“For its exhaustive investigative reports on the Assets and Liabilities of government officials, particularly of the President and the First Gentleman, highlighting the people’s right to information,” the citation read.
This is the first time that the 91-year old organization has included New media in its annual journalism awards.
RCM also gave two other special citation: a book award for Maritess Vitug for her book, “Shadow of Doubt, probing the Supreme Court”, and Mindanao Gold Daily for the regional newspaper award.
It’s the second award received by VERA Files, which started in March 2008. The first was the 2009 Jaime V. Ongpin Awards for Excellence in Journalism (JVOAEJ) for its investigative report “Quedancor swine program another fertilizer scam” written by Yvonne Chua and Luz Rimban, and contributor Diosa Labiste, who won top prize (Award of Distinction) and a Marshall McLuhan fellowship.
The winners for 2010 RCM Institutional Journalism awards:
*Philippine Daily Inquirer, newspaper of the year
*DZMM Radyo Patrol 630, radio station of the year
* ANC Network (ABS-CBN), television/news station of the year
*Ricky Carandang of ABS-CBN, broadcast journalist of the year.
RCM did not give awards for outstanding columnist and best investigative report this year.
The 2010 RCM Journalism award was chaired by former Press Secretary Rodolfo T. Reyes with vice-chair, Frank Evaristo.
The awarding ceremonies lead bby RCM President Benjamin S. Santos and Preisdent-elect Gert A. Gust was held at the Manila Polo Club in Makati.
I was the one assigned by VERA Files to receive the award and I said recognition by our work by a prestigious organization like RCM inspires us to do more accurate and well-written reports on current issues.
We also thank each and every one who continue to support VERA Files.
Congratulations!
Is Maritess Vitug’s book available now?
This is another big for Vera Files. Congratulations to all women and men of Vera Files for truthful reporting.
WOW! CONGRATULATIONS!
much deserved award indeed, keep up the good work ! Congratulations!
either Conrado de Quiros, Billy Esposo or Lito Banayo could have been outstanding columnist of the year.
Hooray!
ET may not like my batting for her but she should be the Outstanding Columnist of the Year…
Other columnists, Lito Banayo for instance, has a blog but it’s not like here @ET where we can blog on any posted subject. I haven’t seen Billy Esposo and Conrado de Quiros maintaining their own blog.
# i agree
This is maybe under the Jones bridge already, pero napapag-usapan lang.
Most of our well known and respected columnists have only one thing in common: Being charged of libel by Mike Arroyo. After that, mayroon nang gawan ng comparison. Sino sa kanila ang present during the Siege of Manila Pen, pinosasan and hauled like criminals? Sino sa kanila ang present during the series of hearing on cases vs the military men languishing in jail for years already because they aired their grievances against the Arroyo administration? Sino sa kanila na bukod sa kolum ay mayroon ding blog with photos of the personalities involved for us to react? Ang iba nating columnists are just typing their columns in the comfort of their homes or offices.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Magaling naman talaga ang presentation sa VERA files. Lately, mas binabasa ko ang Vera files kaysa sa PCIJ
Ms. Rose, hard to find ang Shadow of a Doubt. Been to Fully Booked sa Makati, Trinoma and even Cebu, wala akong nakitang copy. Pag napadaan ako sa P. Faura, kung andun pa ang La Solidaridad, score ako ng kopya.
Joeseg, si De Quiroz hindi na tinuloy yung blog nya pero si Billy Esposo may The Chairwrecker. Kung interested ka:
http://www.chairwrecker.com/index.php
Thanks, Oblak! Ako pala ang hindi updated, may blog pala si Esposo. Pinuntahan ko agad at naghanap ako ng mga comments, wala akong nakita. Namihasa kasi ako dito sa ET na open ang blog 24/7 para mag comment at maraming bloggers. At kung may tiempo si ET, siya mismo ay nagbibigay din ng comment.
Ayaw kong basahin sila, di ko maarok ay! Dito na lang ako sa Ellenville. 🙂 Seriously, maganda sa tagalog articles ni Ellen, kung pumilantik ay may hagip pero hindi bulgar kaya nakaka-relate sa kanya ang ordinaryong Juans and Juanas. Sori Ellen sa aking pagbuhat ng bangko mo….konti lang naman. hehehe!
