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Veteran showbiz reporter Mario Dumaual laid to rest

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Rainiel Angelyn Figueroa and Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

<p>ABS-CBN&#x27;s veteran entertainment reporter Mario Dumaual was laid to rest on Sunday at the Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina City.</p><p>A final mass was held at Loyola Memorial Chapel in Commonwealth, Quezon City, attended by his extended family and friends.</p><p>The journalist died last July 5 at 64 due to septic shock, his family announced in a statement. Dumaual had a severe fungal infection after his recovery from a heart attack.</p><p>Throughout the week, his colleagues at ABS-CBN and in the showbiz beat have paid tribute to Dumaual, noting that he left a lasting legacy in the industry. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/07/08/23/isang-alamat-abs-cbn-colleagues-honor-mario-dumaual">‘Isang alamat’: ABS-CBN colleagues celebrate Mario Dumaual&#x27;s legacy</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/07/09/23/mario-dumauals-relevance">Mario Dumaual, a journalist who evolved but didn’t forget the basics</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/09/23/abs-cbn-colleagues-give-mario-dumaual-a-standing-ovation">Final farewell: ABS-CBN colleagues give Mario Dumaual a standing ovation</a></li></ul><p>Dumaual was survived by his wife Cherie and children Luigi, Miguel, Maxine, William, and Thessa.</p><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/07/09/1-mario-dumaual-funeral-md.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/07/09/2-mario-dumaual-funeral-md.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/07/09/3-mario-dumaual-funeral-md.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/07/09/4-mario-dumaual-funeral-raf.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/07/09/5-mario-dumaual-funeral-md.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/07/09/6-mario-dumaual-funeral-md.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/07/09/7-mario-dumaual-funeral-raf.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/07/09/8-mario-dumaual-funeral-md.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/07/09/9-mario-dumaual-funeral-md.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/07/09/10-mario-dumaual-funeral-md.jpg"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><p>A final Mass is offered for ABS-CBN&#x27;s veteran entertainment reporter Mario Dumaual at the Loyola Memorial Chapels in Quezon City before the interment in Marikina on July 9, 2023. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Family and friends gather during the final Mass offered for ABS-CBN&#x27;s veteran entertainment reporter Mario Dumaual at the Loyola Memorial Chapels in Quezon City before the interment in Marikina on July 9, 2023. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Family and friends gather during the final Mass offered for ABS-CBN&#x27;s veteran entertainment reporter Mario Dumaual at the Loyola Memorial Chapels in Quezon City before the interment in Marikina on July 9, 2023. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>The hearse carrying the remains of ABS-CBN veteran entertainment reporter Mario Dumaual leaves the Loyola Memorial Chapel during the funeral service on July 9, 2023. <cite>Rainiel Angelyn Figueroa, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Pallbearers carry the remains of ABS-CBN veteran entertainment reporter Mario Dumaual during the funeral service at the Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina City on July 9, 2023. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Family and friends bid their last goodbye as ABS-CBN veteran entertainment reporter Mario Dumaual is laid to rest at Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina City on July 9, 2023. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Family members turn emotional as they bid their last goodbye to ABS-CBN veteran entertainment reporter Mario Dumaual during the funeral ceremonies at Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina City on July 9, 2023. <cite>Rainiel Angelyn Figueroa, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Franciscan priest Fr. Edgardo &quot;Edong&quot; Dumaual, brother of ABS-CBN veteran entertainment reporter Mario Dumaual, during the funeral service at Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina City on July 9, 2023. <cite>Rainiel Angelyn Figueroa, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Family and friends bid their last goodbye as ABS-CBN veteran entertainment reporter Mario Dumaual is laid to rest at Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina City on July 9, 2023. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Family and friends bid their last goodbye as ABS-CBN veteran entertainment reporter Mario Dumaual is laid to rest at Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina City on July 9, 2023. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div></div></div>

ABS-CBN's veteran entertainment reporter Mario Dumaual was laid to rest on Sunday at the Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina City.

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Veteran showbiz reporter Mario Dumaual laid to rest

Rainiel Angelyn Figueroa and Mark Demayo,

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Published July 09, 2023 08:01 PM PHT

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Updated July 09, 2023 08:08 PM PHT

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