Inquirer feted in UST media awards

Inquirer.net - Sep 27, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) was one of the media organizations and personalities recognized in this year’s revival of the USTV+ Awards, honors conferred by the University of Santo Tomas (UST). The paper received the Media Excellence Award in Technology and Innovation, based on the results of an online voting and scoring

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