Globe Media Excellence Awards goes digital for 2020 ceremony

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Globe Media Excellence Awards goes digital for 2020 ceremony

Honoring media, bloggers, social media influencers as front liners in the time of pandemic

Embracing virtual experiences as the new normal, Globe Telecom is going digital for this year’s Globe Media Excellence Awards (GMEA) in a bid to recognize the exceptional and agile work of journalists, bloggers, and social media influencers in Visayas and Mindanao who continue to cover the impact of COVID-19 pandemic amid the risks and disruptions.

This year’s GMEA is anchored on the issues and realities of “Life in the New Normal,” such as the COVID-19 response, the impact of quarantine on different sectors, and the difficult road to economic recovery. Moreover, entries should also be in line with Globe's commitment to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): care for the environment, positive societal impact, care for people, and the digital nation.

“GMEA 2020 comes at an unusual time as the world faces a shared health and economic crisis that presents new ways of living. Media plays an important role in the COVID-19 response even as it poses challenges to the industry, like a quick pivot to more digital content. As an ICT enabler, Globe wants to champion stories that show us different life perspectives during the pandemic,” said Yoly Crisanto, Globe Chief Sustainability Officer and Senior Vice President for Corporate Communications. 

In line with the changing tides, GMEA added new categories: COVID-19 Story of the Year (recognizing the best story that covers the pandemic which demonstrates excellent, resourceful, and factual narrative of the issue) and Community Development Story of the Year (recognizing the best story that promotes community development which focuses on the digitalization of communities or sustainability programs). It also expanded its coverage to Cebu, Bacolod, Iloilo, Bohol, and Tacloban/Ormoc in Visayas as well as Davao, Cagayan de Oro, General Santos, Zamboanga in Mindanao.

To date, Globe has received over 400 entries from Visayas and Mindanao. Globe will announce the winners from Visayas & Mindanao through a live-streamed event on November 26, 2020, at 4:00 P.M. via www.Facebook.com/GlobeICON. 

The same standards of excellence were applied for all contenders for an award, whether their works are written in English, Bisaya, Hiligaynon, or Chavacano.

Globe first launched its Media Excellence Awards in 2012 to promote freedom of the press and media excellence by recognizing media practitioners who demonstrate excellence in their field of work.

To know more about the Globe Media Excellence Awards, visit https://www.globe.com.ph/globe-media-excellence-awards.html#gref. 

Globe Media Excellence Awards 2019

LIST OF NOMINEES FOR VISAYAS LEG (in no particular order)

Category: Explanatory/Investigative Story of the Year for Digital

 

	Entrant	Media Outlet	Area	Entry No.	Entry Title
1	Gloria Conception Moralidad	You Create Iloilo (Blog)	ILO	3	Storytellers Enriching the Lives of Children Online amidst COVID-19
2	Rhick Lars Vladimer Albay	Rappler MovePH	ILO	16	Evicted, banned from eateries: Frontliners face discrimination in Iloilo City
3	Rhick Lars Vladimer Albay	Rappler MovePH	ILO	17	Close to home: Daughter of slain activist warns anti-terror bill will 'normalize' killings
4	Marites Villamor -Ilano	Sun.Star Cebu	CEB	1	Battle vs Covid-19: Know the enemy
5	Ador Vincent Mayol	Philippine Daily Inquirer-Visayas Bureau	CEB	5	If you cannot feed us, free us’ - Cebu City village residents
6	Dale Israel, Ador Vincent mayol, Nestle Semila, and Connie Fernandez- Brojan	Philippine Daily Inquirer	CEB	7	Cebu City cries out: ‘We need more docs, nurses’ (Part 1) / Overworked Cebu nurses seek aid as morale drops (Part 2)
7	Lourd John Diaz	Aksyon Radyo Bacolod	BCD	2	URBAN FARMING SA TION SANG KRISIS
8	Maria Sigrid Lo	Lovingly Mama (Blog)	BCD	4	Mommy Power: The House that Barter Built
9	Joey Gabieta	Philippine Daily Inquirer-Visayas Bureau	ORMOC	1	DOH-8 execs to ask mayor to accept COVID-19 patients in Ormoc hospitals

 

 

Category: Explanatory/Investigative Video Story of the Year for Digital

 

	Entrant	Media Outlet	Area	Entry No.	Entry Title
1	Lawrence Clark Fernandez	Daily Guardian	ILO	1	Power Struggle: More v Peco
2	Lawrence Clark Fernandez	Daily Guardian	ILO	3	A Sidewalk Vendor's Wish
3	Lawrence Clark Fernandez	Daily Guardian	ILO	5	Tracing Kobe Bryant's fatal helicopter flight
4	Erwin Nicavera	Sun.Star Bacolod	BCD	1	Emotional Monster'

