Half A Million In Prizes To Be Awarded In JVO Journalism Excellence Awards
Bulatlat article on mining in Mt. Diwalwal is finalist

An investigative report on the travails of the mining community on Mt. Diwalwal in Davao and government plan to transform the controversial gold-rush site into a mineral reservation area earned for Bulatlat.com a nomination to the prestigious Jaime V. Ongpin Awards for Excellence in Journalism.

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The three-part report was written by Carlos H. Conde and Daisy Gonzales and published in the Sept. 4-10 and 11-18, 2002 issues of Bulatlat.com. It is one of the 20 stories published in 2002 that have been chosen finalists in the JVO Awards, now in their 14th year.

Over half a million in prizes will be awarded to this year’s winners. in the Jaime V. Ongpin Awards for Excellence in Journalism.
  
The first prize in the two categories (investigative and explanatory reports) will receive P70,000 each; the second P40,000 each; and the third P20,000.  The remaining 14 finalists will receive P10,000 each. The finalists and first three prize winners in each category will also receive a plaque.  The first prize winner in each category will also receive a travel grant in addition to the cash awards.
 
This will be the seventh year that the Canadian Embassy awards the McLuhan Prize, a travel study tour of Canada, for the first prize winner in the investigative category. For the first time, the Australian Embassy this year is giving the Australian Ambassadors Award to the first prize winner in the explanatory category. The visitors program will enable the winner to gain first hand experience of Australia.
 
The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR), together with the Ateneo de Manila University, serves as the Awards secretariat, and has organized the Jaime V. Ongpin Journalism Seminar as a venue for the announcement and awarding of the finalists and winners of the top three prizes in each category.
 
The seminar and announcement of the first three winners in each category will be held at the SGV Hall, third floor, AIM Conference Center Manila, Benavidez corner Trasierra Streets, Legaspi Village, Makati City, at 9:30 a.m. on June 26, 2003.
 
The first awards were given in 1989 to honor the late Jaime V. Ongpin, who was Secretary of Finance during the Corazon Aquino administration. A press freedom advocate, Ongpin was involved in the struggle against the Marcos dictatorship.
 
Zelda Dt. Soriano, who is also a Bulatlat.com contributor, is also nominated for her special report published by Newsbreak magazine.

The 2002 finalists for the Explanatory report category are:
 
Capture Of MILF Camps Has Downside For Govt
Inday Espina-Varona, Johnna Villaviray and William Depasupil
The Manila Times
June 19-21, 2002
 
The Complex Business of Picking Justices
Who gets to sit on the bench?
Karen Tiongson
Today
August 23, 2002
 
Special Report:
Economics Of Annulment
Only For The Rich?
Miriam Grace A. Go
Winning a second chance
Jet Damazo
Newsbreak
February 13, 2002
 
The Estrada Plunder Case, Year 1
Trial Of The Century May Take Ages To Finish
Malou C. Mangahas
Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Published in BusinessWorld, The Philippine Star, Today, Cebu Daily News,   Sun.Star Cebu, and The Freeman Cebu, on January 16-18, 2002

Garbage Problem Rooted In Money And Politics
Marites Sison
Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Published in The Philippine Star, BusinessWorld, Manila Standard, Malaya, The Freeman Cebu and Cebu Daily News on February 18-19, 2002
 
Special Report:
In Hot Water
Zelda Dt Soriano
Moment Of Reckoning
Marites Dañguilan Vitug
Ways Of Raising Funds
Miriam Grace A. Go
Profiting From Charity Work
Aries C. Rufo
Newsbreak
May 27, 2002
 
Medical malpractice
Is There Such A Thing In The Philippines?
Dulce M. Arguelles and Darwin G. Amojelar
The Sunday Times Magazine
September 1, 2002
 
The Moribund Military
Marites Dañguilan Vitug
Newsbreak
August 19, 2002
 
PEACe Bonds Stir Political, Financial Storm
Margarita H. Debuque
Philippine Daily Inquirer
February 19-22, 2002
 
Raise my SSS Contributions But Please Protect My Money
Eileen A. Mencias
Manila  Standard
March 7-9, 2003
 
The 2002 finalists for the Investigative report category are:
 
Abadilla 5: Story Straight Out Of Martial Law Pages
Stella Ruth O. Gonzales, Juliet Labog-Javellana and Nancy Calauor-Carvajal
Philippine Daily Inquirer
December 10-14, 2002
 
A Dangerous Place To Be A Journalist
Luz Rimban
Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Published in The Manila Times, Today, Cebu Daily News, and Sun.Star Cebu on December 9, 2002
 
Diwalwal Folk Caught In The Grip Of Violence, Greed
Carlos H. Conde and Daisy C. Gonzales
Bulatlat.com
Published in The Manila Times on September 4-5, 9-10, 2002 and in Pinoy Weekly on September 4-10, 11-18, 2002
 
Mail Fraud Artists Back In Business
Jerry Esplanada
Philippine Daily Inquirer 
January 7-9, 2002
 
Special Report:

Messing with Workers’ Money
Ricky Carandang
Why Secede?
Aries C. Rufo
The Well-Connected Bibong
Aries C. Rufo
Doing Well in Dubai
Lala Rimando
Newsbreak
June 24, 2002
 
Multitels Ponzi Scam: New Face of Greed
Elena R. Torrijos
Philippine Daily Inquirer
November 11-14, 2002

Night Falls And The Flesh Trade Opens In Manilas Tourist Strip
Maricel Cruz, Jena Balaoro, Ma. Ester Espina and Inday Espina-Varona
The Manila Times
October 2-5, 2002
 
Pagcor to Flood RP With Slot Machines
John Nery and TJ Burgonio with PDI Team
Philippine Daily Inquirer
August 10-12, 2002
 
PEACe Bonds Put Into Question Credibility Of RP Financial System
Leotes Marie T. Lugo and Leilani M. Gallardo
BusinessWorld
February 19-21, 2002
 
Trail Of Power Mess Leads To Ramos
Luz Rimban and Sheila Samonte-Pesayco
Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Published in The Philippine Star, The Manila Times, BusinessWorld, Today,  Malaya, and Cebu Daily News on August 5-8, 2002

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