Laoag Girl Wins Top Investigative Reporting Prize

Glenda Gloria, the pride of Laoag, wins the Jaime V. Ongpin for Excellence in Reporting for her report on the disappearance of Jonas Burgos, the son of press freedom fighter Joe Burgos, who incidentally hails from Vigan. Her article, "Trapped in the Web of Lies," came out in Newsbreak Magazine, where we also used to write regularly. Roel Landingin also won for explanatory reporting for his articles on the NAIA3 entitled "The Battle for Manila's Gateway." Landingin's story also came out in Newsbreak. Also given merit was Prime Sarmiento for his article on waste water which came out in PCIJ.