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Today is the 9th anniversary of the passing into eternal life of the late publisher and founder of the Philippine STAR (together with the late Ma’am Betty Go-Belmonte) whom I regard as a dear friend and mentor who turned me into a journalist.

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Today is the 9th anniversary of the passing to eternal life of the Philippine Star publisher, my friend and mentor, the late Manong Maximo Villaflor Soliven who had a relapse of his pneumonia while he was on a trip to Tokyo.

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I learned from church that a man’s story is often told in the lives of his children.

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Earlier this month, in preparation for the STAR’s anniversary issue, I was reading about the late Max Soliven, former publisher of The Philippine STAR.

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After reading "Chasing Daylight" by Eugene O’Kelly, I made it a point to follow his advice that we should all make time, make a special effort to tell the people who are significant in our lives how we feel about them.
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Mourning his death, I could not help contemplating the future of newspapers in this digital age. It has been fashionable to write eulogies for the print medium. Yet, somehow the medium persists.

I suspect Manong Max knew why.
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"GMA AS HEALTHY AS THE ECONOMY," pahayag ni Ermita bagama’t inamin niya na nais ng mga doctor na magbawas siya ng timbang.
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                    [Title] => Maguindanao massacre: Justice still denied!
                    [Summary] => 

Today is the 9th anniversary of the passing into eternal life of the late publisher and founder of the Philippine STAR (together with the late Ma’am Betty Go-Belmonte) whom I regard as a dear friend and mentor who turned me into a journalist.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-23 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1525402 [Title] => That TESDA sidewalk should be moved again [Summary] =>

Today is the 9th anniversary of the passing to eternal life of the Philippine Star publisher, my friend and mentor, the late Manong Maximo Villaflor Soliven who had a relapse of his pneumonia while he was on a trip to Tokyo.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-23 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 745824 [Title] => Manong Max - The Review [Summary] =>

I learned from church that a man’s story is often told in the lives of his children.

[DatePublished] => 2011-11-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133943 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804831 [AuthorName] => Cito Beltran [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 710390 [Title] => Standing on the shoulders of giants [Summary] =>

Earlier this month, in preparation for the STAR’s anniversary issue, I was reading about the late Max Soliven, former publisher of The Philippine STAR.

[DatePublished] => 2011-07-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804861 [AuthorName] => Chonx Tibajia [SectionName] => Supplements [SectionUrl] => supplements [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 372296 [Title] => Thank you, Tito Max [Summary] => Divine appointments and perfect timing is as good as it gets.

After reading "Chasing Daylight" by Eugene O’Kelly, I made it a point to follow his advice that we should all make time, make a special effort to tell the people who are significant in our lives how we feel about them.
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133943 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804831 [AuthorName] => Cito Beltran [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 372131 [Title] => Newspapers [Summary] => With Manong Max’s passing, yet another giant of Philippine journalism leaves the scene.

Mourning his death, I could not help contemplating the future of newspapers in this digital age. It has been fashionable to write eulogies for the print medium. Yet, somehow the medium persists.

I suspect Manong Max knew why.
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134157 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804783 [AuthorName] => Alex Magno [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 372199 [Title] => Magre-resign for health reason!!! [Summary] => HEADLINE ho kahapon sa Philippine STAR ang sinabi ni Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita tungkol sa kalusugan ni Madam Senyora Donya Gloria.

"GMA AS HEALTHY AS THE ECONOMY," pahayag ni Ermita bagama’t inamin niya na nais ng mga doctor na magbawas siya ng timbang.
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133236 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804698 [AuthorName] => Nixon Kua [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 345327 [Title] => Pacman could’ve, should’ve, knocked him out [Summary] => I agree wholeheartedly with Manong Max. While the whole nation celebrates the shellacking the People’s Champ, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, dealt Oscar "Chololo" Larios, many were disappointed that he wasn’t able to deliver the much-anticipated early knockout. That would have been more merciful to the game but clearly outclassed Mexican whose face was a bloody mess at the end of the fight.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134872 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1532288 [AuthorName] => MY VIEWPOINT By Ricardo V. Puno, Jr. [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 247065 [Title] => A Federal System: GMA’s reform package [Summary] => There’s no question that Philippine STAR publisher Manong Max Soliven is a tough act to follow, especially with his highly-acclaimed television talkshow "Impact" on ANC, where he interviewed Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (PGMA) at the Waterfront Hotel last month. So a month later, when I got a call from our good friend Cerge M. Remonde that Pres. [DatePublished] => 2004-04-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134429 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 205206 [Title] => Vigan and Baguio in the eyes of Cebuanos [Summary] => Today, the rest of our friends from the Easy Riders Motorcycle Club from Cebu City will be arriving at the Port of Cebu after a weeklong Big Bike Tour of Luzon. Except for me, it was the first time that most of the guys made this trip on a motorcycle and coming from Cebu, a province known for its strength in the tourism industry, it was good for Cebuanos to see the many other tourism strengths of the Philippines… notably the Banaue Rice Terraces and the Heritage City of Vigan in these times when domestic tourism is the brightest spot in the WOW Campaign of Tourism Secretary Dick Gordon. [DatePublished] => 2003-05-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134429 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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