Angelo Ylagan Castro Jr. (6 March 1945 – 5 April 2012) was a Filipino broadcast journalist and actor. He was a news anchor for '' The World Tonight'', the flagship news program of ABS-CBN and ANC. He anchored several ABS-CBN and ANC news and current events programs for the past 25 years. Castro is a recipient of the Ka Doroy Broadcaster of the Year award from the ''

Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP; en, Association of Broadcasters of the Philippines) is a broadcast media organization in the Philippines which provides its members broadcasting standards. The KBP was organized on April 27, 19 ...

''. Castro died at age 67 after succumbing to lung cancer. Philippine Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said Castro's death marks the "end of an era of gentlemanly broadcasting."

Early life and career

Castro studied at the University of the Philippines, where he joined the Upsilon Sigma Phi.

Acting career

Before becoming a journalist, Castro had a flourishing television and film career. He was cast as Bong in ''Baltic and Co.'', broadcast over the GMA-7 network during the mid-1970s. Castro was nominated in the

1982 FAMAS Awards The 30th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held in 1982 in the Philippines. This is for the Outstanding Achievements of the different films for the year 1981. This is the first year in FAMAS history that 3 films won m ...

as Best Supporting Actor for ''Kumander Alibasbas''.

Broadcasting

Castro joined ABS-CBN when it reopened in 1986 after the EDSA Revolution and became its news manager. He created '' TV Patrol'', the longest-running Filipino newscast. Castro anchored ''The World Tonight'' in 1986 with Loren Legarda. In 2000, Castro became ABS-CBN's senior vice-president for news and current affairs. He left that post a year later but continued to anchor ''The World Tonight''. He also hosted the travel show ''Las Islas Filipinas'' on ANC. Castro retired in September 2009, but returned as news anchor on ''The World Tonight'' in November 2011. He was joined by Tina Monzon-Palma and Teddyboy Locsin. He finally left the show for the last time when his health continued to deteriorate.

Personal life

He was the son of Angelo Castro Sr, a broadcaster, former Philippine Information attaché to San Francisco, and former Press Undersecretary. He was married to fellow actress-broadcaster June Keithley (1947–2013), and is the father of actor-broadcaster Diego Castro III, Gabriella, and Angelica. Castro is also the uncle of musicians Kenneth Ilagan and

Mondo Castro The Pin-Ups were an incarnation of the independent band The Pin-Up Girls formed in 1995 by Mondo C. Castro along with Keltscross members Pamela Aquino and Jennifer Tan. Dubbed the "first Philippine-based band to sign with a U.S. label", The ...

Health and death

In 2008, he was diagnosed with lung cancer and given three months to live. Castro outlived this prognosis by three years, dying on 5 April 2012, a month after his 67th birthday, at

St. Luke's Medical Center St. Luke's Medical Center (SLMC) is a private non-profit health care institution based in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines which operates two hospitals of the same name in Quezon City and Taguig. Founded by the American missionary Charl ...

, Quezon City. ;Aftermath Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said after it was announced that Castro had died:

Awards and nominations

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

Nominee, FAMAS Award for Best Supporting Actor for ''Kumander Alibasbas'' (1981)

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