Boyet Sison

Boyet Sison
Born
Jose Javelona Sison

(1963-04-25)April 25, 1963
Manila, Philippines
DiedApril 16, 2022(2022-04-16) (aged 58)
Quezon City, Philippines
Other namesPapa B, Boyet
Years active1996–2022
AgentABS-CBN Corporation (2006–22)
Notable credit(s)DWRT (1996)
DZMM (2004–2020)

Jose "Boyet" Javelona Sison (April 25, 1963 – April 16, 2022) was a Filipino sports commentator and news anchor.

Early life and education

Boyet Sison was born as Jose Javelona Sison on April 25, 1963, in Manila, to Ady Sison and Rebecca Javelona. He attended Lourdes School of Mandaluyong.

Career

Also referred to as "Papa B" in the broadcast industry, Sison began his career as a disc jockey for numerous clubs in Metro Manila. In the 1990s, Sison had a break in his career when he guest-hosted in Saturday Night Live (not confused with the American late-night comedy and variety show of the same name) of DWRT 99.5. In 2000, Sison became a radio play-by-play panelist for games of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and went on to work as the coliseum announcer for the PBA from 2005 to January 2012. He also was the ring announcer for the Universal Reality Combat Championship and an anchor for the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Sison co-hosted the ANC television sports program Hardball with Bill Velasco and the DZMM radio show Fastbreak with basketball legend Freddie Webb until 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ABS-CBN shutdown.

His last television stint was in the flagship newscast TV Patrol, as the host of the segment "Alam N'yo Ba?" where he replaced Kim Atienza for the general knowledge segment role on November 25, 2021, until Ariel Rojas was the permanent replacement to Atienza's weather forecast segment. He would continue hosting the segment until his passing, with ABS-CBN News's Jeff Canoy reporting on what would have been Sison's last assignment for the segment: the closure of the College of the Holy Spirit Manila. He was replaced by Migs Bustos for the segment on June 30, 2022, coinciding with the inauguration of President Bongbong Marcos on that day until 2023.

Death

Sison died on April 16, 2022, at age 58, just nine days before his 59th birthday due to a cardiac arrest after undergoing intestinal surgery two days earlier while confined at the De Los Santos Medical Center in Quezon City.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleRef.
2006–19 Hardball Anchor
2008–20 Gametime
2021–22 TV Patrol Segment anchor

Radio

YearTitleRole
1996 Saturday Night Live Anchor
2014–20 Fastbreak

References

  1. ↑ Cordero, KC (April 16, 2022). "Veteran sportscaster Boyet Sison passes away at 58". PEP.ph (in Filipino and English). Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Li, Matthew (April 16, 2022). "Boyet Sison, 58, passes away". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Ramos, Gerry (April 16, 2022). "Veteran sportscaster Boyet Sison dies at 58". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  4. ↑ Gacura, TJ (November 26, 2021). "Kim Atienza reacts to Boyet Sison replacing him on 'TV Patrol'". Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Alam N'yo Ba: Kolehiyo sa Maynila magsasara na matapos ang higit 100 taon | TV Patrol". YouTube. ABS-CBN News. April 19, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Boyet Sison, 'TV Patrol' segment host, passes away". Manila Bulletin. April 16, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Boyet Sison, sports personality, passes away". GMA News. April 17, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  8. ↑ Velasco, Bill (March 11, 2019). "Farewell, Hardball". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 8, 2022.