For their outstanding reportage on little-explored topics about sustainable construction—from inclusive rebuilding strategies to giving voice to indigenous peoples’ aspirations for a school of their own—one national and four community newspapers made it to the final in this year’s Journalism Awards for Sustainable Construction Reporting (JASCOR).
Three stories from the Philippine Daily Inquirer for the national newspaper category, and five from the Baguio Chronicle, the Mindanao Observer, SunStar Cebu, and The Freeman earned the judges’ nod.
JASCOR promotes stories in the print media that support sustainable construction. It is jointly organized by Holcim Philippines and the Philippine Press Institute.
The LafargeHolcim Group said sustainable construction is “building in a way that is socially, economically, environmentally, functionally, and aesthetically balanced to meet today’s needs and to conserve resources for future generations.”
Now on its third cycle, the JASCOR awards ceremony is set on Nov. 10, 2016 at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati City.
JASCOR screeners and judges evaluated stories published from Aug. 1, 2015 to July 31, 2016.
Holcim Philippines and PPI will choose a Sustainable Construction Story of the Year for the national newspaper category and the community newspaper category. Each of the two winning stories will get a cash prize of P50,000 and a trophy.
The remaining finalists will each receive consolation prizes of P10,000 each.
The Inquirer will receive the Merit Award for Sustainable Construction Reporting and a cash prize of P75,000 for having the most number of finalists this year.
For more details about JASCOR, please contact PPI at (02) 527-9632/527-4478 or e-mail [email protected] and [email protected].