                        

Category: Breaking News of the Year for Digital

 

	Entrant	Media Outlet	Area	Entry No.	Entry Title
1	Nestor Burgos Jr.	Philippine Daily Inquirer-Visayas Bureau	ILO	5	In act that could shame hoarders, UP Visayas students, alumni donate food to those quarantined, stuck in dorms
2	Rhick Lars Vladimer Albay	Rappler MovePH	ILO	6	Gov’t ‘red tape’ frustrates Iloilo City mayor amid coronavirus response
3	Rhick Lars Vladimer Albay	Rappler MovePH	ILO	7	5,000 coronavirus test kits arrive in Iloilo City
4	Rosalie Abatayo	CDN Digital	CEB	1	Lockdown underway in Cebu
5	Laureen Mondoñedo - Ynot and Marites Villamor - Ilano	Sun.Star Cebu	CEB	2	Quarantine rules relaxed a bit in Cebu City, retained in NCR
6	Neil Jean Navarro and Laureen Mondoñedo - Ynot	Sun.Star Cebu	CEB	4	Chinese man with nCoV dies in Manila hospital
7	Morexette Marie Erram	CDN Digital	CEB	7	The two sides of Cebu City’s 1st day under GCQ
8	Carla Gomez	Philippine Daily Inquirer-Visayas Bureau	BCD	1	In Negros Occidental, health workers get harassment, dread in return for risking their lives vs COVID-19
9	Leo Udtohan	Philippine Daily Inquirer-Visayas Bureau	BOHOL	1	Bohol village folk made to wait for hours for cash aid but only 500 accommodated
10	Joey Gabieta	Philippine Daily Inquirer-Visayas Bureau	TACLOBAN	2	6 doctors, 8 nurses among 22 health workers with COVID-19 in E. Visayas
11	Leo Udtohan	Philippine Daily Inquirer-Visayas Bureau	BOHOL	4	Where are the relief goods? Some Tagbilaran residents ask

 

 

Category: Photo of the Year for Digital

 

	Entrant	Media Outlet	Area	Entry No.	Entry Title
1	Andrea Guanco	AndreaGuanco – News and Feature (blog)	ILO	1	Trenas: "I can't understand why they would violate protocol"
2	Alex Badayos	Sun.Star Cebu	CEB	1	Nagbantay
3	Allan Cuizon	Sun.Star Cebu	CEB	16	Riding Together, But Apart
4	Alan Tangcawan	SunStar Cebu/SuperBalita Cebu	CEB	17	Frontliner gisalikway sa mga drivers
5	Joeberth Ocao	The Freeman	CEB	24	Hotspot Zapatera by Aldo Banaynal
6	Archie Rey Alipalo	Panay News	BCD	1	Kapistahan Ni San Juan
7	Leo Udtohan	Philippine Daily Inquirer-Visayas Bureau	BOHOL	2	A man and his dog wear a face mask in Barangay Cogon, Tagbilaran City, Bohol to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

 

Category: Social Media Advocacy of the Year

 

	Entrant	Media Outlet	Area	Entry No.	Entry Title
1	Lcid Crescent Fernandez	Daily Guardian	ILO	6	Mental Health 4 All Project
2	Lcid Crescent Fernandez	Daily Guardian	ILO	7	#DGStandsForPressFreedom
3	Lcid Crescent Fernandez	Daily Guardian	ILO	8	COVID Convos
4	Ram Mancelita	Sugbo.ph	CEB	2	Sugbo.ph's "Wala'y Biyaay (Walang Iwanan): Mental Health Awareness"
5	Vernon Go	The Lazy Investor’s Way (blog)	CEB	3	Online Safety against fraud and scams
6	Joeberth Ocao	The Freeman	CEB	5	"Kaya nato kini!" (LET US HEAL AS ONE)
7	Erwin Nicavera	Sun.Star Bacolod	BCD	1	Tatak Negros: Support local, Buy Local!
8	Maria Sigrid Lo	Sigrid Says (blog)	BCD	2	The Consumption Movement
9	Maria Sigrid Lo	Sigrid Says (blog)	BCD	3	Stop Cutting Trees in Bacolod
10	Lester Kyle Paes	The Watchdog	CEB	2	The Watchdog on Media and Information Literacy

 

