Primitivo Mijares
Primitivo M. Mijares | |
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Wedding photo of Primitivo Mijares and Priscilla Mijares | |
| Born | Primitivo Medrana Mijares November 17, 1931 |
| Disappeared | 1977 (aged 45–46) |
| Other names | Tibo |
| Education | Lyceum of the Philippines University (BA, LL.B.) |
| Occupation(s) | journalist, writer, lawyer, spokesperson, editor, whistleblower |
| Known for | Testifying the illegal activities of the Marcos dictatorship |
| Spouses | Priscilla Castillo Vda. de Mijares
(m. 1956)Virginia Concha (m. 1969) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Jose Malatag Mijares (father) Florentina "Perla" Medrana Mijares (mother) |
Primitivo "Tibo" Medrana Mijares (November 17, 1931 – disappeared 1977) was a Filipino journalist, author, war hero, and former press censor and propagandist. He was a reporter of the Philippines Daily Express, a newspaper in circulation during the regime of former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos.
On October 23, 1974, Mijares fled the Philippines for the United States, later issuing a defection statement in the United States on February 5, 1975. He would then testify about tortures and corruption in the Marcos administration. Mijares was last seen in January 1977, boarding a flight from Guam to the Philippines with General Fabian Ver and a nephew of Querube Makalintal. He has been missing since.