Aired (September 2, 2023): Pumanaw man ang 'Imbestigador ng Bayan' na si Mike Enriquez, nanatili pa rin ang kanyang legasiya. Muli nating alalahanin at bigyang pagpupugay ang nag-iisang Mike Enriquez sa video na ito.
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00:06 Last night, I was Mike Enriquez.
00:07 I am Mike Enriquez.
00:08 I am Mike Enriquez.
00:09 He is the investigator.
00:11 The ultimate culprit of the "Santo Papa" is now in him.
00:13 In his unique voice, he was known and loved by the public every day.
00:18 Good morning Luzon, good morning Visayas, good morning Mindanao.
00:21 Morning or night.
00:22 We were able to reach 24 hours.
00:24 We are proud of the people of Cebuto.
00:27 He became a part of the lives of millions of viewers and listeners.
00:35 Until he became known as the "Investigator of the City"
00:38 who does not condemn the wrongdoings and wrongs in society.
00:42 Where are your friends?
00:44 He is the one and only Mike Enriquez.
00:47 We will not condemn you.
00:49 In 1969, Mike's career in the radio started as a disc jockey or DJ
01:03 in Manila Broadcasting Company or MBC.
01:06 But this was not in his plans.
01:08 Everything that happened to me in my career as a broadcaster,
01:11 it was all an accident.
01:13 It was all a coincidence.
01:16 I had no interest in becoming an announcer.
01:19 I was listening to the radio because it was only AM that day.
01:23 My real dream until now was to become a "Paring Franciscano"
01:28 Saint Francis of Assisi.
01:31 He is my idol.
01:32 I said goodbye to my parents.
01:34 I said, "This is just a vacation.
01:36 They agreed."
01:37 It was a few months.
01:38 It was a life-long seminary that I experienced.
01:42 But the dream of becoming a "Paring Franciscano"
01:45 was being pushed by his parents.
01:47 The rector called me.
01:49 He said, "Your father is there. He is already giving you a hearing."
01:52 I was shocked.
01:53 I was very upset.
01:55 I was crying.
01:56 I was too young to make such a decision.
02:01 He finished his AB Commerce course at De La Salle University in 1973.
02:06 It's great to be back till 10 tonight.
02:09 I hope you got stuck.
02:10 It's baby Michael.
02:11 But while he was studying,
02:12 he didn't expect to be on the radio.
02:15 When I went to the studio, he was on duty in the booth.
02:19 The station manager was there,
02:21 the late Mr. Tony Romero.
02:23 He was in Manila broadcasting.
02:25 He introduced me to Mr. Romero.
02:27 He said, "This is Mike. This is my schoolmate."
02:31 "He's applying to be an announcer."
02:33 "What's your name?" I asked.
02:34 "Why didn't you try?"
02:36 Of course, I was 19 years old.
02:42 I was looking for an adventure.
02:44 The next day, I went there.
02:46 I started.
02:47 Back then, if you were a new announcer,
02:49 you were not allowed to speak.
02:50 You were only allowed to play a record.
02:52 During this time, he also met his future partner,
02:56 Elizabeth "Baby" Yumping Enriquez.
02:59 She and her classmates went to the station where I was working.
03:03 They brought along another announcer, not me.
03:07 We were introduced to their group.
03:10 "This is my schoolmate, Mike."
03:12 "This is Baby."
03:14 That's how we met.
03:15 We became boyfriend and girlfriend five years before we got married.
03:24 At first, his parents didn't like us,
03:27 especially his mother, Aunt Babes.
03:30 Later on, I became his favorite.
03:33 He's a manugang.
03:35 I'm the only manugang.
03:37 From being a DJ to Baby Michael,
03:44 he became a radio reporter and announcer.
03:49 For example, in coverage,
03:50 when you get a head-butt,
03:52 there were many rallies.
03:54 When you go to Martial Law,
03:56 you get hit by pillboxes, Molotov cocktails, and riot police.
04:00 That's what we were being brought along.
04:02 My first salary was P120 per month.
04:07 I was paid in cash.
04:09 There was no ATM back then.
04:10 So I took home the envelope with my salary.
04:14 It was a pay envelope.
04:15 I gave it to my parents.
04:17 My mother cried.
04:19 She said, "Is this your salary?"
04:21 She said, "Yes."
04:22 "Your allowance is higher than this."
04:26 But I said, "Mom, I like what I'm doing."
04:30 In 1995, he transferred to the GMA Network
04:34 and was promoted by DCBB,
04:36 where he served as the president of RGMA.
