The country’s most outstanding regional newspapers will again take the center stage on April 28, 2009 when the winners in the Philippine Press Institute’s Civic Journalism Community Press Awards are announced at the institute’s 13th Annual Membership Meeting.

Celebrating 13 years of excellence in community journalism, the prestigious awards program honors community newspapers that have shown exemplary work in editing, science and environmental reporting, business and economic reporting, photojournalism and editorial.

The Sunday PUNCH has been nominated in the weekly category along with five other community newspapers, namely, Baguio Midland Courier (Baguio City), Mabuhay (Bulacan), Balikas (Lipa City), The Sunday Negros Chronicle (Dumaguete City), West Leyte Weekly Express (Ormoc City) and Sun.Star Soccsskargen Business Weekly (Gen. Santos City).

The finalists in the daily category are Cebu Daily News (Cebu City), The Freeman (Cebu City), Cebu Daily News (Cebu City), Sun.Star Davao (Davao City), Punto Cental Luzon (City of San Fernando), and Sun.Star Baguio (Baguio City);

The PUNCH was cited “best edited community newspaper” in 2007. It was also cited for best in “economic reporting”, “environmental reporting”, “editorial page”, and “photo journalism” over the past 10 years.

The Annual Community Press Awards, launched in 1996, are aimed at raising the standards of journalism in the countryside by honoring news organizations not only for editorial excellence but also for their role as catalysts for community development.

The cash prizes for the winners are provided by Malaya, Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Philippine Star, BusinessWorld, Journal Group of Publications, and Manila Standard Today.

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