Chit Estella

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Panganiban, the birth surname or paternal family name is Estella, and the marital name is Simbulan.
Chit Estella-Simbulan
Detail of the Wall of Remembrance at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, showing names from the 2016 batch of Bantayog Honorees, including that of Chit Estella.
Born
Lourdes Panganiban Estella

(1957-08-19)August 19, 1957
Quezon City, Philippines
DiedMay 13, 2011(2011-05-13) (aged 53)
Quezon City, Philippines
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Diliman (BA)
OccupationJournalist
SpouseRonald Simbulan
AwardsHonored at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Wall of Remembrance

Lourdes "Chit" Panganiban Estella-Simbulan (August 19, 1957 – May 13, 2011) was a Filipino journalist[1] and professor,[2] known for her critical writings on government repression, abuse, corruption and human rights violations.[3]

Estella-Simbulan is particularly known for having been instrumental in the founding of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism and of Vera Files, two of the Philippines' most prominent independent investigative journalism organizations;[4] and for being editor in chief of the Pinoy Times, a tabloid whose exposés played a role in the ouster of Philippine President Joseph Estrada.[5]

In recognition of her early work, as a journalist during the Philippines' Martial Law period under Ferdinand Marcos, Estella-Simbulan's name was one of 19 added in November 2016 to the inscriptions on the Bantayog ng mga Bayani (Monument of the Heroes) Memorial Wall, which is dedicated to individuals who "defied risks and dedicated their life for the cause of truth, justice, peace and freedom for the Filipino people" during the Marcos regime.[6]

  1. ^ "Journalist Chit Estella killed in crash". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  2. ^ Flores, Mikhail Franz (2011-05-14). "Simbulan writes 30". Tinig ng Plaridel (Official Student Publication of the UP College of Mass Communication). Archived from the original on 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  3. ^ "ESTELLA-SIMBULAN, Lourdes P. – Bantayog ng mga Bayani". Bantayog ng mga Bayani. 2016-11-29. Archived from the original on 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  4. ^ Pimentel, Benjamin (2011-05-15). "Chit Estella: Journalism with Integrity". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  5. ^ Coronel, Sheila S. (2002-06-15). "New Media Played a Role in the People's Uprising". Nieman Reports. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard. Archived from the original on 2015-04-26. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  6. ^ Torralba, Alanah (2016-12-08). "VERA Files trustee one of 19 freedom fighters honored by Bantayog ng mga Bayani - Vera Files". Vera Files. Archived from the original on 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-04-20.