Fidela “Tiya Dely" Magpayo died at age 87. She was still broadcasting during her final moments. She was turning 88 this coming October.
She suffered a stroke and never recovered.
She earned her Bachelor of Arts, major in Political Science degree in 1950 at the Institute of Arts and Sciences.
A KBP (Kapisanan ng mga Broadkaster sa Pilipinas) Lifetime Achievement Awardee, she has been a broadcast journalist for the last six decades and is still going strong with her programs at DZRH.
Spent most of her career life in radio broadcasting but also appeared in the few movies and was a lead actress for the Manila Grand Opera House. She also became a recording artist for Villar Records.
Briefly from 1946 to 1950, she served as the confidential secretary of the late Vice President Elpidio Quirino who later became a president of the Philippines.
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