Thelma Dumpit-Murillo
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Thelma Dumpit-Murillo is a Filipino
journalist and broadcaster. She is the eldest daughter of La Union
Representative Tomas M. Dumpit.
) with a Bachelor of Arts degree major in Mass Communication. She also holds a Masters degree in National Security Administration from the National Defense College of the Philippines
where she was a scholar and consistent Dean's Lister. She is also a Lopez Jaena fellow from the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication.
In 2005, she took up the Command and General Staff Course CL46 at the AFP Command and General Staff College successfully completing the prescribed program on March 20, 2006 whose batch included Education Secretary Jesli Lapus among others. The CGSC is an Executive Leadership Program and in fact,is a prerequisite for promotion for military officials to the rank of General.
In October 1995, Dumpit was hired by the Associated Broadcasting Company
to lead its news team as anchor of Balitang Balita
, an early evening newscast. After four years as its senior news anchor, Dumpit negotiated for a change in the terms and conditions of her work status and when her contract was not renewed in October 1999, she sent a letter to Jose Javier, Vice President for News and Public Affairs of ABC, stating that she considered this a constructive dismissal
of her services. On December 20, 1999 Dumpit filed a complaint against the company for illegal constructive dismissal and demanded payment for alleged damages. After the initial dismissal of the complaint by the Labor Arbiter, the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) reversed the decision and ruled in favor of reinstatement and payment of 2.6 million pesos for back wages. Following the NLRC appeal, ABC filed a petition to the Court of Appeals. The appellate court ruled on January 30, 2004 that NLRC committed a grave abuse of indiscretion and reversed the NLRC's ruling. After almost eight years, on June 8, 2007 the appellate court decision and the subsequent resolution denying the motion for reconsideration were reversed and set aside by a landmark ruling of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
. The Supreme Court affirmed NLRC's decision that Dumpit was a regular employee of ABC and that the company's actions constituted illegal dismissal. The decision ruled that Dumpit was to be reinstated to her position as ABC 5 news anchor without lost to seniority and to be awarded almost three million pesos to cover backwages and benefits due a regular employee and for moral damages.
Dumpit has also hosted several radio programs over DZXL
, Radio Veritas
and DWIZ
, contributed news articles to the Philippine Daily Inquirer
, Philippine Star and wrote a column for the opinion page of The Manila Times. She continues to be a broadcast correspondent of radio station DWIZ.Just recently, she resumed her column at the Manila Times which appears every Thursday at the op-ed page.
Dumpit served as a Barangay council member from 1997 to 2004. In 2007 she ran but lost in the mayoral election for Rosario, La Union
. Dumpit expressed concern over possible election fraud and consequently, filed an electoral protest. She announced on July 11, 2007 that she was looking for a handwriting expert to analyze the ballots in order to determine the true results of the elections. The protest is still pending at Branch 32 of the RTC Agoo, La Union.
Currently, she holds the position Deputy Executive Director of CITEM (Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions, an attached agency of the Department of Trade and Industry. She was appointed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in 2008 for her expertise in communications and marketing and reappointed by President Benigno Aquino III as Director IV of the Department of Trade and Industry, a promotion from her previous rank. Her CESO rank is in process after hurdling a battery of written and oral tests where she passed with flying colors.
given by the Provincial Government of La Union.
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
journalist and broadcaster. She is the eldest daughter of La Union
La Unión
La Union or La Unión may refer to:-Colombia:*La Unión, Antioquia*La Unión, Nariño*La Unión, Sucre*La Unión, Valle del Cauca-Peru:*La Unión Province, Peru...
Representative Tomas M. Dumpit.
Education
Dumpit graduated from Maryknoll College (now Miriam CollegeMiriam College
Miriam College is a non-stock, non-profit Filipino Catholic educational institution for girls and young women in Quezon City, Philippines. It offers academic programs from pre-elementary to post-graduate and adult education levels that develop the learning and caring competencies of students and...
) with a Bachelor of Arts degree major in Mass Communication. She also holds a Masters degree in National Security Administration from the National Defense College of the Philippines
National Defense College of the Philippines
The National Defense College of the Philippines is an educational, training, and research agency of the Philippine government responsible for providing continued and intensive studies of the diverse problems relating to national defense and security...
where she was a scholar and consistent Dean's Lister. She is also a Lopez Jaena fellow from the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication.
In 2005, she took up the Command and General Staff Course CL46 at the AFP Command and General Staff College successfully completing the prescribed program on March 20, 2006 whose batch included Education Secretary Jesli Lapus among others. The CGSC is an Executive Leadership Program and in fact,is a prerequisite for promotion for military officials to the rank of General.