04:39 Someone called and asked,
04:41 "Do you want to transfer to another network?"
04:44 "Who?" I said.
04:45 "GMA."
04:46 "What's my job there?"
04:48 "They want to expand the radio network."
04:52 This is our journey to be a successful double-B.
04:56 This is my heart.
04:59 We're going back to Super Radio DC.
05:01 I didn't talk about being a newscaster on TV
05:05 or programming on the radio.
05:08 I was just a management.
05:10 We had a workshop with him on radio operations.
05:14 He was good.
05:15 I learned from him the impact of radio.
05:19 He said, "Don't overdo it. It might be impactful."
05:22 Remember the impact.
05:23 There are communications.
05:25 Look for one of those drawwords.
05:27 Our relationship became good.
05:29 He took me to DCBB from a reporter.
05:33 He made me an anchor.
05:34 He discovered Double A to Double B.
05:37 Double A to Double B.
05:40 It's 9 o'clock. Double A to Double B.
05:44 I was with Ali Soto.
05:46 Mike was the one who decided my career.
05:49 When Super Balita aired on Umaga Nationwide,
05:54 I had the honor of being Mike's tandem.
05:58 You can get a lot of people,
06:00 but I was the one who got the tandem.
06:02 People would say, "That's Joe Well.
06:05 He's Mike's partner."
06:07 But I really don't mind.
06:09 To be honest, I'm honored to be with Mike Enriquez on the show.
06:14 Sir Mike is very supportive.
06:18 You can see his professionalism,
06:20 his dedication to work.
06:23 When it comes to work, it's work.
06:24 That's the real story of the news
06:28 on the latest program of Balitaan.
06:31 He didn't think he would cross the world of television through radio.
06:37 This is not a television anymore.
06:39 I was so nervous.
06:41 I was listening to the news, and the air conditioner was still cold.
06:43 The floor director said, "Standby!"
06:45 Oh my God!
06:47 It's 9 o'clock and the Chinese New Year is coming up.
06:52 Mike Enriquez was given the opportunity to be a news anchor on television.
06:57 I was not talking about being a newscaster on television.
07:03 This is not a television anymore.
07:06 I accepted that.
07:08 I'm my own mother. I can't be trusted on television.
07:11 "You can't do that. What's that, grandma?
07:13 You're copying me."
07:14 The first time I saw him on DZBB,
07:17 he had a high energy level.
07:19 He's so fast in speaking,
07:22 he's so forceful.
07:24 I said, "He can be a news anchor."
07:27 I recommended him to be our election coverage.
07:31 That was his very first assignment on television.
07:35 From radio, he went to television.
07:38 That's the news in the latest program of the news.
07:45 My first co-anchor on television was Karen Davila.
07:49 I was so nervous.
07:51 I was listening to the news, and the air conditioner was still cold.
07:54 The floor director said, "Standby!"
07:56 Oh my God!
07:57 I almost peed my pants.
08:00 This is our show,
08:03 and in a few moments,
08:05 you'll have a negotiation.
08:08 He's strict,
08:10 and very precise in what he wants to happen.
08:14 He has a loud voice,
08:15 and he's very forthcoming.
08:16 At first, my impression of him was that he's brave and brisk.
08:21 But as I got to know him,
08:22 I realized that he's a very kind person.
08:24 I can't find a partner like that.
08:28 He's the type of person that,
08:30 when you're working, he's not the one who competes with you.
08:35 He's the one who wants to make you proud.
08:37 That's how we are.
08:38 I really felt that.
08:39 He never left me in the air.
08:41 The rest is history.
08:43 You're the one who's been talking about the big news
08:46 and what's happening in the country as a news anchor.
08:49 Here's the most respected,
08:57 the most trusted...
08:59 In 2004, we launched 24 Hours.
09:03 Who's 24 Hours?
09:05 Because the news is not sleeping.
09:06 So the newscasters were Mike Enrique,
09:10 Buma, and Tita Mel,
09:12 and Tia Guaño for Showbiz News.
09:15 I saw non-Catholics here,
09:18 and when I asked,
09:19 "Why are you here in the Vatican?
09:21 Why do you want to see Pope John Paul II?"
09:23 Pope John Paul II, Pope Francis,
09:26 I covered both.
09:27 I covered Pope John Paul II
09:29 until he buried me in the Vatican.
09:32 We've been flying here for more than 20 minutes
09:35 to get closer to Tacloban.
