 He was also the pioneer of ABS-CBN DZAQ Radyo Patrol (predecessor of DZMM) before the Martial Law regime.Then in the 1980s, Taruc transferred to DWWW 630 of the Kanlaon Broadcasting System (now DZMM) where he teamed up with Tiya Dely Magpayo and Noli de Castro in a morning program.He also worked on DZBB Bisig Bayan 594 (later rebranded as Super Radyo) before his transfer to DZRH in 1991, which he became the station manager and newscaster.