Career
Dumpit was in broadcast media for more than 20 years. She started her career as editorial assistant at the government station MBS-4 (now known as NBN-4). In 1987, Dumpit moved to Chicago, Illinois, where she anchored The Philippine Reports, a weekly news show broadcast in the Midwest. She resumed her broadcasting career in Channel 4 upon returning to the Philippines in 1992.In October 1995, Dumpit was hired by the Associated Broadcasting Company
Associated Broadcasting Company
The Associated Broadcasting Company, Inc is a television network in the Philippines, with main broadcast facilities and transmitter located at 762 Quirino Highway, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. The network was previously known as the , Associated Broadcasting Company remains the legal...
to lead its news team as anchor of Balitang Balita
Balitang Balita
The Balitang Balita is the second Filipino language newscast of TV5 from February 17, 1992 to April 7, 2004. The first one was Pangunahing Balita , anchored by Paul Lacanilao in 1962...
, an early evening newscast. After four years as its senior news anchor, Dumpit negotiated for a change in the terms and conditions of her work status and when her contract was not renewed in October 1999, she sent a letter to Jose Javier, Vice President for News and Public Affairs of ABC, stating that she considered this a constructive dismissal
Constructive dismissal
In employment law, constructive dismissal, also called constructive discharge, occurs when employees resign because their employer's behaviour has become so intolerable or heinous or made life so difficult that the employee has no choice but to resign. Because the resignation was not truly...
of her services. On December 20, 1999 Dumpit filed a complaint against the company for illegal constructive dismissal and demanded payment for alleged damages. After the initial dismissal of the complaint by the Labor Arbiter, the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) reversed the decision and ruled in favor of reinstatement and payment of 2.6 million pesos for back wages. Following the NLRC appeal, ABC filed a petition to the Court of Appeals. The appellate court ruled on January 30, 2004 that NLRC committed a grave abuse of indiscretion and reversed the NLRC's ruling. After almost eight years, on June 8, 2007 the appellate court decision and the subsequent resolution denying the motion for reconsideration were reversed and set aside by a landmark ruling of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Supreme Court of the Philippines
The Supreme Court of the Philippines is the Philippines' highest judicial court, as well as the court of last resort. The court consists of 14 Associate Justices and 1 Chief Justice...
. The Supreme Court affirmed NLRC's decision that Dumpit was a regular employee of ABC and that the company's actions constituted illegal dismissal. The decision ruled that Dumpit was to be reinstated to her position as ABC 5 news anchor without lost to seniority and to be awarded almost three million pesos to cover backwages and benefits due a regular employee and for moral damages.
Dumpit has also hosted several radio programs over DZXL
DZXL
DZXL is an AM station owned and operated by Radio Mindanao Network in the Philippines. The station's studio is located at the 4th Floor, Guadalupe Commercial Complex, EDSA Guadalupe, Makati City, while the transmitter is Located at Brgy. Paco, Obando, Bulacan...
, Radio Veritas
Radio Veritas
Radio Veritas Asia is the Catholic shortwave station broadcasting to Asia; based in Quezon City, Philippines.-History:On December 1958, the delegates of the Southeast Asian Bishops' Conference unanimously resolved to establish a radio station that will serve the countries of Southeast Asia...
and DWIZ
DWIZ
DWIZ is an AM station of Aliw Broadcasting Corporation in the Philippines. The station's studio is located at the 5/F of Citystate Centre in Pasig City, while its transmitter is located at Obando, Bulacan, Philippines...
, contributed news articles to the Philippine Daily Inquirer
Philippine Daily Inquirer
The Philippine Daily Inquirer, popularly known as the Inquirer, is the most widely read broadsheet newspaper in the Philippines, with a daily circulation of 260,000 copies. It is one of the Philippines' newspapers of record...
, Philippine Star and wrote a column for the opinion page of The Manila Times. She continues to be a broadcast correspondent of radio station DWIZ.Just recently, she resumed her column at the Manila Times which appears every Thursday at the op-ed page.
Dumpit served as a Barangay council member from 1997 to 2004. In 2007 she ran but lost in the mayoral election for Rosario, La Union
Rosario, La Union
Rosario is a 1st class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the latest Philippine census, it has a population of 49,025 people in 8,154 households.The Kennon Road starts from this town and ends at Baguio City...
. Dumpit expressed concern over possible election fraud and consequently, filed an electoral protest. She announced on July 11, 2007 that she was looking for a handwriting expert to analyze the ballots in order to determine the true results of the elections. The protest is still pending at Branch 32 of the RTC Agoo, La Union.
Currently, she holds the position Deputy Executive Director of CITEM (Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions, an attached agency of the Department of Trade and Industry. She was appointed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in 2008 for her expertise in communications and marketing and reappointed by President Benigno Aquino III as Director IV of the Department of Trade and Industry, a promotion from her previous rank. Her CESO rank is in process after hurdling a battery of written and oral tests where she passed with flying colors.
Recognition
Dumpit has received a number of awards, including the 1993 Star Award for Best Female Newscaster given by the Philippine Movie Press Club and the award for being one of the Most Distinguished Sons/Daughters of the Province of La UnionLa Unión
La Union or La Unión may refer to:-Colombia:*La Unión, Antioquia*La Unión, Nariño*La Unión, Sucre*La Unión, Valle del Cauca-Peru:*La Unión Province, Peru...
given by the Provincial Government of La Union.