Boyet Sison

Jose Javelona Sison[1] was born on April 25, 1963, in Manila to Ady Sison and Rebecca Javelona. He attended Lourdes School of Mandaluyong.[2]

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 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.[2]

Sison co-hosted the ANC television sports program Hardball with Bill Velasco and the DZMM radio show Fastbreak with former basketballer Freddie Webb until the program went on-hiatus due to COVID-19.[3]

His last television stint was in flagship newscast TV Patrol, as the host of the segment "Alam N'yo Ba?". He replaced Kim Atienza for the role in November 25,2021.[3][4]

Sison died on April 16, 2022, at age 58.[5] He died due to a cardiac arrest after undergoing intestinal surgery two days earlier while confined at the De Los Santos Medical Center in Quezon City.[2]