Amando G. Dayrit (1912–1944) was born in San Jose,

San Fernando, Pampanga San Fernando, officially the City of San Fernando ( pam, Lakanbalen ning Sampernandu; fil, Lungsod ng San Fernando), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, ...

to Florentino Singian Dayrit and Juana Gatchalian Galang. A prolific writer and columnist, he was author of the renowned "Tribune" column "Good Morning Judge". During the Japanese Occupation, he contributed to the underground "Free Philippines". He contracted

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in his pursuit of freedom and was under

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. He was later allowed to return to San Fernando where he died shortly after.Lupong Pangkasaysayan ng MEC, Pampanga. Mga Dakilang Ninuno ng Pampanga: Ika-anim na Baitang 1981-1982. Pampanga: Ministry of Education and Culture - Pampanga, 1981.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dayrit, Amando G. 1912 births 1944 deaths Filipino journalists Kapampangan people People from San Fernando, Pampanga 20th-century journalists 20th-century deaths from tuberculosis Tuberculosis deaths in the Philippines