Jose Javelona Sison (April 25, 1963 – April 16, 2022), professionally known as Boyet Sison (), was a Filipino

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and

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Early life and education

Boyet Sison was born as Jose Javelona Sison on April 25, 1963, in

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, to Ady Sison and Rebecca Javelona. He attended

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Career

Also referred to as "Papa B" in the broadcast industry, Sison began his career as a

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for numerous clubs in

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. In the 1990s, Sison had a break in his career when he guest-hosted in ''Saturday Night Live'' of DWRT 99.5. In 2000, Sison became a radio play-by-play panelist for games of the

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(PBA) and went on to work as the coliseum announcer for the PBA from 2005 to January 2012. He also was the ring announcer for the

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and an anchor for the

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. Sison co-hosted the

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television sports program ''Hardball'' with Bill Velasco and the

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radio show ''

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'' with basketball legend

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until the program went on-hiatus due to the

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. His last television stint was in flagship newscast

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, as the host of the segment "Alam N'yo Ba?" where he replaced

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for the role in November 25, 2021. He would continue hosting the segment until his passing.

Death

Sison died on April 16, 2022, at age 58, just nine days before his 59th birthday. He died due to a cardiac arrest after undergoing intestinal surgery two days earlier while confined at the

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Filmography

Television

*''Hardball'' (2006–2020) (

) *''

'' (2014–2020) ( DZMM TeleRadyo) *''Gametime'' (2018–2020) (

) *''

'' – "Alam N'yo Ba?" segment (2021–2022) (

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/ A2Z)

Radio

*''Saturday Night Live'' (Late 1990s) (

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) *''

'' (2014–2020) (

DZMM-AM DZMM (630 AM) Radyo Patrol was a commercial news/talk radio station broadcasting from Quezon City, Philippines, serving the Mega Manila market. It was the flagship station of the Radyo Patrol Network owned by ABS-CBN. The station's studio was ...

)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sison, Boyet 1963 births 2022 deaths People from Manila Filipino radio personalities Filipino television sportscasters ABS-CBN people Filipino television news anchors