Reporter's Notebook
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Reporter's Notebook is an investigative news magazine television
show in the Philippines
hosted by senior reporters Jiggy Manicad and Maki Pulido
and broadcast journalist Rhea Santos
. It is broadcast every Tuesday evening on GMA Network
.
His stories include insurgency and extremism in Mindanao, disasters and the illegal arms trade. In 2004, he was awarded the British Chevening Scholarship Award. He then took a postgraduate course in International Broadcast Journalism at Cardiff University
in Wales
. He was chosen from 800 applicant-journalists from all over the country. As part of the program, he had his practicum at the BBC in Norwich
, England
.
A former host of the television program I-Witness
, her stories cover issues such as child labor, human rights, corruption and the latest political events. Her 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. Two of her stories, “Batang Kargador" (Child Haulers) and “Sex Slaves", were finalists at the New York Film Festivals.
is an award-winning broadcast journalist and newscaster in the Philippines. She formerly co-presents Q's flagship newscast, News on Q
, and is the co-host of GMA's morning show Unang Hirit
. She replaced previous host Maki Pulido
after the latter filed her candidacy for the Philippine congress in November 2009.
, another GMA Network
documentary program, but with interviews of Maki Pulido
and gold-medal winning producer Joseph Laban
.
.
in the week when Israeli forces began bombing the Hezbollah in 2007. Reporter Jiggy Manicad with cameraman Tenten Bautista discovered that there were more than 30,000 Filipinos caught in the war zone. He met domestic helpers with broken limbs who had had to jump from their employers’ balconies and out of windows in order to escape from the war. Many more are still unable to leave. In one poignant scene from the episode, a woman locked up in her employer’s house drops a note from her veranda addressed to Filipino government officials, asking for help so she may be released.
and Jiggy Manicad with award-winning documentary producers Derick Cabrido
and Michael del Rosario
trace the path of trafficked women from the Philippines to neighboring Asian countries. The coverage results in an actual rescue. From the pier in Zamboanga City
, Maki and her team take the route that traffickers allegedly use to sneak women into Sabah, Malaysia, to force them into prostitution while Jiggy and his team take the human trafficking route by air - from the airport in Manila to Hong Kong and Macau.
pier. Not only is the job backbreaking, they also risk contracting respiratory diseases because they inhale the cement. The documentary's producer Anj Guidaya-Atienza, explained in an interview by Sine Totoo
host Howie Severino that saving these children is not as easy as simply asking them to stop working.
Television
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show in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
hosted by senior reporters Jiggy Manicad and Maki Pulido
Maki Pulido
Maki Pulido is one of two journalists on Reporters Notebook, a current affairs programme on the Philippines terrestrial television channel GMA.-Personal life:...
and broadcast journalist Rhea Santos
Rhea Santos
Rhea Santos is an award-winning broadcast journalist, Host and newscaster in the Philippines. She currently co-anchors GMA Network's Unang Hirit and hosts several news and public affairs programs on GMA Network.-Profile:...
. It is broadcast every Tuesday evening on GMA Network
GMA Network
GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
.
2011
- February Episodes
- Feb 1-"Timber Capital" and "Dumpsite Sex"
- Feb 8-"Wealth of the Generals" and "Stalking"
- Feb 15-"Team Azkals" and "Baril de Peligro"
- Feb 22-EDSA 25:"Mga Pangako at Pangarap"
- March Episodes
- March 8-"Pinoy Exodus in Libya" and "Political Prisoners"
- March 15-The Wrath of a Tsunami!
- March 22-"The Ombusman" and "The Blue Book"
- March 29-"Pinoys on Death Row"
- April Episodes
- April 5-"E-Abortion" and "One-on-One with Sen. Panfilo Lacson"
- April 12-"The Wealth of Cong. Mikey Arroyo" and "Abusive CAFGU?"
