Rina Jimenez-David (born January 11, 1955) is notable as a

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journalist and

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for the ''

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''.Philippine Inquirer
AWARDS
Accessed Nov. 29, 2013, “...Best Columnist for Excellence in Population Reporting. (Rina Jimenez David) 2004 Global Media Awards...”Rina Jimenez-David, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Nov. 28, 2013
An ‘un-tiger Mom’
Accessed Nov 29, 2013Rina Jimenez-David, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Nov. 26, 2013
Buffing the image of NGOs
Accessed Nov 29, 2013Rina Jimenez-David, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Nov. 21, 2013
A new disaster in the making
Accessed Nov 29, 2013 She is an advocate for women's health issues.Rina Jimenez-David, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Nov. 14, 2013
Women, disasters and TOWNS
Accessed Nov 29, 2013 She was awarded ''Best Columnist for Excellence in Population Reporting'' at the ''Global Media Awards'' in 2004 and the TOWNS award in 2013.Negros Daily Bulletin, July 2, 2013
Events: TOWNS Search Inviting Negrense Women Nominees
Accessed Nov. 29, 2013, “...To date, a total of 149 outstanding women have received the TOWNS award. The illustrious list includes ... Rina Jimenez-David (women’s right advocacy), ...” She was a judge in a contest to select outstanding teachers. She met with Philippine president

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and other journalists and politicians in 2012. She was the managing editor of a publication about her Jimenez family genealogy entitled ''In Search of Family'' published in 2001.Alfred A. Yuson, Updated October 29, 2001, Philippine Star
In the bosom of family
Accessed Nov. 29, 2013, “...Generations: In Search of Family is a privately published coffeetable book that lists Chulia Jimenez-Azarcon and Ramon T. Jimenez as its copyright owners and editors, Rina Jimenez David as managing editor...” She lived in

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, graduated from the

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in 1976, and joined the broadsheet newspaper ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' in 1988. She studied journalism at the

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School of Public Health in

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. Her book ''Women at Large'' was a finalist in the Philippine National Book Awards in 1994.

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