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ScamscompetedforattentionwithpandemicinSenate’sbusy2020
Background: A year-ender report of high-profile Senate investigations unearthing a bribery scheme involving Philippine immigration officials and anomalies at the country’s national health insurance corporation.Thisnewsfeatureincludesexclusivequotesfromsenatorsatthehelmoftheseprobes.
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PH-UStiessurviveDuterterants,embraceofChina
Background: A special report in time for then President Duterte’s state of the nation address. This report involvesinsightsfromthePhilippines’ambassadortotheUSandatopinternationalrelationsexpert.
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RecoveryforsubmergedCagayantownwill‘takealongtime’
Background:Workingfromhomeduringthepandemic,IinterviewedMayorAntonioviaphonetotalkabout the environmental aftermath of a massive typhoon that devastated her part of the country, which was hoursawayfromwhereIwasbased
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NewPHenvoytoSyriabares‘re-trafficking’ofOFWsinembassyshelter
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PHembassyinSyriafightstraffickingbygivingvictims‘accesstojustice’
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Background:Thesearticlesweresourcedfrommyexclusivevideointerviewwiththecountry’snewenvoy tothePhilippineEmbassyinSyria,ahardshippostthatwashitwithascandalatthetime.Thiswasperhaps oneofthefirstinterviewsshehadwithamediaoutletsinceherappointment
Background:AfterlonghoursonthefieldcoveringtheelectionsinthePhilippinecapital,thislong-formnews report highlights a rarity in local polls: the downfall of popular political clans in vital cities. However, it also addressedthecontinuingvictoryofotherclans,showcasingvoterbehaviorfavorabletoapolitician’sfamiliar lastname.
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Background: From her home in the US, Ms Dumlao shared her experience and source of inspiration in playing a groundbreaking Filipina nurse role on Grey’s Anatomy This was a departure from the stories I usuallywritebutholdsanimportantmessageandstoryallthesame
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GreaterscrutinyonPHkillingsgetsUNrightscouncil’snod
Background: A breaking news report on a UN human rights council resolution on actions regarding the human rights situation in the Philippines, the voting result of which was heavily covered by local and international media at the time I was among the first to break this story Other outlets soon followed to reportonthisdevelopment Thequicksubmissionofthisstorytoeditorsfolloweddiligentpreparationand myinclusiontoaUNmediamailinglistwhichmadesecuringvotingrecordsandlivefeedinformationfroma reliablesourceeasier.
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Clickforfullarticle Winsome,losesome:PoliticalclansriseandfallinPHmidtermvote
Background: A high-profile breaking story which was made possible by careful reporting and resourcefulness. This story also involved coordination with editors and other reporters in terms of source confirmation.