Category: Blog of the Year Award

 

	Entrant	Media Outlet	Area	Entry No.	Entry Title
1	Ted Aldwin Ong	IBS Digital Network	ILO	1	9 Reasons Why COVID-19 can make ordinary life “luxurious” again
2	Ted Aldwin Ong	IBS Digital Network	ILO	2	5 (personal) reasons why Mercado Iloilo Weekend Market was a hit
3	Andrea Guanco	Feature Iloilo (blog)	ILO	3	Feature Iloilo
4	Johanna Marie Frejoles	BEAN in Transit (blog)	CEB	7	BEAN in Transit
5	James Peter Abecilla	JP Abecilla - The Millennial Writer (blog)	CEB	8	10 Ways to Fight COVID-19 in Cebu City
6	Marjorie Ma-ano	Dakilanglaagan (blog)	CEB	9	Dakilanglaagan
7	Maria Sigrid Lo	LovinglyMama (blog)	BCD	1	Resilient Pinay Moms + Other Stories of Hope and Encouragement

 

Category: News Report of the Year for Print

 

	Entrant	Media Outlet	Area	Entry No.	Entry Title
1	Nestor Burgos Jr.	Philippine Daily Inquirer-Visayas Bureau	ILO	1	Boracay sinks in pandemic
2	Johanna Bajenting	Sun.Star Cebu	CEB	1	Meet, buy, pay online: Business in the new normal
3	Katlene Cacho	Sun.Star Cebu	CEB	4	Business braces for revenue loss
4	Johanna Bajenting	Sun.Star Cebu	CEB	7	ESL hit hard by pandemic; players seek resumption of int’l flights
5	Erwin Nicavera	Sun.Star Bacolod	BCD	1	Urban farming gaining ground amid pandemic
6	Erwin Nicavera	Sun.Star Bacolod	BCD	2	Barter group helps Negrense farmers cope with pandemic
7	Erwin Nicavera	Sun.Star Bacolod	BCD	3	Virtual barter community thrives in NegOcc amid Covid pandemic
8	Carla Gomez/ Nestle Semilla, Joey Gabieta	Philippine Daily Inquirer-Visayas Bureau	BCD	4	Local gov't rise to challenge
9	Raffy Cabristante	Philippine Daily Inquirer-Visayas Bureau	DUMAGUETE	2	Blended learning': Can teachers adjust?

 

Category: Explanatory/Investigative Story or Documentary of the Year for Print

 

	Entrant	Media Outlet	Area	Entry No.	Entry Title
1	Lawrence Clark Fernandez	Daily Guardian	ILO	3	War On Two Fronts by Emme Rose Santiagudo
2	Lawrence Clark Fernandez	Daily Guardian	ILO	4	Swept Aside Amid the Pandemic by Emme Rose Santiagudo
3	Lawrence Clark Fernandez	Daily Guardian	ILO	6	Instruction in Chaos by Joseph B.A. Marzan
4	Cherry Ann Lim	Sun.Star Cebu	CEB	1	Filipino children most appealing to global online sex predators (Part 1) / Covid-19 lockdown creates ‘perfect storm’ for sexual abuse of children online (Part 2)
5	Cherry Ann Lim	Sun.Star Cebu	CEB	3	Anxiety as decision day nears again on Cebu City’s reopening
6	Erwin Nicavera	Sun.Star Bacolod	BCD	1	A threatening 'emotional monster' [Part 1 and 2]

 

Category: News Report of the Year for Radio

 

	Entrant	Media Outlet	Area	Entry No.	Entry Title
1	John Paul Hervas	Radyo Pilipinas Iloilo	ILO	1	#BayanihanNgKabataan: TulAklatanParaSaKabataan
2	Runelyn Jamolo	DyLL Radyo Pilipinas Iloilo (RP1) Phil. Broadcasting Service	ILO	4	Mga Juana sa Panahon sang Pandemya
3	Franco Joel	RMN Inc (RMN Iloilo)	ILO	7	Pag-ulikid sa kabatan sa bukid, Ang COVID-19 relief ni Titser Argy
4	Futch Anthony Inso	DYHP-RMN Cebu	CEB	6	Joint investigation gimando ni Lapu-lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan tali sa PNP ug City Health Department labot sa mga hospital waste nga gilabay sa usa ka bakanteng luna sa barangay Pajo
5	Rowena Capistrano	Word Broadcasting Corporation	CEB	11	Noah Complex namugna bunga sa gugma sa biktima sa covid-19
6	Le Phyllis Antojado	DyLA 909khz	CEB	17	Cashless Tourism
7	Lourd John Diaz	Aksyon Radyo Bacolod	BCD	1	LSI NGA NAGNEGATIBO SA COVID-19 NAGPAHAMTANG SANG TARPAULIN
8	Lourd John Diaz	Aksyon Radyo Bacolod	BCD	2	URBAN FARMING SA TION SANG KRISIS
9	Juliet Panes	DYHB Radio Mindanao Network	BCD	3	Salamat sa Ayuda sa Tunga sang Pandemya
10	Jeony Bigay	DYHB Radio Mindanao Network	BCD	5	Sakrispisyo kag pagka-baganihan sang Kapulisan nga yara sa Unahan sa Panahon sang Pandemya