09:37 All of our homes,
09:39 all of our houses were destroyed.
09:41 I went to Yolanda three times in Tacloban.
09:44 The former center of commerce here in Marawi
09:48 still hasn't recovered from the earthquake.
09:51 In Marawi, the earthquake was over when I was brought here.
09:55 In the embassy, the next day,
09:57 the Abusayaf buried me in one of the places.
10:01 Sometimes I would call him to say,
10:04 "Buma, I'm on your spot."
10:07 We are all brothers and sisters.
10:10 Let's shout, "Viva!"
10:13 Viva! Viva! Viva!
10:15 You feel the real life,
10:17 the real happening.
10:19 You're there.
10:21 Year after year,
10:22 I was covered in Nazareno.
10:25 I felt the strength of the faith of the Rebotes.
10:30 Every year in Nazareno,
10:32 millions of people would come and visit.
10:36 Where did the new strain come from?
10:39 Excuse me.
10:41 It's not the coronavirus.
10:43 I don't remember any unpleasant experience
10:47 except the earthquake.
10:49 I don't think anyone knew
10:52 that he was eating peanuts.
10:56 I investigated who the suppliers of peanuts were
10:59 because it was causing him to cough.
11:03 He was laughing,
11:05 which was painful,
11:07 but he was very caring.
11:09 He became his trademark.
11:11 "Excuse me!"
11:12 That's what people would say to him.
11:17 When the new millennium came in 2000,
11:20 Mike Enriquez was appointed as the host
11:22 of the GMA Public Service Program as an investigator.
11:26 The bosses said,
11:28 "Mike, we want to have a program
11:32 that's not just news,
11:34 but a program that's deeper than newscast.
11:36 You will be able to see and hear the news,
11:39 what's happening.
11:41 In English, it's an investigative program.
11:44 We want you to be the host."
11:47 They described it to us.
11:51 They described what kind of program the investigator would be.
11:54 At that time, we recognized
11:59 that there needed to be an investigative show on TV
12:03 that needed to have a public service.
12:05 Even now, right?
12:06 We need public service.
12:08 We thought,
12:09 "Why don't we make a program like that?"
12:12 Mike was already a rising star.
12:16 So, perfect for him.
12:19 The VIP rooms are now empty.
12:22 In the program,
12:23 Mike faced many heavy stories and cases.
12:27 This is the beginning of a new chapter in his career.
12:37 I am your heart, Mike Enriquez,
12:39 and this is the investigator.
12:40 As a citizen of the country.
12:43 Good evening.
13:06 I am Mike Enriquez,
13:07 your investigator.
13:10 In 2000, Mike Enriquez was recognized as a citizen of the country.
13:15 A man of courage and a brave heart.
13:19 I was called by the bosses.
13:20 They said, "Be an investigator."
13:23 They said all of that.
13:26 They laid it all out.
13:27 So, I know what I'm getting into.
13:29 We also asked for a laboratory of Shabuza Real Queso.
13:33 In the program,
13:34 Mike Enriquez did not just complain.
13:38 He was not afraid to face the illegal activities.
13:42 Wilkins is the director general.
13:48 Wilks is the chief of PDEA.
13:50 He's the director general.
13:51 He's handsome.
13:52 During the PDEA operation,
13:53 he was expecting two agents to be with him.
13:56 He said, "Maybe someone will suddenly come and beat me up."
14:00 I said, "I hope I have someone with me."
14:03 I think he's in this conversation.
14:07 He was not delayed in becoming a by-bus or drug raid.
14:10 Open it!
14:16 How old are the kids?
14:24 The kids?
14:29 Your runner kids.
14:30 The drugs,
14:31 in Tagaytay,
14:32 it's a street.
14:34 It's in the corner of Quezon City, Caloocan, in the cemetery.
14:37 The kids are in the gift, the drug runners are saying.
14:40 It's a big operation.
14:41 There's NBI, PDEA,
14:43 we put them inside.
14:45 Even if they're in uniform,
14:48 there's no escape from him.
15:03 In the city of Manila,
15:04 I was with Mayor Lim.
15:06 We had a nightclub there.
15:08 It was only 9 in the morning.
15:10 Someone was dancing there.
15:11 Someone was dancing with a drum.
15:13 Even if there were issues abroad,
15:15 he was talked to.
15:16 How are you doing here?
15:18 I'm fine.
15:20 Good.
15:21 Will you come back to us?
15:23 Yes, we will.
15:24 They forgot about us.
