265 AWARDS
MOST MULTI-AWARDED COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER IN THE COUNTRY.
U.P. SYSTEM’S GAWAD PLARIDEL Pachico A. Seares (For Community Journalism) NEWSPAPER
OF THE YEAR Rotary Club of Manila National Journalism Awards (With Sun.Star Cebu as flagship of Sun.Star newspapers) 5 CMMA TITLES Won the Archdiocese of Manila’s Catholic Mass Media Awards(CMMA): Best Investigative Report-2009, 2010, 2013, 2014; Best News Photo (Amper Campaña)-- 2014. Competing entries included journalism work of national publications. 6 TIMES BEST EDITED DAILY IN THE COUNTRY Philippine Press Institute (PPI) Community Press Awards (1997, 1998, 1999, 2008, 2011, 2012) 6 TIMES BEST REGIONAL, COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER NATIONWIDE Rotary Club of Manila National Journalism Awards (1992, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012)
2 HALLS OF FAME
Philippine Press Institute (PPI) Communit y Press Hall of Fame (2000) Cebu Archdiocesan Mass Media Awards (Camma) Hall of Fame (1994)
3 THREE-PEATS
Best Edited Daily in the Country Konrad Adenauer Foundation-PPI Community Press Awards, for three straight years (1997, 1998, 1999) Best Newspaper in Cebu Cebu Archdiocesan Mass Media Awards (CAMMA), for three straight years (1991, 1992, 1993) Best in Investigative Reporting Nationwide PopDev Media Awards, for three straight years (2006, 2007, 2008)
ONGPIN AWARDEE
First community newspaper to join circle of winners in 20-year history of JVOEJA or Jaime V. Ongpin Excellence in Journalism Awards (2009) 3 GRAND PRIZES, Overall Best Picture, Sinulog Photo Contest (2004, 2006, 2009) MOST CHILDFRIENDLY COMMUNITY DAILY First to win Unicef-PPI nationwide award (2001)