GMA-7 reporter wins for Palengskwela

A report on alternative schools inside public markets won for GMA-7 senior reporter Claire Delfin the 2010 Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO)-Australia Press Award.

Delfin bested entries from Southeast Asia for her story Palengskwela: Bringing the School to the Market. The report discussed the Department of Education’s Alternative Learning System program, which, at that time, was widening its scope to accommodate children in workplaces such as public markets.

The report was aired in November on GMA-7. Her story was published on GMA News Online.

Her story topped 13 other finalists, which included entries from the Philippines. The 2010 press award’s theme for this year was “Innovation in Education.”

She received her award in Brunei on Jan. 27. Aside from a trophy, she was awarded a three-week study visit and internship at the Australian newspaper Melbourne Age.

A GMA-7 reporter for five years, Delfin had earlier won recognition in the 2009 PopDev Awards and the 2008 Global Media Award for Excellence in Population Reporting given by the Washington DC-based Population Institute. Delfin was also contributing articles and reports for the Center for People Empowerment and Governance and the Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project.

Since 2000, the SEAMEO-Australia Press Award has recognized exemplary reports, whether published and unpublished, on issues surrounding the education system in Southeast Asian countries. In 2007, the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism’s Vinia Datingguinoo Mukherjee won for “Muslim Classes Come Alive”, an article that features efforts in standardizing Muslim education in public schools.

Established in 1965, SEAMEO is a chartered international organization that aims to promote cooperation among member-countries in education, science, culture and tradition, and development.

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