PDI writer-contributor Walter Ang; 47
Walter Ang, a longtime contributor to the Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) who wrote extensively on the local arts and theater scene for many years even after relocating to the United States, has passed on. He was 47.
Ang is the author of the well-received book “Barangay to Broadway: Filipino American Theater History,” described as following “the events, groups and individuals that have comprised Filipino American theater from 1898 to 2016.”
Born on Sept. 6, 1977, in Manila, Ang passed away peacefully on Feb. 18, 2025 in Pennsylvania in the United States after battling glioblastoma multiforme, a form of brain tumor, according to a statement released by his husband Constantine Dy.
“Walter was a beacon of positive energy and good vibes,” wrote Dy.
Ang is survived by Dy, sister Melody Ang-Velayo, brothers Ronald and Ryan Ang, and father Zeldo Ang.
