Amando Doronila: The man behind the byline

By Margie T. Logarta

Feb 12, 2023 12:04 am

HOW often does someone turn 95 and launch Part 2 of his memoirs, encapsulating a rich and encompassing career, covering Asia's transition from countries still struggling to shake off colonial vestiges to nations leaping into a vibrant millennial tech-driven age.

Amando Ermitano Doronila of Dumangas, Iloilo did just that last Feb. 6, 2023, with the debut of his 273-page DORO: Behind the Byline, published by The University of the Philippines Press, at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra.

MEMOIRS OF A JOURNALIST Esteemed columnist-editor Amando E. Doronila at the launch of his second book of memoirs ‘Man behind the byline’ in Canberra, Australia on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. Doronila is with his grandson Ben Amando Humphries. PHOTO BY LUCILLE NOBLEZA

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