Louie Beltran
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Louie Beltran | |
|---|---|
| Born | Luis Diaz Beltran April 4, 1936 |
| Died | September 6, 1994 (aged 58) |
| Other names | Ka Louie |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, columnist |
| Spouse | Maria Antonia Salcedo Beltran |
| Children | 5 |
Luis "Ka Louie" Diaz Beltran (April 4, 1936 – September 6, 1994) was a Filipino broadcast journalist and newspaper columnist. In 2018, Beltran was identified by the Human Rights Victims' Claims Board as a Motu Proprio human rights violations victim of the Martial Law Era.[1]
Career
Born Luis Diaz-Beltran on April 4, 1936, in
Philippine Star
.
After President
Maximo Soliven. On October 22, 1992, the trial court ruled in Aquino's favor, sentencing the columnist and his editor to 2 years of imprisonment and ordering them to pay 2 million pesos in moral damages. But the Court of Appeals reversed the decision of the trial court and acquitted Beltran.[2]
Personal life
His son, Cito Beltran, is also a TV personality, also a columnist and the host of Agenda with Cito Beltran. He has 4 other children, Michael Beltran, Enrique Beltran, Maria Rosario Beltran Altamirano (Marissa) and Ma. Iluminada Beltran (Malu).
Death
The case was thrown out of court by the Court of Appeals nearly 3 years after Beltran died of a heart attack on September 6, 1994. He was 58 years old.
References
- ^ "Motu Proprio". Human Rights Violations Victims' Memorial Commission. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ "Manila court rejects Aquino libel suit - UPI Archives". Upi.com. November 14, 1995. Retrieved October 25, 2019.