| BREAKING: “Our Own” ‘Hotttt’, Columnist Edwin Sumcad |
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by An NWS Administrator "Our Own" Columnist Edwin Sumcad, will be presented with a very Prestigious -- “Excellence in Journalism Award”!!!
From:
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Sumcad To Receive Excellence Award In Journalism Columnist
Award in Journalism in a public ceremony to be held in the City of
The award will be presented by the Philippines & Asian Report and ASIANReader, widely read twin publications in the city and
The venue of the award is the San Diego Filipino American Humanitarian Foundation, Inc.’s Philippine Library & Historical Heritage Museum in the Gaslamp Quarter, downtown
Sumcad’s editorial writings and excellent practice of fearless journalism among others are recognized as an exemplary service to the community. It is in recognition of extraordinary services to the community that Sumcad has earned his other excellence awards in journalism.
Along with some PMASD officers, the couple spearheaded the first medical mission to the
The couple’s desire to give back to their country of origin and people was what inspired them to adopt the Gawad Kalinga Housing Project that provides housing units for the “poorest of the poor” in the
The driving spirit behind the June 21st award springs from this selfless dedication of one’s self to the service of the community. Sumcad is a columnist of the Philippines & Asian Report for the last ten years. As an ex-officio adviser to the Council of Pilipino-American Associations, this veteran journalist links up and interfaces with the community through his well-read writings published locally, and run by online publications read by
In
The journalist’s passionate payback to the community was a common knowledge. He was a former media consultant to struggling community newspapers in
The qualification and experience of the 2008 journalism awardee are indisputably exemplary. Sumcad is also a literary artist … a celebrated fiction writer who authored and published novelettes and short stories. As a schooled littérateur and critic, Sumcad is a book and film reviewer and an avowed practitioner of literary criticism. As a retired UN diplomat, Sumcad specializes in diplomatic negotiations, more particularly in the settlement of bilateral and multilateral disputes. He breathes this unique experience and academic discipline in his editorial writings and community works that benefit the local community in particular and the public in general. The Yorobes appreciate Sumcad’s “… fearless advocacy of freedom of expression in development journalism ... who raised the awareness and knowledge of the community we serve.” The full text of the citation reads as follows: EXCELLENCE AWARD Among the guests expected to attend the Fiesta Filipiniana are representatives of the Philippine government, city and
The 2008 Fiesta Filipiniana celebration is a commemoration of the 110th anniversary of the Philippine Independence and the 147th Birthday of the Philippine National hero,
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