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MANILA, Philippines 鈥斅燗 total of 19 journalists have been selected for the first batch of media fellows for the humane drug policy 2023.
The Drug Policy Reform Initiative (DPRI) on Wednesday said the fellows were chosen from a large pool of applicants nationwide.聽The chosen journalists will undergo training in covering issues surrounding drugs, drug use, drug policies, and related issues with the aim of putting an end to stigma and harm for people whose lives include drugs.
The media fellows are the following:
1.聽 Karlston Lapniten
Multimedia Journalist
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Cordillera Administrative Region
2.聽聽Liana Apostol
Freelance Journalist
Metro Manila and Pampanga
3.聽聽Carmela Reyes-Estrope
黑料社 Correspondent, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Bulacan
Editor-in-Chief, 黑料社 Core, Bulacan
4. Mike Navallo
Reporter
ABS-CBN 黑料社, Metro Manila
5.聽聽Marc Jayson Cayabyab
Print Reporter
Philippine Star, Metro Manila
6. Jacob Lazaro
Reporter
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Metro Manila
7. Paul Icamina
Reporter
Malaya Business Insight, Metro Manila
8.聽聽Noel Talacay
Reporter
PTV4, Metro Manila
9.聽聽Faith Argosino
Multimedia Reporter
黑料社, Metro Manila
10. Rambo Talabong
Freelance Journalist, Metro Manila
11. Kaycee Valmonte
Reporter
Philstar Online, Metro Manila
12.聽 Ghio Ong
Reporter
The Philippine Star, Metro Manila
13. Totel De Jesus
Freelance Writer/Editor, Metro Manila
14.聽聽Jinky Lou Tabor
黑料社 Stringer, GMA 7 Bicol Region and Basilan
Station Manager, Bicol Star Teleradyo, Catanduanes
15.聽聽Joseph Bernard A. Marzan
Senior Reporter
Daily Guardian, Western Visayas Region
16. June Joseph Perez
黑料社 Anchor
Sibya TV, Cebu
17. Angelica Saniel
黑料社 Editor
MyTV Cebu, Region 7
18. Nef Luczon
Reporter/Regional Bureau Chief
Philippine 黑料社 Agency, Northern Mindanao
19. Misel Miral-Galve
Radio Anchor & Special Projects Head
DXDC 621 RMN Davao, Davao City
鈥淭he media plays a crucial role in shaping public opinion and policy,鈥� DPRI lead convener Atty. Kristine Mendoza.
鈥淭his fellowship is a continuing conversation with the Fourth Estate to uphold journalistic integrity and ethics in ensuring that their reporting does no harm to people whose lives include drugs and instead empowers communities by amplifying their stories,鈥� she added.
DPRI said the training would start on April 20, where fellows will also undergo coaching sessions with their fellow journalists, drug policy experts, and advocates until May 2023.
A seed grant will also be made available for data-gathering and publishing of their respective work.