For those who knew the late journalist Rommel Rebollido, he was a calming force, blending humor with unflagging dedication to the profession
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Rebollido’s eldest daughter, Ramielle, said the journalist suffered a cardiac arrest. She said her father was rushed to a hospital, where he subsequently passed out during a video call with her. He never responded after that. For those who knew him, he was a calming force, blending humor with unflagging dedication to the profession.
“Rommel told me he was struggling to write, even on simple news reports. He said his memory was failing him. We then joked about it. I told him he wasn’t alone, and we had a good laugh,” Gomez recalled. Gregory Vanz Alfasain, a young freelancer, spoke highly of Rebollido. “For a time, he became my mentor in journalism, instilling in me the importance of fact-checking, credibility, and integrity. I remember him for his unwavering values and principles as a journalist,” he said.
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