15:30 The investigator also talked about the various issues of the country.
15:33 The diseases and problems of the society
15:35 are among the stories that the investigator is always talking about.
15:39 And poverty.
15:41 Mike Enriquez's integrity is unforgivable.
15:46 For a long time, I was with him as an investigator.
15:50 There were also many occasions when we tried to fix the story.
15:55 Don't let it happen.
15:56 There were big names who called him
16:00 so that we wouldn't make a mistake in our investigative stories.
16:03 But sometimes,
16:06 sometimes,
16:07 Mike Enriquez didn't give up on fixing the story.
16:11 What he did during those times,
16:13 he would call us.
16:15 Is this story right?
16:16 What is our proof?
16:17 Is it reliable?
16:18 He would ask us to talk to anyone who was fixing the story.
16:23 Talk to my people in the investigator.
16:25 In this program,
16:26 the criminals and the abusers,
16:28 we will not let them go.
16:30 For more than two decades,
16:34 he served as the spokesperson of the country,
16:37 an investigator who does not ask for anything.
16:40 I am not the investigator.
16:42 The investigator is the one who does what the program does.
16:45 8 million people are still doing drugs in the Philippines.
16:49 As one of the circles of GMA News and Public Affairs,
16:52 Mike Enriquez did various documentary specials and programs.
16:57 In 2003, he went to Iraq to cover the war.
17:01 No matter where the world comes from,
17:07 we are all one.
17:09 Our mission is one.
17:10 We are all one.
17:12 Our job is to let the world know the truth
17:16 that is happening here in Iraq.
17:20 In the investigative special of Bantay, Cabanambayan,
17:24 the controversial pork barrel scam was exposed in 2013.
17:28 The questionable NGO is behind this.
17:33 They got a billion pesos from the lawmakers.
17:37 But how can they get the funds from Cabanambayan?
17:41 More than 100,000 pesos are still missing from the cylinders.
17:46 He also did not cover the problem of education in the country.
17:49 In the documentary special of Report Card in 2011,
17:53 That's why we are in a different place in the Philippines.
17:55 with Ding Dong Dantes.
17:57 They are paying 100 million pesos
18:00 that is missing from our country every day because of corruption.
18:05 In the program, "Philippine Agenda",
18:07 he also discussed the issues of the country
18:10 that will be faced by the next leader of the country.
18:14 Please explain to us how 83,000 or 95,000 pesos were taken from each cylinder.
18:19 Good afternoon to our fellow Filipinos here in Mindanao.
18:25 He is also one of the brave ones who asked the presidential ball
18:28 in the Philippines debates in 2016.
18:31 He was a running senator,
18:33 but he was not saved from the questions in the GMA Senatorial Forum.
18:37 One question, the Senatorial Forum.
18:40 This is the gathering of the candidates for the Senator.
18:44 They will answer the most important questions of the country.
18:48 His excellence and talent are repeatedly praised inside and outside the country.
18:54 It is said that he was awarded the Best News Presenter in Asia.
19:00 But there is one thing that is most striking about him.
19:05 The most memorable award is not here.
19:08 It was given to me by a mother
19:12 with her 10-year-old son who is a man.
19:17 She said, "Sir, please shake my son's hand
19:24 because he admires you and wants to be like you."
19:30 That was the most...
19:33 ...the most...
19:34 ...award.
19:36 Our job is to not ask for anything
19:40 and we do not expect anything in return.
19:43 It is included in the awards,
19:45 or the compliments or whatever.
19:47 This is a pure and genuine service.
19:51 Within more than 5 decades, he served as a spokesperson for the country.
19:55 We will not ignore you.
19:57 An investigator who did not ask for anything.
20:02 The former center of commerce here in Marami.
20:05 His legacy is truly unforgivable.
20:09 His dedication to his work,
20:15 how he puts everything into his work.
20:19 Maybe that is one of the things I will never forget.
20:24 And he left a good example for everyone here who is with him in his work.
20:29 He can mix humor with news.
20:34 He can mix humor with news,
20:36 but the integrity of the news is still there.
20:39 And only Mike Enriquez can do that.
20:41 They say that if Mike Enriquez does not help us,
20:45 we will never forget Mike Enriquez.
20:48 Mike's legacy is that he worked
20:54 without any questions or complaints.
21:02 He set the standard.
21:04 Mike is a phenomenal person.
21:07 Before, the broadcast was good-sounding and mysterious.
21:16 Mike destroyed all of that.
