INQUIRER.net reporter wins second PSA media award
A special report by INQFocus, the research and special reports arm of Inquirer.net, was recognized by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Oct. 1 as the agency marked the opening of the 36th National Statistics Month.
For the second consecutive year, researcher and writer Cristina Eloisa Baclig won the award for best statistical reporting in print/online media, this time for her report “Fewer weddings, more live-ins: Filipino families are changing and the numbers prove it.”
Sweeping transformation
The report, published on July 2, pointed to the sweeping transformation in how Filipinos define commitment, family, and stability, with formal marriages declining while live-in arrangements are now growing more prevalent and accepted.
Last year, Baclig’s report, “More people are leaving Metro Manila. Here’s why,” which highlighted how people continued to leave the nation’s capital for other regions even with COVID-19 restrictions already lifted, won the same award.
Significant contribution
Baclig received the award in the City of Manila where the National Statistics Month Media Awards ceremonies were held.
According to the PSA, the award is given to recognize the significant role and contribution of media in promoting and popularizing official data and statistical information from the Philippine Statistical System.
Before this, Baclig had already bagged recognitions from the Bright Leaf Agriculture Journalism Awards for her reports on vaping, and the Think Pink Awards for her reports on cancer.
She is also a fellow of the Environmental Data Journalism Academy-Philippines and the Jaime V. Ongpin Journalism Seminar of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility.
Bernadette Reyes of GMA Integrated News won the award for best statistical reporting in TV and broadcast media, while Abigail Marie Yraola of BusinessWorld Research won the award for best media statistical infographic.
