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Jullie Y. Daza Unflappable. Nothing could excite him (except perhaps a parade of whole-pig lechons). Nothing  surprised him. He had seen it all, been there, done that, commented on every topic on or under the radar. As a newspaper editor Jun Icban was not the picture of a man in a hurry to meet a deadline or scold his reporters and photographers to kingdom come for their lapses in fact-checking, spelling, syntax, the names of newly elected officials complete with title, address, name of spouse, contact numbers. He was the laid-back version of an avuncular figure. Shortly after Mr. Crispulo ...

Malacañang has expressed sympathies over the passing of the late Press Secretary and Manila Bulletin editor-in-chief and publisher Crispulo "Jun" Icban Jr.

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Richard Gordon said Icban’s death is a “very irreparable loss to the media industry.” “So very sad that my very dear friend Jun Icban of the Bulletin has passed on. He was a journalist for all seasons. His death is a very irreparable loss to the industry,” Gordon said on his Twitter post. “He was soft-spoken and totally respected for his kindness and took his job very professionally,” he further said. According to Gordon, he has known Icban, a former Press Secretary during President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s administration, for the last 50 years. “I...

Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Icban, a veteran newsman, was Arroyo’s press secretary during her presidency. He passed away on Monday, April 5, at age 85. “I join those whose lives Jun Icban touched in mourning his death. Jun has always been a fighter, silently but resolutely facing all of life’s challenges thrown his way,” Arroyo said in a statement on Tuesday, April 6. “Even when COVID-19 was rampaging in NCR (National Capital Region), he still consistently reported to work at the Manila Bulletin. Such was his devotion and commitment to his profession,” she added. Arr...

Senator Dick Gordon “So very sad that my very dear friend Jun Icban of the Bulletin has passed on. He was a journalist for all seasons. His death is a very irreparable loss to the industry. He was soft spoken and totally respected for his kindness and took his job very professionally,” he tweeted. Icban, a former Press Secretary during President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s administration, died Monday at the age of 85. Gordon expressed condolences to his bereaved family and the Manila Bulletin family as he offered prayers for Icban, whom he has known for the last 50 years. “I am sure tha...