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Jarius Ymzon Bondoc is a Filipino investigative journalist. He is a long-time columnist for the
Jarius Ymzon Bondoc is a Filipino investigative journalist. He is a long-time columnist for the Philippine Star
''The Philippine Star'' (self-styled ''The Philippine STAR'') is an English-language newspaper in the Philippines and the flagship brand of the Philstar Media Group. First published on July 28, 1986, by veteran journalists Betty Go-Belmonte, ...
's broadsheet
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and tabloid.
Biography
Bondoc was amartial law
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victim and a UP Sigma Kappa Pi alumnus.
His op-ed
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articles, according to a Sandiganbayan
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decision, give a fair commentary on an issue that is imbued with the public interest.
He hosts a radio program on DWIZ 882, apart from writing two columns for the Philippine Star and the Pilipino Star Ngayon.
Following Bondoc's decades of fearless comments and exposés, death threats were reportedly sent to him and his family.
Awards and honors
* 2019 ''Men Who Matter'', PeopleAsia * 2018 ''Apolinario Mabini Award'', National Press Club * 2013 ''Journalist of the Year'', Metrobank FoundationPublications
Bondoc is the author of books oninvestigative journalism
Investigative journalism is a form of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic of interest, such as serious crimes, racial injustice, political corruption, or corporate wrongdoing. An investigative journalist may spend m ...
and politics and society in the Philippines, including ''Exposes: Investigative Reporting for Clean Government'' (Anvil
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Anvils are massive because the hi ...
, 2012) and ''Gotcha: An Exposé on the Philippine Government'' (GE Manaog, 2021)
References