“Tutubi” is the Filipino term for “dragonfly”.
How many eyes does a dragonfly have?
The answer of course is two, but each of those eyes have up to 30,000 tiny eyes within an eye capable of 360-degree vision.
Tutubi News Magazine provides news with perspective much like the eyes of a dragonfly. It is a community-based news outlet providing “Who’s who and What’s what in the Calabarzon Region in the Philippines and beyond”. We are the first digital news outlet in the region. We cover a wide variety of fields such as local, provincial and national politics, business, sports, food, eGaming, SciTech, environment, features, opinion columns, and obituaries.
Tutubi News Magazine was created with the intention of keeping Filipinos around the world informed of the local goings on in the communities within the Calabarzon Region and beyond.
Why?
Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide accurate and up-to-date news and provide a variety of perspectives based on facts. We believe in providing only quality information.
Vision Statement
To become the primary provider of Philippine news for Filipinos all over the world.
Publisher: Tutubi Digital Marketing Solutions
President: Venus Peñaflor Funtanilla
San Pablo City, Laguna, Philippines
phone: 049 5030067 / mobile: 09064381456
Team
Venus Peñaflor Funtanilla
PublisherSi Venus Peñaflor Funtanilla ay naging editor-in-chief ng Newsworld, isang lokal na pahayagan ng Laguna. Publisher din siya ng Daystar Gazette at Tutubi News Magazine. Siya ay isa ring pintor at doll face designer ng Ninay Dolls, ang unang Manikang Pilipino. Kasali siya sa DesignCrowd sa rank na #305 sa 640,000 graphic designers sa buong daigdig. Kasama din siya sa unang Local TV Broadcast sa Laguna na Beyond Manila. Aktibong kasapi siya ng San Pablo Jaycees Senate bilang isang JCI Senator.
Carlo Juancho P Funtanilla
Web Developer / Content Manager / WriterI made the website, I add contents and I maintain it too.
Paraluman Funtanilla
Social Media Marketing SpecialistParaluman P. Funtanilla finished her degree in Communication Arts in De La Salle Lipa. She has worked as a Digital Marketer for start-up businesses and small business spaces for the past two years. She has earned certificates from Coursera on Brand Management: Aligning Business Brand and Behavior and Viral Marketing and How to Craft Contagious Content. She also worked with Asia Express Romania TV Show.
Roy Tumandao
Writer / Contributor / CorrespondentSi Roy Tumandao ay kasalukuyang pangulo ng Camp Vicente Lim Press Corps. Nagsimula siya sa larangan ng media noong 1992 at aktibo bilang photo journalist at news correspondent para sa iba’t ibang tabloid. Broadcaster siya ng DZJV 1458 Radyo Calabarzon.
Marius Myrone S Zabat Jr
Writer / Contributor / CorrespondentSi Marius Myrone S. Zabat, Jr. ay naging presidente ng San Pablo Amateur Radio Club (1996-1997), JCI San Pablo (1997-1998), at San Pablo Jaycees Senate (2001-2003). General Manager din siya ng Milmar Distillery at Tierra De Oro Resort-Hotel.
Sandy Belarmino
Writer / Contributor / CorrespondentSi Sandy Belarmino ay 17 taon ng naglilingkod sa larangan ng pamamahayag. Naging broadcaster siya sa radyo at local TV. Media correspondent din sya at columnist sa iba’t ibang dyaryo ng lokal sa San Pablo City. Si Sandy ay kasalukuyang pangulo ng Seven Lakes Press Corps.
Joel Frago
Writer / ContributorSi Joel Frago ay Isang rehistradong nurse at midwife. Siya ay isa ring Pastor. Naging magsasaka siya mula noong 2004 at nagkamit ng mga pagkilala at parangal sa larangan ng farming. Pinarangalan siya bilang isa sa Ten Outstanding Pableño noong 2018. Siya ang tinaguriang Kusinero de Bukid ng Forest Wood Garden, isang agritourism destination na dinarayo ng mga turista mula sa loob at labas ng bansa.
Gary P Hernal
Editor-in-ChiefGary P. Hernal started college at the University of the Philippines in Diliman and received his BA in Economics degree from San Sebastian College, Manila, and a Masters in Information Systems Management from Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University in Oak Brook, IL. He has 25 years of copy editing and management experience at Thomson West, a subsidiary of Thomson Reuters.
Gabriel Craig Hernal Rivera
Writer / ContributorGabriel Craig Hernal Rivera is an Engineer. A graduate of De LaSalle University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics Engineering. He currently works at Accenture U.S. in Metro San Francisco as a Training and Development Specialist. Outside of work, Gabriel enjoys exercising, watching various TV series programs, and especially video games. He also enjoys watching videos regarding Game Design, Game Theories, and in-depth reviews on video games to get a better understanding of the current trends in gaming.
Melinda Bagsic Evangelista
Writer / Contributor / CorrespondentI was born to write and I believe that’s my calling. I love writing because it brings me to the realm exclusively of mine. It is also my opinion that “immortality” can be achieved not by searching for the Holy Grail and drinking from it but by living your life worth-writing or writing something worth-reading. Since I cannot promise you a life worth-writing, I keep myself busy writing something worth-reading. I am thankful to God for giving me the talent and skill to see life in different perspectives not seen by many and the courage to share it to my readers. This first ever Tutubi Digital News Magazine is a perfect avenue to bring you the many facets of life that you can ponder upon in this time of the pandemic. Enjoy reading all the articles.
Kevin Pamatmat
Writer / Contributor / CorrespondentSi Kevin Pamatmat ay miyembro ng Camp Vicente Lim Press Corps. Nagsimula siya sa larangan ng pamamahayag bilang photojournalist at news correspondent noong 2004. Broadcaster din siya sa DZJV 1458 Radyo Calabarzon at Balita Ngayon Online News.
Dr. Jeffrey Montoya Sumague, DMD
Writer / Contributor / CorrespondentDr. Jeffrey Montoya Sumague, DMD, FPFA, is a Doctor of Dental Medicine. He is a product of Centro Escolar University in Mendiola, Manila, trained in Orthodontics, Cosmetic Dentistry, Craniocervical Craniosacral TMJ and past President of the Philippine Dental Association San Pablo City Chapter in 2019-2020. He is a civic-minded dentist who is a member of JCI 7 Lakes and an avid vlogger serving as broadcaster and past President of Team Positive Philippines, a Fellow of Pierre Fauchard Academy and a social media influencer who has his own YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok channels and finds time to be a Radio DJ/Anchor for J101.5 FM Big Radio. He served as a correspondent for Isyu Balita. He joins Tutubi News Magazine as a contributor delving a variety of subjects.
DC Alviar
Writer / Contributor / CorrespondentProfessor DC Alviar serves as a member of the steering committee of the Philippine International Studies Organization (PHISO). He was part of his university community extension project that imparted the five disciplines of a learning organization (Senge, 1990). He writes and edits local reports for Mega Scene. A master’s degree holder in development communication, he is finishing a dissertation on economic growth reporting through an ethnomethodological lens for his doctorate degree in communication at the University of the Philippines Open University in Los Baños, Laguna under a Philippine government scholarship grant. He was editor -n-chief of his high school paper Ang Ugat and the Adamson News.