- April 19-AHENSIYASAT: Armed Forces of the Philippines
- April 26-"To Take Care of Children with Special Needs"
- May Episodes
- May 3-"SEX SPOTS": Reporter's Notebook Summer Special Report
- May 10-"Cariño Brutal" and "Wage Increase"
- May 17-"AHENSIYASAT: Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office" and "Magna Carta for Kasambahay"
Jiggy Manicad
Rodrigo “Jiggy" Manicad is a Filipino television news producer/reporter. Through his eleven years in the media, he has covered stories of national and international relevance.His stories include insurgency and extremism in Mindanao, disasters and the illegal arms trade. In 2004, he was awarded the British Chevening Scholarship Award. He then took a postgraduate course in International Broadcast Journalism at Cardiff University
Cardiff University
Cardiff University is a leading research university located in the Cathays Park area of Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. It received its Royal charter in 1883 and is a member of the Russell Group of Universities. The university is consistently recognised as providing high quality research-based...
in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. He was chosen from 800 applicant-journalists from all over the country. As part of the program, he had his practicum at the BBC in Norwich
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Maki Pulido
Maria Judea “Maki" Pulido became a household name when viewers watched her run across Malacaňang (the official residence of the Presidential Family) to her camera crew to deliver an exclusive update on the Estrada family behind palace gates. At the close of the Subic rape trial in December 2006, Pulido reported the latest on the convicted US Marine as he was brought to the detention center, amid pressure from the American’s security escorts.A former host of the television program I-Witness
I-Witness
i-Witness, originally i-Witness: The GMA Documentaries, is an award-winning documentary news and public affairs television show in the Philippines aired every Monday evenings by GMA Network.-Hosts:-2008:*January Episodes...
, her stories cover issues such as child labor, human rights, corruption and the latest political events. Her 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. Two of her stories, “Batang Kargador" (Child Haulers) and “Sex Slaves", were finalists at the New York Film Festivals.
Rhea Santos
Rhea SantosRhea Santos
Rhea Santos is an award-winning broadcast journalist, Host and newscaster in the Philippines. She currently co-anchors GMA Network's Unang Hirit and hosts several news and public affairs programs on GMA Network.-Profile:...
is an award-winning broadcast journalist and newscaster in the Philippines. She formerly co-presents Q's flagship newscast, News on Q
News on Q
News on Q was the flagship evening newscast of the Q network in the Philippines. It was produced by GMA Network through GMA News and Public Affairs. Connie Sison and Ivan Mayrina were the final anchors of the newscast....
, and is the co-host of GMA's morning show Unang Hirit
Unang Hirit
Unang Hirit is a Philippine morning news and talk show aired every Weekday mornings by GMA Network. Previously, it is aired weekdays at 5:15 to 8:30 AM but as of September 19, 2011, the show started airing from 5:00 AM to 8:15 AM...
. She replaced previous host Maki Pulido
Maki Pulido
Maki Pulido is one of two journalists on Reporters Notebook, a current affairs programme on the Philippines terrestrial television channel GMA.-Personal life:...
after the latter filed her candidacy for the Philippine congress in November 2009.
Batang Kalakal
The documentary "Batang Kalakal" tells the story of 11-year old Liza Asnan. Despite an empty stomach, she wades through the murky, garbage-strewn river every day to scavenge for plastic and tin cans to sell at the junk shop. She is determined to continue going to school, though her classmates laugh at her because her shoes are filled with holes and her mother says they cannot afford to send her next year. The documentary was also broadcast on Sine TotooSine Totoo
Sine Totoo is a documentary news and public affairs television show in the Philippines aired every Saturday evenings by GMA Network...
, another GMA Network
GMA Network
GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
documentary program, but with interviews of Maki Pulido
Maki Pulido
Maki Pulido is one of two journalists on Reporters Notebook, a current affairs programme on the Philippines terrestrial television channel GMA.-Personal life:...
and gold-medal winning producer Joseph Laban
Joseph Laban
Joseph Israel Laban is an award-winning Filipino journalist and independent filmmaker. He worked for the Philippine television programs The Probe Team and Reporter's Notebook of GMA News and Public Affairs...
.
