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Studies on pork scam, human rights win journ research awards
By verafiles
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Mar 14, 2015
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THREE outstanding journalism research papers undertaken by university students bagged this year’s top awards of the Philippine Journalism Research Conference 2015. The awards, named after the late University of the Philippines-Diliman journalism professor and VERA Files trustee Chit Estella, went to: Southern Luzon State University’s Beejay Alegria Castillo for his research on the pork barrel

UP students win big in Chit Estella journalism awards
By verafiles
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Mar 6, 2014
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UNIVERSITY of the Philippines journalism students hauled in the top prizes at the 2014 Philippine Journalism Research Conference (PJRC) at the University of the Philippines on Wednesday. Aiming to highlight commendable researches of journalism students, this year’s PJRC gave the Chit Estella Memorial Awards for Journalism Research to students with the most excellent work. UP

Lolarga and Silverio win 1st Chit Estella awards
By verafiles
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Dec 8, 2012
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By EIMOR P. SANTOS IN death, Vera Files trustee and journalism professor Lourdes “Chit” Estella Simbulan continues to champion human rights campaign in the country. The 1st Chit Estella Journalism Awards honored the best journalistic reports on human rights, Dec. 7. This is in line with the celebration of the National Human Rights Consciousness
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