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Finalists Selected for 2nd Sarihay Media Awards; Awarding in August 26, 2016

Posted on July 20, 2016

The Foundation for the Philippine Environment is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2^nd Sarihay Media Awards, which recognizes and showcases the country’s best reportage of environmental issues across traditional and digital media platforms in the past year. Launched last February 2016, the 2^nd Sarihay Media Awards garnered a total of 178 entries ranging from print, television, radio, to digital media. 

The Sarihay technical review committee, comprised of representatives from government, civil society, and the academe—the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB), DENR – Strategic Communication and Initiatives Service (DENR-SCIS), Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation, Inc. (PTFCF), Tanggol Kalikasan Inc., Miriam College Environmental Studies Institute (Miriam-ESI), and FPE—pre-screened all submitted entries and came up with the list of finalists to be screened by the board of judges.

FPE's Pilar Saldajeno meeting with some of the Sarihay judges  -- Ms. Anabelle Plantilla of Miriam ESI, Ms. Joyce Se of DENR-BMB, and  Mr. Bong Esguerra of Globe Telecom (July 1, 2016)

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2^ND SARIHAY MEDIA AWARDS FINALISTS

Print Category

Best News Story (National)

• Scientists Bat for Wider Coverage of Marine Protected Areas, by Ramon Efren Lazaro (The Philippine Star)
• Ugly Scars Left Behind by Miners Overshadow Development, by Jonathan L. Mayuga (Business Mirror)
• ‘Yolanda' Not Only About Tragedy, but also Opportunities --Sering, by Monch Mikko Misagal (Manila Bulletin)

Best News Story (Regional)

• Goods for Garbage, by Rebelander Basilan & Elias Baguero (Sun.Star Cebu)
• Dalaguete expands habitat for fruit bats, by Liberty Pinili (Sun.Star Cebu)
• Pamana's tragic end, by Jesse Pizarro Boga (Mindanao Times)                                                              

Best Investigative Report

• Small Town Takes on Big Mines, by Stella Estremera (Sun.Star Davao)
• In Their Hands: People Empowered to Protect & Provide, by Stella Estremera (Sun.Star Davao)
• An Alarming Paradox, by Marie Antonette Pamaran (Hinge Inquirer Publications)
• Far From Over, by the Manila Bulletin Research Team (Manila Bulletin)

Best Feature Story

• Farming Ferns, Protecting the Forest, by Jonathan Mayuga (Business Mirror)
• Palawan Volunteer Embodies Mission to Protect Forests, by Leo Laparan II (Manila Bulletin)
• Saving Danjugan Island, by Jonathan Mayuga (Business Mirror)

Best Commentary / Editorial

• The Verde Island Passage, by Rita Linda Jimeno (The Standard)
• Anti-People #JusticeForTheLumad, by Katrina Stuart Santiago (The Manila Times)
• What Mining Destroys, by Rita Linda Jimeno (The Standard)

Best Editorial Cartoon

• Need for a New Dump Site, by Josua S. Cabrera (Sun.Star Cebu)

Radio Category

Best Radio Commentary (National)

• ‘SONA’ Para sa Kalikasan, by Jhomel Santos (DZAR 1026 Sonshine Radio Manila)
• Dapat bang maging election issue ang pangangalaga sa kalikasan?, by Rascille Mae Laranas (DZAR 1026 Sonshine Radio Manila)
• National Greening Program & the Magic of Mycorrhizae, by Dr. Custer C. Deocaris (Eagle Broadcasting Station-Radyo Agila)

Television Category

Best TV Reportage (National)

• Banta sa Verde Island, by Angel Atienza (CNN Philippines)
• State of Philippine Dams, by Cesario del Rosario (CNN Philippines)
• Mangrove Forest in Garbage Dumps, by Hon Sophia Balod (GMA News Channel)

Best TV Documentary

• Kaya ng Basura, by Von Belinario (TV5)
• The Resiliency of Batanes, by Rayda Villareal Calugas (Net25)
• Hamon sa Caramoan, by I-Witness Jay Taruc Team (GMA7)

Best TV Magazine Program

• Pamana, by Matanglawin (ABS-CBN)
• To the Rescue, by Matanglawin (ABS-CBN)
• Endangered Species, by ROAR Ecotravel (ANC)

Photojournalism Category

Best Photo Essay

• Home sweet home, by Alex Badayos (SunStar Cebu)
• Save Mother Earth, by Mark Balmores (Manila Bulletin)
• Beating the heat, by Keith Kristoffer Bacongco (Manila Bulletin)

Online Category

Best Online Commentary

• Signals: Blame Game, by Fritzie D. Rodriguez (Rappler)
• Zero: Saving Lives, by Sara Pacia & Matikas Santos (Inquirer.net)
• Resilience:  An “Idea of Good Currency”, Ted Aldwin Ong (Rappler’s MovePH)

Best Online Video Documentary

• Mga hamon ng nagbabagong panahon: Mga banta ng climate change sa mga komunidad sa baybaying dagat at kabukiran, by Marie dela Rosa (Institute of Social Order)
• Para-enforcer, by Johndel Semilla & Alvin Veri (Manila Bulletin)
• Blame game (Ako, Hanunuo), by Fritzie Rodriguez (Rappler)

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The entries are currently being evaluated by the board of judges, comprised of Director Theresa Mundita S. Lim (DENR-BMB), Atty. Marina Rabe-Manuel (Tanggol Kalikasan), Dr. Severino Sarmenta (Ateneo de Manila University), Ms. Anabelle Plantilla (Miriam-ESI), Mr. Bong Esguerra (Globe Telecom Corporate Communications), Dr. Paciencia Milan (FPE), and Mr. Godofredo Villapando (FPE).

On its second year, the Sarihay Media Awards continues to highlight the power and influence of media in promoting awareness and a deeper understanding of the environment and sustainable development. The announcement of winners and awarding ceremony will be held on August 26, 2016, 3 PM at Microtel - Technohub, Quezon City.