The US Embassy has named Inquirer Central Desk Director Juliet Labog-Javellana as recipient of the 2018 Ninoy and Cory Aquino Award for Journalism, the highest honor given by the embassy. ADVERTISEMENTHardy spoke on behalf of US Ambassador Sung Kim, who was called for an unscheduled meeting with President Duterte in Malacañang. She will spend three weeks in the United States in October as part of the Edward R. Murrow IVLP Journalist Program on Best Practices in Ethical Reporting. IVLP participants are selected by US embassies and extended invitations to visit the United States to meet with their counterparts. Last year’s recipient of the Aquino Award for Journalism was Inquirer reporter Melvin Gascon.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 15, 2018 23:26 UTC