Claire Delfin

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Claire Delfin
Born
MelClaire Sy

(1981-02-13) February 13, 1981 (age 44)
Quezon City
EducationB.A. Mass Communication, Silliman University
Occupation(s) Broadcast journalist
(GMA Network)

MelClaire Sy-Delfin, or better known as Claire Delfin, (born February 13, 1981) is a Filipino broadcast journalist from GMA Network, a popular TV network in the Philippines. Delfin serves as correspondent of GMA-7's 24 Oras (24 Hours) which provides local news in Tagalog. An alumna of Silliman University where she obtained her B.A. in Mass Communication (1999), Delfin is a recipient of a number of prestigious awards. [1] In 2007 she received the Global Media Award for Excellence in Population Reporting from the Population Institute in Washington D.C. for her story on child sexuality. [2] In 2009, Delfin won two prizes in the annual PopDev awards, and in 2010, she again received the SEAMEO-Australia Press Award from the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) for a story she wrote entitled "Palengskwela: Bringing the school to the market." [2] [3]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Alumna Receives Int’l Media Award " Archived October 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine . SU NetNews. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "GMA News reporter wins international award for palengskwela story". GMA News Online. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  3. ↑ "GMA News reporter Claire Delfin wins at the 2010 SEAMEO-Australia Press Award". MRanola's Blog. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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