Cebu Daily News rolled out its first issue on Feb. 8, 1998.
In just 20 years, Cebu’s only independent paper has bagged several local, national and international awards.
We remember these recognitions with gratitude.
PHILIPPINE PRESS INSTITUTE
Best in Editorial Page (2006, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2016)
Best Edited Community Paper (2006, 2008, 2010,
2016, 2018)
Best in Photojournalism (2006, 2009, 2014, 2015)
Best in Business Economic Reporting (2006, 2008)
Best Reporting on Disasters (2014)
CEBU ARCHDIOCESAN MASS MEDIA AWARDS (CAMMA, Archdiocese of Cebu)
Best Feature: Jason Baguia (2005)
Best in Editorial Cartoon (2009, 2013)
Best Feature: Ador Vincent Mayol (2015, 2017)
Best in News Writing: Ador Vincent Mayol (2015, 2017)
CATHOLIC MASS MEDIA AWARDS (CMMA, Archdiocese of Manila)
Best Feature: Ador Vincent Mayol (2016, 2017, 2018)
Best News Coverage: Ador Vincent Mayol
Best News Coverage: Ador Vincent Mayol (2017)
Best News Coverage: Ador Vincent Mayol, Edralyn Benedicto, Jose Santino
Bunachita, Rosalie Abatayo, Nestle Semilla, and Fem Dumaboc (2018)
Best News Feature: Ador Vincent Mayol (2018)
GLOBE MEDIA EXCELLENCE AWARD
Reporter of the Year for Print: Marian Codilla (2012)
Reporter of the Year for Print: Ador Vincent Mayol
(2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Reporter of the Year for Print: Cris Evert Lato (2017)
Reporter of the Year for Online Portal: Ador Vincent
Mayol (2016)
Columnist of the Year: Atty. Gloria Estenzo-Ramos
(2015, 2016, 2017)
Photojournalist of the Year: Ferdinand Edralin (2016)
ROTARY CLUB OF MANILA
Regional Newspaper of the Year (2004)
UNITED NATIONS “FOCUS ON YOUR WORLD” ENVIRONMENTAL PHOTO CONTEST
Honorable mention: Fish Kill, Tonee Despojo
(2004)
MARSHALL MCLUHAN AWARD FOR JOURNALISM
“Journalism in time of Haiyan — The evolving role of the community press in covering natural disasters” : Eileen Mangubat (2013)
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION (IJM) AND PEACE AND CONFLICT
JOURNALISM NETWORK (PECOJON) JUSTICE AWARD
Hard News Category: Ador Vincent Mayol (2011, 2013)
Feature Category: Ador Vincent Mayol (2013)
MEGA CEBU INVESTIGATIVE REPORT COMPETITION, PRINT CATEGORY
Grand Prize Winner: Cebu Daily News team (2018)
The winning stories were edited by:
Ma. Edralyn Benedicto
Rosemarie Holganza- Borromeo
Dennis Singson