Meet the writers: Yami
Yami was born in Bayanan, Muntinlupa (in April 30, 1970). Raised solely by her mother since they were left by her father even before she was born. Her grandmother and maternal uncle were the ones who helped her mother raised her. She had a half-sister, but she never considered her as a half-sister, rather a whole part of her life. She went to a public elementary school in Bayanan, Muntinlupa. She was enrolled to San Roque Catholic School in Alabang in high school, but only stayed in the same school for two years. Her mother could no longer afford to pay her tuition fee so she transferred her to Don Mariano Marcos High School (now San Francisco High School) in Quezon City. She may not be an A-1 student, but was lucky enough to be included in the list of top 10 students (in her section). She took Journalism at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) in Sta. Mesa, Manila and graduated in 1991. The only organization she participated in was the Union of Journalist of the Philippines-PUP Chapter as the org’s secretary.
Officially, her first job was a stringer or correspondent of the Philippine News Agency in 1991, but quit after a couple of months, due to pressure from her first assignment, which was the Defense Beat. In January 1992, she was employed by People’s Journal, one of the publications of the Philippine Journalists, Inc. (then run by the government) as correspondent and became a regular employee six months later.
She had been to so many beats. Her first was the Central Police District, followed by the Department of Justice, Sandiganbayan, Ombudman, Supreme Court, Court of Appeals. She was later assinged to cover the Department of Health, Department of Science and Technology until she was retrenched along with hundreds of PJI employes in 2000 as part of the company’s cost-cutting measures. In the same year, she tried her luck to go back to PJI, this time through its broadsheet called Courier as correspondent. She was made to cover general assignments and wrote human interests stories. She was again assigned to cover the DOH beat, done a number of exclusive stories ranging from Internet pornography, People Living with HIV/AIDS, profile stories of different people from all walks of life, including inmates of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City and Correctional Institution for Women (CIW); and mental patients at the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) to name a few topics. During the surge of SARS cases elsewhere, she bravely went to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) in Alabang to do an interview with frontline health workers.
In 2000, her stories usually landed in the front pages of People’s Tonight. Her efforts were not left unnoticed, for in Oct. 2002, she was declared finalist by the Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA) for Best New Coverage; that same year she was awarded Employee of the Year (Editorial Department) by PJI; the following year she landed third place in the 5th AIDS Media Awards for Best News Feature on Print. Two years later, she grabbed the Best Reporter of People’s Tonight in 2005.
Two years ago, she made a difficult decision in her life. She quit her job, thinking of using whatever funds that she can get in putting up a small business. She got nothing from PJI except the best memories of her job.
Today, she makes herself busy by blogging. Her site called Mom writes for a cause, was intially put up to serve as haven for all her exclusive stories. So far she was able to reprint some stories but there are a lot more for public use.
She is married to her devoted husband, who is currently employed at PJI. They’ve got two bubbly kids. She is proud of her kids because both are doing well in school.
She joined Barrio Siete to be able to share or be part of its cause.
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welcome yami welcome pasalubungan ng palak-pakan asan na yung banda?bat di tumutug-tog? yung mga ati-atihan nasan na kayo?
Hi lee. tahimik na tuloy…kasi naman kung di ako nagbukas ng email di ko pa malalaman ang bilis mag-post ni Inang…kakagawa ko lang kaninang umaga ‘yon…up na agad…
hahaha nagpa plano nga rin ako magpadala kaso ang titindi ng mga credentials nyo magmumukha akong uling sa puwit ng kawali
Uy lee, ano ka ba ‘yung sa akin certificate at isang trowfy lang ‘yan. Ang credit talaga dapat sa editor ko…hehe.
wala ngang maniwala eh…lam mo ba mas gusto ko pa nga kung nag-graduate ako sa iskul with honors…kaso di mataas ang IQ ko hehe…
ay naku yami ako nung hi-skul pasang awa, awang awang lang sakin yung principal wahaha
Miriam is gold.
