MANILA — Veteran broadcast and print journalist Sammy Martin died due to a lingering illness. He was 62.
According to his wife Pop, Martin died around 9 a.m. Tuesday (Nov. 6) at their home in Valenzuela City.
Martin had practically covered all assignments from police beat to Malacañang.
He was a reporter of the Journal Group of Publications, ABS-CBN, Manila Times and the Philippine News Agency, his most recent.
Martin’s remains lie in state at the Funeria Paz along Araneta Ave. in Quezon City. (Jelly Musico/PNA)