VETERAN sports journalist Chino Trinidad has passed away at the age of 56.
Trinidad reportedly suffered from a heart attack on Saturday night or just 10 days before his 57th birthday.
News of his death circulated on social media Sunday morning, July 14, 2024.
Trinidad started his journalism career with DZRH in 1991.
He served as commissioner of the defunct Philippine Basketball League from 2000 to 2010.
He mostly covered basketball and eventually went into boxing.
He also served as the sports reporter of GMA and had a sports segment in the news program 24 Oras until last year.
In May, he was tapped by the Sharks Billiards Association as its first commissioner.
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