Engkuwentro
"Engkuwentro" is about the day of July 10, 2007, when Jun Veneracion and his crew were caught in the midst of a seven-hour firefight between MILF rebels and the military in Basilan. Fourteen soldiers were killed - ten of them beheaded. The documentary captures the moments when, at the peak of the battle, the marines struggled with mortar shells that failed to fire. The documentary was produced by Pima ArizalaPima Arizala
Pima Arizala is an award-winning Filipino documentary producer who previously worked for the Philippine television program Reporter's Notebook of GMA News and Public Affairs. She produced the documentary Engkuwentro which was awarded with the Bronze World Medal for Coverage of an On-going Story by...
.
Pinoy Exodus sa Lebanon
The documentary "Pinoy Exodus sa Lebanon" documents the plight of Filipinos in LebanonLebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
in the week when Israeli forces began bombing the Hezbollah in 2007. Reporter Jiggy Manicad with cameraman Tenten Bautista discovered that there were more than 30,000 Filipinos caught in the war zone. He met domestic helpers with broken limbs who had had to jump from their employers’ balconies and out of windows in order to escape from the war. Many more are still unable to leave. In one poignant scene from the episode, a woman locked up in her employer’s house drops a note from her veranda addressed to Filipino government officials, asking for help so she may be released.
Pinays for Export
In "Pinays for Export", Maki PulidoMaki Pulido
Maki Pulido is one of two journalists on Reporters Notebook, a current affairs programme on the Philippines terrestrial television channel GMA.-Personal life:...
and Jiggy Manicad with award-winning documentary producers Derick Cabrido
Derick Cabrido
Roderick "Derick" Cabrido is an award-winning Filipino documentary producer who works for the Philippine television network GMA News and Public Affairs. He produced the documentary Pinays for Export which was awarded with the Bronze World Medal for Best Public Affairs Program by the 2009 New York...
and Michael del Rosario
Michael del Rosario
Michael "Mike" Gorre del Rosario is an award-winning Filipino documentary producer who works for the Philippine television network GMA News and Public Affairs...
trace the path of trafficked women from the Philippines to neighboring Asian countries. The coverage results in an actual rescue. From the pier in Zamboanga City
Zamboanga City
The City of Zamboanga : is a highly urbanized, independent and a chartered city located in Mindanao, Philippines....
, Maki and her team take the route that traffickers allegedly use to sneak women into Sabah, Malaysia, to force them into prostitution while Jiggy and his team take the human trafficking route by air - from the airport in Manila to Hong Kong and Macau.
Diskriminasyon
“Diskriminasyon" or Discrimination reported by Maki Pulido produced by Ma. Juzzara Simbulan looks at the situation of Philippine public schools, which can be a place to grow, learn and play, but also a place where children first learn how cruel the world can be.Batang Kargador
In “Batang Kargador", Maki Pulido documents children carrying cement sacks at the Bacolod CityBacolod City
The City of Bacolod , is a highly urbanized midsize Philippine city. It is the capital of the Negros Occidental province. Having a total of 499,497 inhabitants as of August 1, 2007, it is the most populous city in the Western Visayas Region. It is currently ranked as the 17th most populous city in...
pier. Not only is the job backbreaking, they also risk contracting respiratory diseases because they inhale the cement. The documentary's producer Anj Guidaya-Atienza, explained in an interview by Sine Totoo
Sine Totoo
Sine Totoo is a documentary news and public affairs television show in the Philippines aired every Saturday evenings by GMA Network...
host Howie Severino that saving these children is not as easy as simply asking them to stop working.
Asian Television Awards
- 2008 Winner, Best Current Affairs Program Giyera Sa Lebanon
(Reporter: Jiggy Manicad, Producer/Writer: Johnson Jonathan Tam) - 2008 Finalist, Best Current Affairs Program Host: Maki Pulido and Jiggy Manicad
- 2007 Highly Commended, Best Current Affairs Programme for Batang Hitman
(Reporter: Jiggy Manicad, Producer/Writer: Johnson Tam)
New York Festivals for Television
- 2009 Bronze World Medal for Best Public Affairs Program for the entry Pinays for Export: The Asian Sex Trafficking Trail
(Reporter: Maki Pulido and Jiggy Manicad, Producer: Derick Cabrido and Michael del Rosario) - 2008 Gold World Medal, Best Human Interest Story for the entry Batang Kalakal
(Reporter: Maki Pulido, Producer/Writer: Joseph LabanJoseph LabanJoseph Israel Laban is an award-winning Filipino journalist and independent filmmaker. He worked for the Philippine television programs The Probe Team and Reporter's Notebook of GMA News and Public Affairs...
