ADVERTISEMENT
Manila Bulletin devider Business devider Recto swears in new EJAP board

Recto swears in new EJAP board

Published Mar 29, 2024 04:46 pm

The Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines (EJAP), the country’s premier organization for business reporters, recently held an oath-taking ceremony for the 2024 board of directors led by its new president, Neil Jerome Morales of Thomson Reuters.

Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph G. Recto inducted the 11 EJAP officers on March 21, at the DOF's head office in Manila.

Morales, who is no stranger to the EJAP board having served previously as secretary, treasurer, and vice president, announced various projects lined up for this year for the enrichment of EJAP members – both regular and associate – including a project with the Bases Conversion and Development Authority, and other forums on infrastructure, aviation, mobility and automotive, renewable energy. and sustainability.

He also intends to conduct more seminars to engage journalism students and to nurture and encourage the next crop of business reporters. 

EJAP already has an existing journalism program with the University of Santo Tomas since before the pandemic. In the past, the group had training programs with the University of the Philippines, the Asian Institute of Management and the former Center for Research and Communication which is now the University of Asia and the Pacific.

“Beyond our daily grind, we need to secure our pipeline of business journalists. We intend to work with schools to showcase business journalism and the opportunities for aspiring journalists,” said Morales.

EJAP Induction 2.jpg
Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph G. Recto leads the induction of the new officers of the Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines (EJAP) at the DOF's head office in Manila on March 21, 2024. EJAP's new officers in attendance were (from left to right) Neil Jerome Morales (Reuters News), president; Kris Crismundo (Philippine News Agency), vice president-internal; Maria Bernadette Romero (Daily Tribune), secretary; Lorenz Marasigan (BusinessMirror), treasurer; Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), auditor; and board members Elijah Felice Rosales (The Philippine Star), Alena Mae Flores (Manila Standard), Jenniffer Austria (Manila Standard),  Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), and Jimmy Calapati (Malaya Business Insight). Not in the photo is Michelle Ong (ANC), vice president-external.

Within the 39-year old organization itself, Morales will be the first EJAP president that has committed to ensure that “future leaders will be prepared for service” beyond his term. This entails training programs to mold the next EJAP leaders.

Meanwhile, Recto told EJAP members especially those who cover the DOF beat to "call us out if we are wrong" but "on times we have done something good, write about our wins — just the facts, no add-on praises needed." 

He also said that as DOF chief, he has "deposited my political habits at the (DOF building) door, foremost of which is my reluctance to engage the press, face-to-face, regularly."

"Fairness is all I ask, nothing more, nothing less," said Recto, an ex-politician.

The new EJAP board, besides Morales, include Kris Crismundo of Philippine News Agency as vice president-internal; Michelle Ong of ANC Market Edge as vice president-external; Maria Bernadette Romero of Daily Tribune as secretary; Lorenz Marasigan of BusinessMirror as treasurer; and Louise Maureen Simeon of Philippine Star as auditor. The board members are: Jenniffer Austria of Manila Standard; Elijah Felice Rosales of Philippine Star; Alena Mae Flores of Manila Standard; Lawrence Agcaoili of Philippine Star; and Jimmy Calapati of Malaya Business Insight.

ADVERTISEMENT
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1561_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1562_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1563_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}

{{ articles_filter_1564_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.mb-article-details { position: relative; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview, .mb-article-details .article-body-summary{ font-size: 17px; line-height: 30px; font-family: "Libre Caslon Text", serif; color: #000; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview iframe , .mb-article-details .article-body-summary iframe{ width: 100%; margin: auto; } .read-more-background { background: linear-gradient(180deg, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0) 13.75%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0.8) 30.79%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000) 72.5%); position: absolute; height: 200px; width: 100%; bottom: 0; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; padding: 0; } .read-more-background a{ color: #000; } .read-more-btn { padding: 17px 45px; font-family: Inter; font-weight: 700; font-size: 18px; line-height: 16px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 1px solid black; background-color: white; } .hidden { display: none; }
function initializeAllSwipers() { // Get all hidden inputs with cms_article_id document.querySelectorAll('[id^="cms_article_id_"]').forEach(function (input) { const cmsArticleId = input.value; const articleSelector = '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .body_images'; const swiperElement = document.querySelector(articleSelector); if (swiperElement && !swiperElement.classList.contains('swiper-initialized')) { new Swiper(articleSelector, { loop: true, pagination: false, navigation: { nextEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-next', prevEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-prev', }, }); } }); } setTimeout(initializeAllSwipers, 3000); const intersectionObserver = new IntersectionObserver( (entries) => { entries.forEach((entry) => { if (entry.isIntersecting) { const newUrl = entry.target.getAttribute("data-url"); if (newUrl) { history.pushState(null, null, newUrl); let article = entry.target; // Extract metadata const author = article.querySelector('.author-section').textContent.replace('By', '').trim(); const section = article.querySelector('.section-info ').textContent.replace(' ', ' '); const title = article.querySelector('.article-title h1').textContent; // Parse URL for Chartbeat path format const parsedUrl = new URL(newUrl, window.location.origin); const cleanUrl = parsedUrl.host + parsedUrl.pathname; // Update Chartbeat configuration if (typeof window._sf_async_config !== 'undefined') { window._sf_async_config.path = cleanUrl; window._sf_async_config.sections = section; window._sf_async_config.authors = author; } // Track virtual page view with Chartbeat if (typeof pSUPERFLY !== 'undefined' && typeof pSUPERFLY.virtualPage === 'function') { try { pSUPERFLY.virtualPage({ path: cleanUrl, title: title, sections: section, authors: author }); } catch (error) { console.error('ping error', error); } } // Optional: Update document title if (title && title !== document.title) { document.title = title; } } } }); }, { threshold: 0.1 } ); function showArticleBody(button) { const article = button.closest("article"); const summary = article.querySelector(".article-body-summary"); const body = article.querySelector(".article-body-preview"); const readMoreSection = article.querySelector(".read-more-background"); // Hide summary and read-more section summary.style.display = "none"; readMoreSection.style.display = "none"; // Show the full article body body.classList.remove("hidden"); } document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => { let loadCount = 0; // Track how many times articles are loaded const offset = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]; // Offset values const currentUrl = window.location.pathname.substring(1); let isLoading = false; // Prevent multiple calls if (!currentUrl) { console.log("Current URL is invalid."); return; } const sentinel = document.getElementById("load-more-sentinel"); if (!sentinel) { console.log("Sentinel element not found."); return; } function isSentinelVisible() { const rect = sentinel.getBoundingClientRect(); return ( rect.top < window.innerHeight && rect.bottom >= 0 ); } function onScroll() { if (isLoading) return; if (isSentinelVisible()) { if (loadCount >= offset.length) { console.log("Maximum load attempts reached."); window.removeEventListener("scroll", onScroll); return; } isLoading = true; const currentOffset = offset[loadCount]; window.loadMoreItems().then(() => { let article = document.querySelector('#widget_1690 > div:nth-last-of-type(2) article'); intersectionObserver.observe(article) loadCount++; }).catch(error => { console.error("Error loading more items:", error); }).finally(() => { isLoading = false; }); } } window.addEventListener("scroll", onScroll); });
Join Our Newsletters

Sign up by email to receive news.

© 2025 Manila Bulletin The Nation's Leading Newspaper. All Rights Reserved.