21:19 Mike destroyed it.
21:22 We did not know that he would be accepted by the people.
21:29 It's the legacy of love for work and love for people.
21:33 It's love.
21:36 Love.
21:37 Maybe Mike's heart is perfect.
21:40 I don't know that he only did half-hearted.
21:43 He always tries everything.
21:46 He has a true love for people.
21:49 He has a view on people.
21:55 The work in the media is really about helping people.
22:00 And those who succeed according to him in this work
22:05 are those who have the intention to help.
22:09 I think he gets it.
22:12 Because personally, that's what I think about my work.
22:16 When I read that, I said, "Thank you."
22:19 Booma gets it.
22:23 It's really about helping people.
22:25 I want to say thank you to Booma.
22:27 Because not all of our experiences are easy.
22:32 Thank you that he didn't give up.
22:35 Thank you that even though he was tired or we made him tired
22:40 with the assignments we gave him,
22:43 he still did it.
22:45 He delivered.
22:46 And he gets it.
22:48 That's Booma.
22:49 He gets it.
22:51 Dead air is not allowed for Booma.
22:53 Even for our extras,
22:55 like those who don't have a blanket or a blanket.
22:58 He doesn't like it when you pose and I'll jump.
23:02 He wants me to start before his last word is finished.
23:06 For him, it's all about energy.
23:08 That's why the energy he brings to the set is different.
23:11 Even when he's sick,
23:13 it's different.
23:16 For example, when he's about to go in,
23:20 we've been together for years,
23:22 so I know that he's from a dialysis.
23:26 I know that he's weak.
23:28 But when he's in front of the camera,
23:30 he transforms.
23:31 He becomes high energy.
23:33 But it was very...
23:44 It was very painful for me
23:46 to see him recently.
23:51 Because I think I got used to him
23:55 being very high energy, strong.
23:58 He always tells me,
24:00 "Partner, I'm in your corner.
24:03 I have your back.
24:04 Trust me."
24:05 He's always like that.
24:10 I see him,
24:12 he got weak.
24:14 And then, after a time,
24:18 his voice is not the same as before.
24:22 Sometimes, he insists.
24:25 "No, I can stand up."
24:27 Even if it's just a small news piece.
24:32 It's just one or two sentences.
24:34 But he really stands up.
24:36 He was like that to the very end.
24:38 "Grandma, where's your son?"
24:40 "That's why he's walking."
24:41 "Long live Cebuli Pacho!"
24:43 I didn't even have the heart to tell him,
24:47 "Take a rest, mom."
24:49 Because I know how much his work gave him joy.
24:53 That's where he gets his strength to carry on.
24:57 It's like...
24:59 I don't know.
25:00 His work is his life.
25:04 But I know, towards the end,
25:07 I would say,
25:08 "I prioritized my work all my life.
25:11 You prioritize your health.
25:14 Let's not take health for granted."
25:17 So he would always say that.
25:19 I hope that in heaven,
25:22 you'll have more peanuts to eat.
25:25 Only peanuts for you in heaven.
25:29 I hope you have a good time there.
25:31 Please watch over us.
25:33 And pray for the Lord to watch over us.
25:40 Especially our teams
25:42 who are facing difficult coverages.
25:46 And to do what's right.
25:49 The legacy of Mike Enriquez,
25:56 maybe he was someone...
26:00 He was just really the total package, as I had said.
26:04 His legacy is...
26:06 He was just a friend to everyone.
26:09 He was a true friend to everyone.
26:12 He wouldn't leave you in the air.
26:16 He was reliable.
26:18 You can really rely on him.
26:20 He will tell you to your face
26:22 if something is not right.
26:25 He will praise you to high heavens
26:27 if you're doing the right thing.
26:29 He will not judge you.
26:31 He will just be there for you always.
26:35 There's no secret.
26:47 Just love your profession.
26:49 Don't enter a profession
26:51 that you don't love.
26:54 The wonder boy of Santa Ana, Manila.
26:57 The accidental drummer boy of Lasal.
26:59 The accidental radio DJ.
27:02 The pinch hitter of News Anchor.
27:05 Who would have thought he would be
27:07 an icon in the Philippine broadcast industry.
27:10 Because of his unforgettable dedication,
27:13 hard work, excellence, and true service.
27:17 I, Mike Enriquez, am your investigator.
27:20 Even if we don't hear his voice again,
27:24 he will remain in our hearts and minds.
27:30 Thank you very much, Sir Mike.
27:32 Until next time.
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