) - 2008 Bronze World Medal for Coverage of an On-going Story Engkuwentro
(Reporter: Jun Veneracion, Producer: Pima ArizalaPima ArizalaPima Arizala is an award-winning Filipino documentary producer who previously worked for the Philippine television program Reporter's Notebook of GMA News and Public Affairs. She produced the documentary Engkuwentro which was awarded with the Bronze World Medal for Coverage of an On-going Story by...
) - 2006 Finalist Best Human Interest Story for Batang Kargador
(Reporter: Maki Pulido, Producer/Writer: Anj Guidaya) - 2005 Finalist Best Human Interest Story for Bakal Boys
(Reporter: Iris Cruz, Producer/Writer: Ritz Solitario)
US International Film and Video Festival (USIFVF)
- 2009 Silver Screen Award for the Documentary/Social Issues category for the entry Lunok Droga
(Reporter: Jiggy Manicad and Maki PulidoMaki PulidoMaki Pulido is one of two journalists on Reporters Notebook, a current affairs programme on the Philippines terrestrial television channel GMA.-Personal life:...
, Producer/Writer: Michael Del Rosario and Jonathan Espiña) - 2009 Certificate for Creative Excellence for the Documentary/Social Issues category for the entry Pinays for Export: The Asian Sex Trafficking Trail
(Reporter: Jiggy Manicad and Maki Pulido, Producer/Writer: Michael Del Rosario and Derick CabridoDerick CabridoRoderick "Derick" Cabrido is an award-winning Filipino documentary producer who works for the Philippine television network GMA News and Public Affairs. He produced the documentary Pinays for Export which was awarded with the Bronze World Medal for Best Public Affairs Program by the 2009 New York...
) - 2008 Silver Screen Award for the Documentary/Social Issues category for the entry Batang Kalakal
(Reporter: Maki Pulido, Producer/Writer: Joseph LabanJoseph LabanJoseph Israel Laban is an award-winning Filipino journalist and independent filmmaker. He worked for the Philippine television programs The Probe Team and Reporter's Notebook of GMA News and Public Affairs...
) - 2008 Certificate for Creative Excellence for the Documentary/Social Issues category for the entry Pulong Diablo
(Reporter: Jiggy Manicad, Producer/Writer: Pima ArizalaPima ArizalaPima Arizala is an award-winning Filipino documentary producer who previously worked for the Philippine television program Reporter's Notebook of GMA News and Public Affairs. She produced the documentary Engkuwentro which was awarded with the Bronze World Medal for Coverage of an On-going Story by...
) - 2007 Certificate for Creative Excellence for the Documentary/Social Issues category for Slaughterhouse
(Reporter: Maki Pulido, Producer/Writer: Anj Gudaya) - 2007 Certificate for Creative Excellence for the Documentary/Social Issues category for Gatilyo
(Reporter: Maki Pulido and Jiggy Manicad, Producer/Writer: Johnson Tam) - 2005 Silver Screen Award for Best Documentary for the entry Backdoor
(Reporter: Maki Pulido, Producer/Writer: Joy Madrigal and Pia Cabanela)
CASBAA/ABU UNICEF Child Rights Award
- 2007 Finalist, Best Documentary for Diskriminasyon or Discrimination
(Reporter: Maki Pulido, Producer: Ma. Juzzara Simbulan)
PMPC Star Awards for Television
- 2008 Nominated, Best Public Affairs Program
- 2007 Nominated, Best Public Affairs Program
See also
- GMA NetworkGMA NetworkGMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
- GMA News and Public AffairsGMA News and Public AffairsGMA News and Public Affairs is the news department of the Philippine broadcaster GMA Network and its sister network GMA News TV...
- List of Philippine television shows
- List of programs broadcast by GMA Network