MelClaire Sy-Delfin, or better known as Claire Delfin, is a
Filipino broadcast
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journalist from
GMA Network, a popular TV network in the
Philippines. Delfin serves as correspondent of
GMA-7's ''
24 Oras
''24 Oras'' (pronounced as bente kwatro oras / ) is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally anchored by Mel Tiangco and Mike Enriquez, it premiered on March 15, 2004, on the network's Telebabad line ...
'' (24 Hours) which provides local news in
Tagalog. An
alumna
Alumni (singular: alumnus (masculine) or alumna (feminine)) are former students of a school, college, or university who have either attended or graduated in some fashion from the institution. The feminine plural alumnae is sometimes used for grou ...
of
Silliman University where she obtained her
B.A. in
Mass Communication
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(1999), Delfin is a recipient of a number of prestigious awards. 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.
["GMA News reporter wins international award for palengskwela story"](_blank)
GMA News Online. Retrieved April 23, 2011. 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."''
MRanola's Blog. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
Footnotes
External links
Official website
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Living people
Filipino television journalists
Silliman University alumni
GMA Integrated News and Public Affairs people
Year of birth missing (living people)