It’s interesting that in Philippine journalism, there’s a wide array of news beats like defense and etc specific categories… unlike from the place where I make press release pimping, walang katorya-torya ang Middle East (it’s about the laws na rin kasi kaya may limitations). hahaha… makes me feel so small (in a good way) when I come to know such people like Miriam.
Welcome!!!
@john,
yeah, i’m excited that we have miriam’s company.
John,
Miriam is UBER GOLD.
@johnonymous, wag ka pong ganyan, simple lang po tayo…hindi ganoong kagaling…matiyaga lang…hehe… nakakahiya
@Reyna I’m also proud to be a part of your kingdom…
@Silver hindi naman po…
Welcome sa Barrio Siete ateng!
Lee! nasa batya ang mga tao ngayon, i heard mala-impierno ata ang init sa Manila hahaha!
tumpak ka dyan kamahalan awa na nga ako sa mader ko dina nawalan ng ubo sa sobrang init at kahit daw gamitan mo ng AC wala rin sa tindi ng init.
lastek yun yatang banda at ati-atihan nag mall na lang sa sobrang init
naku lee! in 2005, i lived in Manila nga for less than a year!! alam mo ba? i don’t go out of my condo unit hanggat 4pm dahil di ko matake ang init! nahihilo akooo! and then para akong bampira and i am out in the city hanggang 4am hahaha
ganun na nga kamahalan buti nalang diko natityempuhan yung talagang matindi init satin August and Chinese new yr kasi ako palagi satin pero wala akong ligtas dito ang init umaabot din ng 42 at sa south asia maniwala ka sa loob ng factories umaabot ng 50 degrees malala kesa satin huh.
i was there nang august and considering na ilang years na ako sa US, imagine na para akong pinipirito pag lumalabas ako nang bahay! an tagal ko kamong makapag-adjust nun!
32 degrees (celsius) kame ngayon dito mader.
yung laffy-taff ko e nagmistulang barbecue grill. LOL.
sayang di kita nakilala nung araw na front page din ako e nung araw—-
ako yung hinipuan ng pastor sa jeep wahaha (no joke) kaso sa tiktik yata kung sa abante yun buti nalang di sa story ni xerex nyehehe
front page ka sa abante?! hahaha!
oo kamahalan at nakakahiya lol(mahiyain pako nun haha)
@yami,nakakainis malaki ang trauma ko sa mga reporters nagbabago ng storya
@lee ganyang story gaya ng sa’yo ang gustong ifollow-up…
depende sa reporter…so far ‘yung mga nasulat ko wala pa naman nagalit…meron pala…depende rin kasi kung paano iedit at lagyan ng ulo (title) ng mga editor…minsan napapaganda, minsan naman uber sa SS (salsal)…
Di nga Lee?
seryoso? Hahahha…
@Silver, yap totoo yun a couple of months bago ako nag-walk in the aisle, pagbaba namin ng jeep diko na sya nilubayan maliit na lalaki kesa sakin wala man lang tumulong sakin dedma ang mga nakakita kaya nagtaka ko nung lumabas sa news dinumog daw ng tao sus ako dumumog ka kanya at ako din ang nagbitbit sa kanya sa presinto wehehe
Bwahahahhahaha!!!
Naalala ko tuloy yung kwento mo na ang palda mo e sumabet sa pink chicken wires ng MMDA sa kalye! LOL.
@Lee pang-tabloid ang experience mo, ganda i-playup pero hindi naman ‘yung tipong mako-compromise ang personalidad mo…
naku yami e iba yung nangyari sa na-dyaryo kung inabot ko yung journalist nadagukan ko binalandra pa tunay na pangalan ko nyak
foul naman ‘yung pangalanan ka…hindi siguro nagseminar ‘yun…dyan ako ingat…kung anu yung request ng subject, sundin mo…lalo kung biktima ng abuso…
Hello Miriam!
