Billy Balbastro

Billy Balbastro

Filemon R. Balbastro, Jr. (November 13, 1940 – February 2, 2008), better known as Billy Balbastro, was a Filipino lawyer and entertainment columnist.

Balbastro was born in Oton, Iloilo. By the age of fifteen, Balbastro was covering the entertainment beat for the Philippine Free Press and the Kislap-Graphic.cite news |author=Boy Villasanta |title=In memoriam: Billy Balbastro |url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storyPage.aspx?storyId=107768 |publisher=ABS-CBN News Online |date=2008-02-03 |accessdate=2008-02-08 ] He graduated from the University of the Philippines College of Law in 1962, but he never practiced law.cite news |author=Bayani San Diego, Jr. |title=Billy Balbastro, lawyer-journalist; 67 |url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080203-116482/Billy-Balbastro-lawyer-journalist-67 |publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=2008-02-03 |accessdate=2008-02-08 ] His columns appeared in the "Abante" and "Abante Tonight" tabloids. From 1982 to 1985, Balbastro was the president of the Philippine Movie Press Club.

Balbastro hosted a showbusiness-themed radio program, "Showtime with Billy", which aired over DZMM. He also was a member of the Committee for Cinema of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Balbastro died from lung cancer in February 2008.

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