Abraham Sarmiento Jr.
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Abraham "Ditto" Pascual Sarmiento Jr. (June 5, 1950 – November 11, 1977) was a Filipino student journalist who gained prominence as an early and visible critic of the martial law regime of dictator Ferdinand Marcos. As editor-in-chief of the Philippine Collegian, Ditto melded the University of the Philippines student newspaper into an independent though solitary voice against martial law rule at a time when the mass media was under the control of the Marcos government.[1] His subsequent seven-month imprisonment by the military impaired his health and contributed to his premature death.
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Pascual and the surname or paternal family name is Sarmiento.
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Abraham Sarmiento Jr. | |
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Born | (1950-06-05)June 5, 1950 |
Died | November 11, 1977(1977-11-11) (aged 27) |
Other names | Ditto |
Alma mater | University of the Philippines Diliman (no degree) |
Occupation(s) | student, journalist |
Known for | being the editor-in-chief of the Philippine Collegian during martial law |
Spouse |
Marsha Santos (m. 1970) |
Children | 1 |
Parent(s) | Abraham Sarmiento Sr. Irene Pascual |
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