mildred                    v. galarpe “A responsible, hard working and output-oriented                    team player whose accomplishments reflect exceptional writing                    and editing skills.”

AB Mass Communication graduate              University of San Jose-Recoletos,              Cebu City, Philippines (March 1992)

WRITING EXPERIENCE

NETWORK COORDINATOR. (March          2000 to present). Monitor and write breaking news stories for Sun.Star          Online website, Sun.Star affiliate newspapers and Sun.Star wire service.          Edit stories from Sun.Star affiliate newspapers for web posting. Coordinate          with affiliate newspaper editors on news developments in their respective          communities. Conceptualize story ideas for affiliate newspapers and come          up with a network-coordinated output. Explore measures to facilitate affiliates          easy and fast access to news materials. I am also in charge of collating          articles, editing and updating special web sections, such as the Sun.Star          Bush          in RP 2003, Athens          2004, Inauguration          2004, Arroyo          Watch 2004, Krismas          sa Pinas 2004, Sinulog          2005 and Dinagyang 2005          View work

SENIOR REPORTER. (January          1992 to February 2000). As the Senior Reporter of the The Freeman Newspaper,          I cover presidential visits in the region and other dignitaries and write          the corresponding stories. I cover and write political stories, profiles          and investigative reports.

NEWS CORRESPONDENT. (September          1991 to August 1993). As a cub reporter of GMA Television network I cover          and write police stories with special consideration on video support of          my stories. I also cover and write environment stories, like the Ormoc          tragedy.

NEWS CORRESPONDENT. (May          1990 to January 1992). I cover and write police stories and local government          stories for the defunct Newstime Daily.

TRAINING

• Covering the Elections          Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ)          1998 • Investigating Corruption          PCIJ          1999 • Training the Trainors          for Investigative Reporting          PCIJ          2000 • Online- Investigative          Reporting          World Bank

AWARDS

•Best in Feature Writing by the Catholic          Mass Media Awards in 1996 • Nominated as best in deadline          writing by the Catholic Mass Media Awards in 1996          • Most Improved Reporter in the Freeman in-house Awards in 1998

SKILLS

• Reporting: Cover events, press conferences,          protests, launchings          • Interviewing: Interview personalities for profiling, sources (government          officials, experts, ordinary man on the street) for news stories          • Writing: Write News, Features, Investigative stories, Advertorials,          Press Releases and web materials          • Editing: Clean up reporters copies for newspaper and website use          • Knowledge of QuarkXPress 5.0, PageMaker 6.5, Dreamweaver, Adobe          Photoshop, and Microsoft Office software, familiar with php and MySql.          • Strong research skills          • Highly detail oriented          • Task-oriented          • Tenacious and flexible in high pressure situations          • Newsletter development and production          • Photography and video documentary

CHARACTER REFERENCES

Nini B. Cabaero          Chief          Sun.Star Network Exchange          P. del Rosario St.          Cebu City, Philippines          (032) 253-3293

Marlen Limpag          Online Editor          Sun.Star Network Exchange          P. del Rosario St.          Cebu City, Philippines          (032) 253-3293

Shiela S. Coronel          Executive Director          Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism          3/F Criselda II Bldg.,          107 Scout de Guia St.          Quezon City 1104          Philippines          Tel: (632) 4104768/9          9293117          Fax: (632) 9293571          Email: pcij@pcij.org

Yvonne T. Chua          Training Director          Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism          3/F Criselda II Bldg.,          107 Scout de Guia St.          Quezon City 1104          Philippines          Tel: (632) 4104768/9          9293117          Fax: (632) 9293571          Email: pcij@pcij.org

Jerry S. Tundag          Editor-in-Chief          The Freeman (Cebu-based newspaper)          V. Gullas St.          Cebu City, Philippines          (032)253-1276 CONTACT DETAILS

Contact Number: 0063 9182976915          E-mail: mvgalarpe@yahoo.com          Website: http://geocities.datacellar.net/mvgalarpe          Mailing Address: 85-A Logarta St. Cebu City Philippines