The Religion Reporter

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻?

I’m 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼 𝗥. 𝗘𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗜𝗜, a journalist with 20 years of experience, mostly at 𝗥𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗿.

I started 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 because I believe faith deserves a more thoughtful space in the news. In the Philippines, we see this everywhere — from our vibrant devotions to the beliefs that sustain us daily. Faith, in fact, influences everything from politics to the climate crisis, yet it seldom makes headlines apart from controversy.

My academic background — 𝗠𝗔 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 and 𝗠𝗦𝗰 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 (𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀) — helps me navigate these complexities. But my goal as a journalist is simple: to help us understand each other better.

Beyond reporting, I also teach journalism at two Catholic universities. My hope for this channel is the same as it is in the classroom: to foster a more informed, tolerant, and respectful society.

🔔 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 to join the journey.
📧 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀: religionreporterph@gmail.com

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