# 11.
So mahirap palang hanapin ang libro. Bakit, binili ba lahat, para hindi mabasa?
That was done in the 90s, when somebody published a book about the Cojuangco wealth; that it was purportedly the money of the Revolutionary Government, which Antonio Luna left to Ysidra Cojuangco.
Here is a link to google’s cached pages of a write-up of Antonio Luna and Ysidra Cojuangco’s love child.
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:yWFtF3ZY0csJ:www.philippinefolio.com/contdetail.php%3Fid%3D8%26id_app2%3D41%26id_app3%3D00367+eduardo+cojuangco,+book,+general+luna&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
Maaga pa lang, hinintay kong magbukas ang National Bookstore. When I asked the clerk, out of stock daw. That was the year that Danding was running, and Erap was his VP.
the three great musketeers of Phil journalism are Conrado de Quiroz, William Esposo and Lito Banayo.
No problemo, Joeseg. Hindi pwedeng mag lagay ng comment section si Esposo at kukuyugin yun ng mga maraming galit galit sa kanya sa Philippine Star.
Re Marites Vitug’s book. You may try Popular Book Store. National Book Store does not carry it. I think it has something to do with legal problems.
Galing naman!
Kunggratyuleysyon!
Talking about Marites Vitug’s book, ano naman kaya ang magiging reaksiyon ng mga tao dito?
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20100619-276383/Enrile-Its-the-institution-not-the-man
Ako, kahit kailan, noon pa mang suportahan namin itong si Ingkong Huwan bilang MND (panahon ni Apo Makoy) na para itong paruparong ewan. Mahilig gumawa ng mga bagay na magpapakontrobersyal sa kanya. Kung bakit kasi nanam ayaw pang magretiro sa pulitika samantalang malimit kesa hindi ay nagiging sablay na ang kanyang mga desisyon.
Okey, sige. It is not the person ang kanyang kinikilala kundi ang institusyon, subalit paano ba naging CJ si Coronation? Nagiging ipokrito din sa paniniwalang lahat ng kanyang argumento tungkol sa batas ay himay ng isang henyo na dapat lang pakinggan at gawing halimbawa’t batayan.
I would believe him if being the third co-equal branch og the government, the Supreme Court Chief Justice is voted by members and not appointed by any s(h)itting president. Ganu’n din ang mga associate justices na dapat manggaling ang nombra sa Korte Suprema. Kasama na rin ang mga nakakababang antas ng hustisya.
Only then, magkakarooon ng tunay na independence at pagiging equal ang bawat tatlong sangay ng gobyerno sapagkat mawawala ang political partronage at utang-ng-loob na ‘yan. Gugulong nang mabilis ang hustiya kahit meron pang malalaking tao (kahit baboy) na masasagasaan.
Let the rule of law emanates from the people and not from those who are just taking advantage of their being in power.
Tapusin na ang babuyan! Magpakatao naman sila!
Tayo naman, kahit suklam na suklam sa hayop na ito ay dapat ding ipagdasal na makasalba siya sa kanyang operasyon.
Bilang Kristiyano ay ‘yan ang hiling ko sa Itaas subalit ‘yun ay hindi dahil sa may malasakit ako sa hayup na ito kundi sa sulak ng dugo sa mga pinaggagawa niyang kababuyan kasama ng kanyang esposang low breed na Guinea pig.
Sana nga ay makaraos siya pero humanda siya sa nakaabang na litsunang tatapos sa kanyang kababuyan!
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100619-276452/Mike-Arroyo-goes-under-the-knife
Tongue,
Puwede bang isama sa gagawing bopis ang puso ng hayup na ito?
Ipakain natin sa piranhang alaga mo.
I will pray for his recovery so he maybe able to stand trial sa lahat nilang kasalanan sa ating bansa…kailangan maparusahan din ang may kasalanan..that is justice not for us to just tiis…
rose,
Successful daw ang pagkakakapon sa baboy pero duda ako, eh, Baka nagpatanggal lamang ‘yun ng kulugo. Saka nagkukunyari lang para makakuha ng simpatiya at awa sa tao.
Hindi ‘ata umubra ‘yung inilagay na high voltage connection ni Tongue. Malakas talaga kay Lucifer ang baboy na ‘yun.
#12: Shadow Of Doubt by Maritess Vitug is available at Fully Booked branches particularly at Serendra The Fort