The photo accompanied a story, “Savior to street oldies,” that was published in October 2016. Photographer Raffy Lerma’s Pieta-like photo of Jennelyn Olaires cradling her slain partner, Michael Siaron, a victim of the antidrug war, received a Special Citation in the News Photograph category from the CMMA. Since communication “is personal,” everyone is called to be communicators, Tagle, honorary chair of CMMA, told the finalists in brief remarks at Star Theater in Pasay City. May every heart know how to trust even when there are many forces telling us there’s no point to hoping, there’s no point to trusting,” he said. “Let our hearts say, ‘Yes to hope, Yes to trust,”’ he added.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 26, 2017 22:07 UTC