Claire Delfin

Claire Delfin
Born	MelClaire Sy
Education	B.A. Mass Communication, Silliman University
Occupation	Broadcast journalist (GMA Network)

MelClaire Sy-Delfin, or better known as Claire Delfin, 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 ". SU NetNews. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
2. ^ ^{a b} "GMA News reporter wins international award for palengskwela story". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
3. ^ "GMA News reporter Claire Delfin wins at the 2010 SEAMEO-Australia Press Award". MRanola's Blog. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

External links

• GMA News Online Official website

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