SPEEd extends outreach aid to senior entertainment journalists
SPEEd officers with Aktor PH’s Iza Calzado and Dingdong Dantes.
Photograph courtesy of SPEEd
The Society of Philippine Entertainment Editors (SPEEd) is continuing its outreach efforts with a program that will provide financial and medical assistance to former entertainment journalists.
The group will assist 13 former members of the local entertainment press through its “Taking Care of Our Own, SPEED Cares” outreach program on 30 May in Quezon City.
The initiative coincides with SPEEd’s 10th anniversary and aims to support entertainment journalists who are no longer active in the industry.
Jun Lalin with SPEEd president Tessa Mauricio-Arriola, lifestyle and entertainment editor of 'The Manila Times.'
Photograph courtesy of SPEEd
Former SPEEd president Eugene Asis.
Photograph courtesy of SPEEd
“The initiative seeks to bring hope and encouragement to colleagues in entertainment journalism amid growing public concern about the country’s future. As an organization, we believe it is important to look after friends and colleagues who helped shape the industry through their work as writers and editors,” SPEEd president Tessa Mauricio-Arriola said.
“The beneficiaries were chosen in recognition of their contributions to the Philippine television and film industry and their role in helping local artists gain public attention and success,” she added.
SPEEd Vice President (Internal) Maricris Valdez Nicasio.
Photograph courtesy of SPEEd
