Maki Pulido
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Maki Pulido is one of two journalists on Reporters Notebook, a current affairs programme on the Philippines
terrestrial television channel GMA
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of The Republic of the Philippines. Nestor Pulido, Maki's father and Alice Pulido's husband, is the current Mayor of Anda. She has two daughters of her own.
Pulido’s zeal for reporting has won her both local and international acclaim. Her in-depth report on Filipinos who illegally enter Malaysia through the country’s “Backdoor" won the Silver Screen Award at the 2005 US International Film and Video Festivals. The same story was also highly commended at the Asian TV Awards the same year. In 2007, the US International Film and Video Festivals awarded third place to her reports entitled “Slaughterhouse" and “Trigger". She has also had the honor of having two of her stories, “Batang Kargador" (Child Haulers) and “Sex Slaves" named Finalists at the New York Film Festivals. In 2008 she won the Gold World Medal for Best Human Interest Story for Batang Kalakal.
under the PMP Party. She lost to former Bolinao
Mayor Jesus Celeste and vowed never to run again for any election.
Philippines
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terrestrial television channel GMA
GMA Network
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Personal life
Ma. Judea “Maki" Pulido is the daughter of Alice and Nestor Pulido. Alice Pulido was the former Mayor of Anda, a town in PangasinanPangasinan
Pangasinan is a province of the Republic of the Philippines. The provincial capital is Lingayen. Pangasinan is located on the west central and peripheral area of the island of Luzon along the Lingayen Gulf, with the total land area being 5,368.82 square kilometers . According to the latest census,...
of The Republic of the Philippines. Nestor Pulido, Maki's father and Alice Pulido's husband, is the current Mayor of Anda. She has two daughters of her own.
Professional life
Maki Pulido became a household name when the whole nation watched her run across Malacaňang (the official residence of the Presidential Family) to her camera crew, keen on delivering the exclusive update on the Estrada family behind Palace gates. Her passion for the news extends to covering significant national issues. At the close of the Subic rape trial in December 2006, Ms. Pulido was again running in her effort to deliver the latest on the convicted US Marine as he was brought to the detention center, amid pressure from the foreigner’s security escorts.Pulido’s zeal for reporting has won her both local and international acclaim. Her in-depth report on Filipinos who illegally enter Malaysia through the country’s “Backdoor" won the Silver Screen Award at the 2005 US International Film and Video Festivals. The same story was also highly commended at the Asian TV Awards the same year. In 2007, the US International Film and Video Festivals awarded third place to her reports entitled “Slaughterhouse" and “Trigger". She has also had the honor of having two of her stories, “Batang Kargador" (Child Haulers) and “Sex Slaves" named Finalists at the New York Film Festivals. In 2008 she won the Gold World Medal for Best Human Interest Story for Batang Kalakal.
Congressional Elections
She resigned as a journalist in late 2009 to run for a seat in the First legislative district of PangasinanPangasinan
Pangasinan is a province of the Republic of the Philippines. The provincial capital is Lingayen. Pangasinan is located on the west central and peripheral area of the island of Luzon along the Lingayen Gulf, with the total land area being 5,368.82 square kilometers . According to the latest census,...
under the PMP Party. She lost to former Bolinao
Bolinao, Pangasinan
Bolinao is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 69,568 people in 12,182 households.-History:...
Mayor Jesus Celeste and vowed never to run again for any election.