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Kapamilya journos, execs honored in UP 'Glory Awards'

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<p>MANILA -<strong> (UPDATE) </strong>ABS-CBN journalists and media executives are among winners of this year&#x27;s Glory Awards of the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication (UP-CMC).</p><p>Journalists Ces Oreña-Drilon, Fernando Sepe Jr., and Michelle Fe &quot;Maxxy&quot; Santiago are among the 12 alumni who will receive the award for their work in the fields of broadcasting, film, journalism, research and allied disciplines such as social advocacy. </p><p>Also among the winners are ABS-CBN&#x27;s Florida Tan-Marasigan, who led the production teams behind some of the network&#x27;s most successful sitcoms; Jose Ramon Olives, who laid the groundwork for ABS-CBN&#x27;s The Filipino Channel; and columnist Pedro Chanco III, a former reporter for the network who went on to head its news division.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/life/07/21/20180721-ces-drilon.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Ces Oreña-Drilon. <em>Handout</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Oreña-Drilon, head of content acquisition for ABS-CBN Lifestyle, was a host, anchor, senior correspondent, and senior business reporter at the network for nearly three decades.</p><p>&quot;She did not quit even after being kidnapped in Sulu province while pursuing a story in 2008,&quot; the UP-CMC alumni association said in a statement Saturday.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/life/07/21/20180721-jun-sepe.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Fernando Sepe Jr.<em> Handout</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Sepe, a photojournalist, heads the multimedia team of ABS-CBN’s news website.</p><p>Earlier this year, his report &quot;Healing the wounds from the drug war&quot; won the award for Excellence in Feature Writing at the Society of Publishers in Asia&#x27;s (SOPA) 2018 Awards for Editorial Excellence.</p><p>The report followed the stories of several relatives of victims of the government&#x27;s bloody crackdown on illegal drugs.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/13/18/abs-cbn-drug-war-report-wins-prestigious-journalism-prize">ABS-CBN drug war report wins prestigious journalism prize</a></li></ul><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/life/07/21/20180721-maxxy-santiago.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Maxxy Santiago. <em>Handout</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Santiago is ABS-CBN News&#x27; senior correspondent in the Middle East and is also a senior reporter at the Arabia Times. </p><p>The alumni association of UP-CMC described her as a journalist who &quot;broke through the region’s limited press freedom&quot; through her work.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/life/07/21/20180721-linggit-tan.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Florida Tan-Marasigan. <em>Handout</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Tan-Marasigan, meanwhile, is known for her work in sitcoms such as &quot;Home Along Da Riles,&quot; &quot;Home Sweetie Home,&quot; &quot;Going Bulilit,&quot; &quot;Banana Split,&quot; and New York Festivals bronze medalist &quot;Abangan Ang Susunod Na Kabanata.&quot;</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/life/07/21/20180721-jose-olives.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Jose Ramon Olives. <em>Handout</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Olives, on the other hand, is credited for his contribution to TFC&#x27;s expansion. Under his leadership, TFC expanded to North America, Europe, Middle East, Japan, and Australia.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/life/07/21/20180721-pedro-chanco.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Pedro Chanco III. <em>Handout</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Chanco, formerly news director at ABS-CBN, is hailed by the college as a &quot;well-rounded alumnus&quot; for his long-running business column in the Philippine Star, which &quot;gained a faithful readership for fiercely independent but balanced views written in his distinctly relaxed and informative style.&quot;</p><p>Other winners are Center for Possibilities Foundation founder Dolores Cheng, GMA Network senior vice president and entertainment group head Lilybeth Rasonable, media expert Beth Uyenco, veteran filmmaker Chito Roño, GMA Network news executive Mary Grace Dela Peña-Reyes, and veteran journalist Luz Rimban.</p><p>Launched last year, the Glory Awards is inspired by the legacy of the college&#x27;s first dean, the late Dr. Gloria Feliciano.</p><p>Winners will be presented with sculpted trophies during the college&#x27;s annual homecoming on Oct. 6. </p><p>News.abs-cbn.com is the official news website of ABS-CBN Corp.</p>

<p>ABS-CBN journalists and media executives are among winners of this year's Glory Awards of the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication (UP-CMC).</p>

ABS-CBN journalists and media executives are among winners of this year's Glory Awards of the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication (UP-CMC).