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Sun.Star Davao and Cebu Daily News bagged the most number of awards during the 2007 Annual Community Press Awards organized by the Philippine Press Institute (PPI) at the Diamond Hotel, Manila last May 29.
In the daily category, Sun.Star Davao took home a total of three awards for best in photojournalism, best in science and environmental reporting, and best editorial pages, while Cebu Daily News bagged two for best edited paper and best in business and economics reporting.
Named awardees in the weekly category were: Mabuhay for best edited community paper; Balikas for best in science and environment reporting; Baguio Midland Courier for best in business in economics; Pampanga News for best in photojournalism; and Metro Post for best editorial page.
Mabuhay, Sun.Star Cebu, and Sun.Star Davao were awarded special citations for their contribution to civic journalism.
The 2007 Annual Community Press Awards was the culmination of PPI’s 12th National Forum and the 2008 Annual Membership meeting held last May 27 to 30.
PPI’s newly-elected board were inducted during the meeting. They were: Amado Macasaet of Malaya as chairman-president; Isagani Yambot of the Philippine Daily Inquirer as vice-chairman; Dalmacio Grafil of the Leyte Samar Daily Express as corporate secretary and trustee for the Visayas; and Antonio Katigbak of The Philippine Star as treasurer.
Elected trustees were: Quirino Alban of the Makiling Journal for Luzon, Fr. Jonathan Domingo, OMI of the Mindanao Cross for Mindanao; Juan Mercado of the Press Foundation of Asia; Vergel Santos of the BusinessWorld; Rogelio Salazar of the Manila Standard Today; Augusto Villanueva of the Journal Group of Publications; and Jose Pavia of Mabuhay as executive director.
The PPI, a national organization of newspapers, honors the best daily and weekly newspapers through its annual community press awards.
GMA-7, one of the biggest television networks in the country, won seven major awards in the 41st US International Film and Video Festival (USIFVF) held in Hollywood, California last June 7.
The network received Gold Camera awards including one for Jessica Soho’s Philippine Agenda: Edukasyon (Education) in the Documentary for Public Issues and Concerns category.
Winning Silver Screen Awards were Philippine Agenda: Kalusugan (Health), also in the Public Issues and Concerns category and Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (One at Heart with Jessica Soho) in the Documentary/Social Issues category.
Two documentary programs of the network, I-Witness and Reporter’s Notebook also received Silver Screen Awards in the Documentary/Social Issues category for their entries “Iskul Ko, No. 1!” (My School is Number 1!) and “Batang Kalakal” (Child Scavengers), respectively.
GMA-7 also received minor awards including certificates for Reporter’s Notebook’s “Pulong Diablo” (Devil’s Isle), I-Witness’s “Batang Kalabaw” (Child Beasts of Burdren) and “Gapos” (Chained), and 100% Pinoy: Kalabaw (100% Filipino: Carabao).
Founded in 1967, the USIFVF recognizes outstanding productions in Business, Television, Documentary, Educational, Entertainment, Industrial, and Informational fields. This year, 23 countries participated in the competition. |
