"Mindanao, Sa Mata ng Bubay"

 

 

STELLAESTREMERA

Ik-Ik” 

BIRTHPLACE Davao City

AGE Young 40s

PROFESSION Editor-in-Chief, SunStar Davao

EDUCATION Philippine Women's College of Davao (High School), UP-Diliman and University of Mindanao (College)

 

AFFILIATIONS

1.      Task Force Pawikan

2.      Aquamarine Protection and Preservation Alliance Inc.

3.      Slysam Helping Hands Foundation Inc.

 

HOBBIES Magbasa ng libro, photography, scuba diving, tambay sa Kanto, tulog

 

SPORTS “badminton, baril, akyat-bahay

 

YEARS IN PHOTOGRAPHY “Got my Kodak Instamatic when I graduated in grade school and got my ricoh kr-10 as a late high school graduation gift nung first year college na ako."

 

TRAINING Sa DEMS noon, darkroom techniques, at si ditsie ferolino pa ang isa sa mga mentors noon.”

 

FAVORITE SUBJECT kids, animals

 

AWARDS/RECOGNITION:

 

Conferred the title BIYAH MOGAWAY (Princess of Advocacy)

Tribal Communities Association of the Philippines, Davao City, 2005

 

CONTRIBUTING, ACHIEVING, PERFORMING ALUMNAE (CAPA) AWARDEE for 1998

Philippine Women’s College of Davao’s highest award for its alumnae

 

1st Davao Catholic Mass Media Awards, 1999:                             

BEST IN NEWS WRITING

BEST IN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

 

2nd Davao Catholic Mass Media Awards, 2000:

BEST IN NEWS WRITING (Print media category)

BEST IN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING (Print media category)

 

SPECIAL JUBILEE AWARD

 

3rd Davao Catholic Mass Media Awards, 2001

BEST IN FEATURE WRITING (on family life, print media category)

BEST IN NEWS WRITING (on family life, print media category)

BEST IN COLUMN WRITING (on patriotism, print media category)

 

1st Mindanao Peace Writing Competition, 2001

FIRST PRIZE WINNER (Reporter category)

 

4th Mindanao Peace Writing Competition, 2004

ALFREDDO NAVARRO SALANGA AWARD FOR PEACE REPORTING

 

1st Unicef-Phil. Press Institute Child-Friendly Awards for Writers & Newspapers, 2001

BEST FEATURE WRITER FOR CHILDREN

 

2nd Unicef-Phil. Press Institute Child-Friendly Awards for Writers & Newspapers, 2002 - BEST FEATURE WRITER FOR CHILDREN

 

3rd Unicef-Phil. Press Institute Child-Friendly Awards for Writers and Newspapers, 2003  -  OUTSTANDING STORY ON CHILDREN (Beyond Shelter)

 

4th Unicef-Phil. Press Institute Child-Friendly Awards for Writers and Newspapers, 2004  - OUTSTANDING STORY ON CHILDREN (It takes a village)

 

3rd AIDS Media Awards 2001, feature article category  -  FINALIST

 

4th AIDS Media Awards, 2002 - 3RD PRIZE and SPECIAL CITATION for the most comprehensive works

 

1st Mayor Ben de Guzman Shootfest, 1999  - CHAMPION (media category)

 

 

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