Its nice to have you here in Barrio Siete! Tayo ka na ng kubo mo sa tabi or pa-order ka ng rush kubo via bitbit bayanihan. haha..
naku pareng Silver makita kolang sa kalsada yang hero na nagpagawa ng chicken wire na yan isasabit ko din sinturera nya wehehe
Salamat po Silver…pinaiisipan ko kung ano magandang itinda…ehehe
(takas muna sa trabaho para magsiete hehe)
pasingit lang,
hello ms. miriam!
hi dencio. wag na miss, taken na eh…nanay na lang…parang si maricel soriano..hehe
sa totoo, hindi halatang nanay ka na mam.
aabangan namen ang iyong mahuhusay na post at tadtarin ng aking mga nagngangalit na komento haha. teka uwian na pala namen (puro kasi ako internet haha)
ingats ms.yami!
@Dencios ganda ng avatar mo ah,crush ko wink!
ganda sa bahay mo a
walastek dinga ako makapasok e ban dito ngayon ang blogspot eto lang tambayan ko.
Hello Ms. Miriam! Gandang gabi dyan!
Magandang gabi, Sir Rob
Welcome Welcome Ms. Miriam! Yay! Galing!
Hi Ms. Reesie. Salamat ng marami…
Magandang gabi po sa inyong lahat. nakakahiya sobrang grand naman ng welcome. ‘overrated’ po naman ang ilang comment…matiyaga lang po tayo kaya nagkaganon…ang sarap pala ng pakiramdam…parang nagbanner ang isang storyang pinagpaguran…hay miss ko na.
Maraming salamat po sa inyong lahat dito. Parang pakiramdam ng isang balikbayan mula sa kung saan eto kinakabahan na baka hindi ako makapag-deliver…nagsisimula ng mangalkal sa tambak ng lumang clippings…
Salamat po! (waving)
ay kaya ngayon lang po ako nakahuma kasi ginampanan ko po muna ang papel ng isang ina gawa ng magpapasukan na kailan po ng dalawang bagets ng gamit sa eskwela…kadarating lang po…pasensya na mga kapatid!
WELCOME sa Barrio Siete yami! Me Fiesta sa Barrio ang kulang na lang is, what is our Festival? hahaha!
Maligayang pagdating po sa Barrio Siete, Ka Miriam. Ako ay nagagalak na napasali ka sa Barrio.
For sure, aabangan ko ang iyong mga artikulo.
Cheers,
Snow ^_^
@Reyna, salamat sa pagbati.
@Snow, salamat di sa’yo…will just do my best…pasensya na kung hindi ako basta makapag-reply sa thread kasi busy ang lola sa bahay, manaka-naka lang po ang pag-upo sa harap ng computer…pag natagalan nagagalit ang lolo ko hehe. salamat
Naku yami ok lang, ganyan din dito sa bahay kaya heto evaporate muna ako…baka sa linggo na ulit ako mag-appear sa blogosphere. minsan nga, schedule pa blog ko, ginagawa ko yun para hindi ako madiin na adik sa computer.
sige, magandang araw ^_^
yu ar rayt, Yami, astig this site. I will follow you, wherever you may go… ala eh, sintunado pa rin ako. Tenks and teyk keyr.
Isang tahimik na paghanga mula sa isang usisero…
Belated happy b-day!
And Welcome!
darbs, naghahalungkat ka rin sa baul ano. ang excuse ko, pag mayo dito sa bayan natin, daming piyesta dadaluhan, lalo na piyesta ni San Isidro…
Yes, of course who could forget San Isidro. Oh! San Isidro, hindi lang sya ang Patron doon, pangalan pa ng Bayan.
Fiesta nga, harana sa Banda ni Tata Bob. present po! Dawn… Lunch hours entertainment… Till Midnight… with pay. wow! yes, i remember that time. akala ko karir ko na ang mang entertain. libri kain may bayad pa. sarap ng buhay ano?
waaah nakaka intimidate na sumali sa Barrio nyo, ang lulupit ng credentials nyo huhu
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