Comelec grants media accreditation to 100ARAW.com, Blogwatch.ph

Apr 29th, 2010 by

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100ARAW.com and Blogwatch.ph got 'em Comelec media IDs. Photo by Noemi Dado.

Members of 100ARAW.com and Blogwatch.ph have laid claim to a place in the history books. They have arguably become the first Filipinos not directly connected as reporters of any professional news media outfit to be granted media accreditation to cover the 2010 elections.

The media accreditation IDs issued by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) grant “maximum access to all stages of the electoral process subject only to conditions essential to the protection of Comelec personnel, property and privileged information.”

Comelec IDs issued to 100ARAW.com members.

The Comelec granted media accreditation IDs to seven 100ARAW.com members:

  1. Jepoy Bengero
  2. Tonyo Cruz
  3. Juli Detablan
  4. Eric Dormido
  5. BenCyrus Ellorin
  6. Flowell Galindez
  7. Julius Rocas

and to four members of the Philippine Online Chronicles‘ Blogwatch.ph

  1. Noemi Dado
  2. Dine Racoma
  3. Severo Santos
  4. Anton Sheker

The Comelec’s granting of media accreditation to 100ARAW.com and Blogwatch.ph members sets a precedent for the Filipino blogosphere. We can now cite this precedent to apply for and obtain media accreditation in other government agencies and instrumentalities.

100ARAW.com and Blogwatch.ph are spearheading a pooled citizens’ media coverage of the 2010 elections.

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5 Responses to “Comelec grants media accreditation to 100ARAW.com, Blogwatch.ph”

  1. on 29 Apr 2010 at 5:35 pm1John Carl

    Congrats to 100araw! :D

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