Inquirer business reporters bag 2 Ejap awards

Inquirer business reporters bag 2 Ejap awards

/ 04:45 AM November 12, 2024

Philippine Daily Inquirer business reporters Alden Monzon and Tyrone Jasper Piad bring home awards during the Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines awards night in Fairmont, Makati.

Philippine Daily Inquirer business reporters Alden Monzon and Tyrone Jasper Piad bring home awards during the Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines awards night in Fairmont, Makati.

Updated on November 12, 2024 at 11:01 a.m.

Philippine Daily Inquirer bagged two wins during the Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines (EJAP) Awards night held last week.

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Alden Monzon of the business section bagged his first EJAP award after being recognized as the Trade Reporter of the Year.

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Monzon, who joined Inquirer in August 2022, writes about the plight of the exporters who bring in dollars into the country, commodity-focused stories that directly impact the consumers and the Philippines’ trade relations with its Asean neighbors and rest of the world.

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An article series written by Tyrone Jasper Piad, meanwhile, was chosen as the Best Feature Story.

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The three-part story talks about the rising cost of mobility in the country and the shift to biking as the cheap and alternative mode of transportation. It also delves into the lack of infrastructure, like protected bike lanes and end-of-trip facilities, which poses challenges to the biking community and threatens their safety on the road.

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Piad joined Inquirer in March 2022.

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BusinessWorld, the country’s oldest business newspaper, won the Business News Source of the Year after securing four awards.

Luisa Maria Jacinto Jocson was recognized as Macroeconomy Reporter of the Year and Finance Reporter of the Year. Justine Irish Tabile and Keisha Ta-asan also received the same award for covering transportation and banking, respectively.

Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas of BusinessMirror was recognized for having the best portfolio in agriculture reporting. Brix Lelis of Manila Times won the Reporter of the Year award for his coverage of companies and capital markets.

Ta-asan, Arcalas and Lelis have since transferred to the Philippine Star.

Richmond Mercurio of the Philippine Star earned the Energy Reporter of the Year award.

Jon Viktor Cabuenas of GMA News Online was named online reporter of the year.

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EJAP Awards is an annual celebration of excellence in business journalism. —Tyrone Jasper C. Piad

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