(UPDATE) HIGHLY respected and trusted television and radio news anchor Miguel 'Mike' Enriquez passed away on Tuesday after battling prolonged complications from several medical issues and procedures in late 2021. His longtime home network, GMA, confirmed the news at the end of its flagship prime-time broadcast, '24 Oras,' which Enriquez anchored since its inception in 2004. He was 71 years old.
It was his permanent co-anchor, Mel Tiangco, who emotionally announced her partner's passing at the telecast, immediately followed by a carefully detailed video tribute to recall his stellar career in media.Miguel 'Mike' EnriquezGMA Network simultaneously released a statement that said: 'It is with profound sadness that GMA Network announces the passing of our beloved Kapuso, Mr. Miguel 'Mike' C. Enriquez, who peacefully joined our Creator on August 29, 2023.
Seemingly at a loss for words, Enrique's industry colleagues immediately filled Clavio's comments section with weeping and praying hands and heart emojis, the earliest ones from Kapuso broadcasters Connie Sison, Oscar Oida, Nelson Canlas, Kathy San Gabriel and Lala Roque as well as Kapuso artists Shaira Diaz, Miriam Quiambao, and Wendell Ramos.It was in December when Enriquez took a medical leave to address his health problems, the most serious of which required a kidney transplant.
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