STAR bags DOST award
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has conferred the first Dr. Jose L. Guerrero (JLG) Media Institutional Award (print category) on The
Philippine STAR for its valuable contribution to the promotion of science and technology in the country.
The DOST said the award recognizes “outstanding men and women in media whose reportage heightened the public’s awareness and appreciation
of science and technology.”
The Philippine STAR received a bronze sculpture trophy and cash prize during the awarding ceremony held at the Arts in the City in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig Friday night.
The other recipients of the JLG Award (institutional) were Filquest Media Concepts Inc. (loqal.ph) for cyber press and the Philippine Broadcasting Services for radio.
The awardees for the professional category were Paul Icamina of (print); Michael Balaguer of for cyber press and Leila Tumanan of for radio.
The DOST also gave special citations to and networks for their extensive coverage of the Fukushima nuclear power plant incident in March last year.
The award was named after the former director of the DOST’S Science and Technology Information Institute Jose L. Guerrero, “who exemplified the genuine desire to promote science and technology information through various means.”
Guerrero served as institute director from 1990 to 2004.