 

Category: Explanatory/Investigative Story/Documentary of the Year for Television

 

	Entrant	Media Outlet	Area	Entry No.	Entry Title
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Category: COVID-19 Story of the Year

 

	Entrant	Media Outlet	Area	Entry No.	Entry Title
1	Lawrence Clark Fernandez	Daily Guardian	ILO	2	Coronapreneurs by Emme Rose Santiagudo
2	Nestor Burgos Jr.	Philippine Daily Inquirer-Visayas Bureau	ILO	8	Iloilo town cheers family for winning fight vs coronavirus
3	Rhick Lars Vladimer Albay	ANCX	ILO	9	How this mayor turned Iloilo into a model city with its “all action” approach to fight COVID-19
4	Nickolas Earl Tubo	SunStar Publishing Inc.	CEB	1	Sa dihang gi-Covid ko
5	Wenilyn Sabalo	Sun.Star Cebu	CEB	3	Distance learning in the new normal
6	Maria Lourdes "Nini" Cabaero	SunStar Publishing Inc.	CEB	23	Alone with Covid-19: What to do
7	Lourd John Diaz	Aksyon Radyo Bacolod	BCD	1	LSI NGA NAGNEGATIBO SA COVID-19 NAGPAHAMTANG SANG TARPAULIN
8	Maria Sigrid Lo	LovinglyMama (blog)	BCD	2	Stages of Dealing with the Covid-19 Pandemic
9	Maria Sigrid Lo	LovinglyMama (blog)	BCD	3	How a Bacolod Mom Changed the Philippines with Barter
10	Erwin Nicavera	Sun.Star Bacolod	BCD	4	Sharing Filipino compassion amid global health crisis
11	Erwin Nicavera	Sun.Star Bacolod	BCD	5	Urban farming gaining ground amid pandemic

 

Category: Community Development Story of the Year

 

	Entrant	Media Outlet	Area	Entry No.	Entry Title
1	Lawrence Clark Fernandez	Daily Guardian	ILO	3	Online barter community an instant hit amid COVID crisis by Emme Rose Santiagudo
2	Rhick Lars Vladimer Albay	Rappler MovePH	ILO	7	Artists raise more than P1 million to produce free face masks for all in Iloilo City
3	Rhick Lars Vladimer Albay	Rappler MovePH	ILO	8	Artivism gives face to Iloilo’s vulnerable public markets
4	Rhick Lars Vladimer Albay	ANCX	ILO	9	Iloilo’s 12 new large-scale public art pieces are a dozen more reasons to visit the city of love
5	Lourd John Diaz	Aksyon Radyo Bacolod	BCD	1	URBAN FARMING SA TION SANG KRISIS
6	Erwin Nicavera	Sun.Star Bacolod	BCD	2	"Plant. Grow. Share."
7	John Kevin Pilapil	SuperBalita	ORMOC	1	Agrikultura maoy tubag sa Ormoc sa kadaut sa Covid

 

Category: Newsmaker of the Year

	NOMINEE	Media Outlet	Area	Entry No.
1	Lcid Crescent Fernandez	Daily Guardian	ILO	2
2	Maria Lourdes "Nini" Cabaero	SunStar Publishing Inc.	CEB	1
3	Ruphil BAÑOC	DYHP RMN CEBU	CEB	2
4	Ador Vincent Mayol	Philippine Daily Inquirer	CEB	4
5	Lourd John Diaz	DYEZ Aksyon Radyo Bacolod	BCD	1

Category: Editor of the Year

 

	NOMINEE	Media Outlet	Area	Entry No.
1	Francis Allan Angelo	Daily Guardian	ILO	1
2	Michelle So	SunStar Publishing Inc.	CEB	1
3	Rex Cantong	DYEZ Aksyon Radyo Bacolod	BCD	1