Libertito Pelayo is the founding publisher and editor-in-chief of the Filipino Reporter newspaper in New York City. Pelayo was educated at Far Eastern University in Manila, Philippines. An active journalist, Pelayo was formerly a reporter for The Manila Times and was also a correspondent in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He is a member of the New York Press Club, the Asian American Journalists Association, the Filipino American Media Association, and a former member of the United Nations Correspondents Club. Pelayo was also a former grand marshal for the Philippine Independence Day Committee, Inc. of New York City in 1997.Libertito Pelayo, New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. celebrates Asian Pacific Island Heritage in Manhattan on Wednesday, May 9, 2007, Press Release (Pr07-04-053), Press Office, May 10, 2007, retrieved on: July 4, 2007Maritzer, Marla (photographer). Libertito Pelayo, New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. celebrates Asian Pacific Island Heritage in Manhattan on Wednesday, May 9, 2007, Photographs Slideshow, Pr07-04-053, Press Office, May 9, 2007 , retrieved on: July 4, 2007Libertito Pelayo, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Filipino Reporter (Language:Japanese), Thompson Celebrates Asian Pacific Island Heritage, NY de Volunteer, Inc. NYdeVolunteer.org May 10, 2007, retrieved on: July 4, 2007Philippine Independence Day Committee, Inc. (PIDC Inc.), PIDCI.org and Aratilis.org, Madison Avenue, New York City, 2006 , retrieved on: July 4, 2007
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