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NUJP elects new set of officers

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) elected a new set of officers during its 9th National Congress held from January 29 to 31 in Baras, Rizal.

Ryan Rosauro, a Mindanao correspondent of the Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI), is the new chair of NUJP. Joseph Alwyn Alburo of GMA-7 was re-elected vice chair, while Dabet Castaneda-Panelo of ABS-CBN was elected secretary-general.

Completing the 15-member national directorate are: Fred Villareal, deputy secretary general; Che de los Reyes of ABS-CBN, treasurer; Kimberly Quitasol of Northern Dispatch, auditor; Melvin Gascon of PDI; Ronalyn Olea of Bulatlat.com; Angel Ayala of BicolToday.com; Nonoy Espina of InterAksyon.com; Jocelyn Clemente of PDI; Raymund Villanueva of Kodao Productions; Julie Alipala of PDI; Virgilio Cuizon of ABS-CBN/NUJP-Europe; and Nestor Burgos Jr. of PDI.

 

ABS-CBN names Cory Vidanes new broadcast COO

ABS-CBN Corporation has appointed Channel 2 head Cory Vidanes as its new chief operations officer (COO) of broadcast effective February 1, 2016.

AS COO, Vidanes’ responsibilities include total channel programming, artist development, on-air operations, events management, and overall revenue and profit delivery of the network. Together with the Content Development Council headed by chief content officer Charo Santos-Concio, Vidanes will also manage concept developments for Channel 2 and ABS-CBN TVplus channels Yey, CineMo and Knowledge Channel.

Vidanes has spearheaded ABS-CBN’s relief operations and donation drives for natural disaster victims. Under her leadership, Channel 2 dominated the primetime program block in 2015.

Prior to joining ABS-CBN in 1986 as an associate producer, Vidanes started her television career in BBC-2 in 1982. Vidanes held various posts in ABS-CBN such as executive producer, TV production head, free TV head, and broadcast head. Some of her awards include People Asia magazine’s “People of the Year” in 2013 and the 2014 CEO Excel Award by the International Association of Business Communicators Philippines in 2014.

 

Nolasco appointed PDI executive editor

The Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) has appointed its former managing editor Jose Ma. Nolasco as its new executive editor. Nolasco succeeds the late Inquirer editor-in-chief Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc who died on December 24, 2015.

Inquirer president and chief executive officer (CEO) Alexandra Prieto-Romualdez said that the company has decided to retire the title of editor-in-chief, and replace it with the more modern title of executive editor to emphasize the Inquirer’s shift to a multimedia news cycle.

Nolasco, in accepting the appointment, said, “This year, we will be launching bold initiatives on how the Inquirer delivers news and commentary not only through its newspaper and other publications, but also through its website, social media, mobile apps, and radio.”

Nolasco began his journalism career in 1979 in the now defunct BusinessDay newspaper, which was later renamed BusinessWorld.  During the 1980s, he worked for the Journal Group of Companies and the Mr. and Ms. Special Edition Magazine.

He started as a political reporter in the Inquirer, covering the snap election between Ferdinand Marcos and Cory Aquino and the People Power Revolution. He rose through the ranks from copy editor to managing editor in 1991.

Nolasco headed the Inquirer team whose five-part series exposing justice system flaws in the Philippines won the 2003 Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) Award for Excellence in Specialized Reporting. The series reported the case of the co-called Abadilla 5, who were sentenced to death despite serious doubts about their guilt.