Daily Guardian bags PPI Civic Journalism Awards plum

Daily Guardian won the BEST IN BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC REPORTING award of the 2019 Civic Journalism Community Press Awards of the Philippine Press Institute.

DG was cited for its “extensive coverage of business and economic activity not only in Iloilo but throughout the region; stories are well-written and comprehensive.”

The BEST IN BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC REPORTING award is given to community newspapers for excellence in the coverage and reporting of local business and economic events.  The newspaper must demonstrate regularity in its coverage and frequency of in-depth reporting of economic activities in the community. It is focused on economic and business developments of the community – its issues, concerns and, most importantly, existing and potential economic opportunities; it promotes entrepreneurship; it presents to the readers the impact of global and national business and economic issues and trends on the community economy.

PPI’s Civic Journalism Community Press Awards aims to raise the standards of journalism in the countryside, seeks to honor print news organizations, not only for editorial excellence but also for their role as catalysts for community development.

PPI is the national organization of newspapers and considered the oldest professional media organization in the country. Its principal mandate is to defend press freedom and promote ethical standards for the professional development of the Filipino journalist.

PPI represents the interests and concerns of the newspaper sector in media and in all forums. Its membership includes most of the major national and provincial daily and weekly newspapers in the country.

The institute conducts training programs and organizes educational activities for Filipino journalists, seeks to protect their rights and freedoms in the pursuit of their practice, creates and introduces opportunities for the development of the journalist as a practitioner.