-tv-special|title=Ninoy's life and times in TV special|author=Rappler.com|work=[[Rappler]]|language=en|access-date=February 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4wk8yqCEmJUC&dq=jose%2520mari%2520velez&pg=PA307 |title=Struggle for Freedom' 2008 Ed.|last=Duka|first=Cecilio D.|date=2008|publisher=Rex Bookstore, Inc.|isbn=9789712350450|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cmfr-phil.org/media-ethics-responsibility/ethics/the-press-on-the-eve-of-martial-law-on-a-learning-curve/|title=The Press on the eve of Martial Law: On a learning curve|last=Teodoro|first=Luis I|date=September 1, 2008|website=[[Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility]]|accessdate=February 22, 2019}}</ref> In April 1989, Velez became one of the first recipients of the Ninoy Aquino Fellowship Award for his accomplishments in journalism, with President [[Corazon Aquino]] stating that she believes he "share[s] in Ninoy's vision of preserving and strengthening our democracy."<ref>{{cite news|last=Ramos|first=Anna Karenina|title=Velez wins award; Nora changes residence|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8cBNEdFwSQkC&dat=19890419&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|accessdate=August 9, 2020|work=[[Manila Standard]]|publisher=Kagitingan Publications, Inc.|date=April 19, 1989|page=27}}</ref>


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Velez was a graduate of the [[University of the Philippines Diliman]] and of the [[Center for Research and Communication]], which eventually evolved into the [[University of Asia and the Pacific]].<ref name="Velez" />


== References ==
==Death==
Vélez died on June 3, 1991, at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City after battling lung cancer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nameless.org.ph/velez|title=VELEZ, Jose Marie U.|website=www.nameless.org.ph|access-date=February 22, 2019}}</ref>
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==Personal Life==
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He was a graduate of the [[University of the Philippines Diliman]] and of the [[Center for Research and Communication]], which eventually evolved into the [[University of Asia and the Pacific]].<ref name="Velez" />


==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:11, 6 December 2024

Jose Mari Velez
Detail of the Wall of Remembrance at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, showing names from the 1998 batch of Bantayog Honorees, including that of Jose Mari Velez.
Born
José Mari Uhler Vélez

(1942-05-27)May 27, 1942
Manila, Commonwealth of the Philippines
DiedJune 3, 1991(1991-06-03) (aged 49)
New York City, New York, United States
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Diliman, Center for Research and Communication
Occupation(s)Lawyer, Journalist, Business Executive
AwardsHonored at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani wall of remembrance

José Mari Uhler Vélez (May 27, 1942 – June 3, 1991)[1] was a Filipino lawyer, journalist, business executive, and activist best remembered for his long career as television newscaster anchoring The Big News on ABC 5 (now TV5), he's a former TV host on a Public Affairs Program called Velez This Week and also a former news anchor on News @ 7 Aired both on GMA Network Channel 7 and both produced by GMA News & Public Affairs (now GMA Integrated News & Public Affairs) and for his service as an oppositionist delegate to the Philippine Constitutional Convention of 1971.[1][2] He was one of the opposition delegates at the convention, which was why he was one of the first to be arrested when Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial law in September 1972.[3][4][5] In April 1989, Velez became one of the first recipients of the Ninoy Aquino Fellowship Award for his accomplishments in journalism, with President Corazon Aquino stating that she believes he "share[s] in Ninoy's vision of preserving and strengthening our democracy."[6]


Death

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Vélez died on June 3, 1991, at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City after battling lung cancer.[7]

Personal Life

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He was a graduate of the University of the Philippines Diliman and of the Center for Research and Communication, which eventually evolved into the University of Asia and the Pacific.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "VELEZ, Jose Mari U." Bantayog ng mga Bayani. May 16, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "Jose Mari Velez on Ninoy Aquino". Government of the Philippines Presidential Museum and Library. Archived from the original on August 22, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  3. ^ Rappler.com. "Ninoy's life and times in TV special". Rappler. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  4. ^ Duka, Cecilio D. (2008). Struggle for Freedom' 2008 Ed. Rex Bookstore, Inc. ISBN 9789712350450.
  5. ^ Teodoro, Luis I (September 1, 2008). "The Press on the eve of Martial Law: On a learning curve". Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  6. ^ Ramos, Anna Karenina (April 19, 1989). "Velez wins award; Nora changes residence". Manila Standard. Kagitingan Publications, Inc. p. 27. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  7. ^ "VELEZ, Jose Marie U." www.nameless.org.ph. Retrieved February 22, 2019.


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