Two-hundred and ten entries from print, online, and broadcast media made up this year’s roster of aspirants for the coveted categories in the annual Henry Ford Awards. Now on its 17th year, the event honors the best of the best in the world of Philippine motoring journalism
This year’s staging was once again presided over by an esteemed panel of judges who went through the various entries. Each story vied for acclaim in one of the 16 categories that comprised print, online, and broadcast features, smart and green technology stories, and the like.
In the end, the following motoring journalists came out on top in their respective categories:
Regular Category:
Automotive Print Feature
Mariano Jose Tamayo of Top Gear Philippines
Automotive Column
Patrick Everett Tadeo of Carmudi Magazine Philippines
Automotive Online Feature
Froilan Victor Bacungan, Jr. of CNN Philippines
Automotive Print Lifestyle Feature
Eric Tipan of Carmudi Magazine Philippines
Automotive Online Lifestyle Feature
Paul John Caña of Forbes Philippines
Published Photograph
Jerel Fajardo of C! Magazine
Automotive Road Safety Feature
Iñigo Roces of AutoIndustriya.com
Automotive Green Feature
Kristoffer Lim of AutoCar Philippines
Smart Technology Feature
Vince Christian Pornelos of AutoIndustriya.com
Automotive Video Feature
Mark Francis Jesalva of TopGear.com.ph
Automotive Industry Feature
Mariano Jose Tamayo of TopGear.com.ph
Special Category:
Ford Automotive Feature
Maria Cecilia Carpena of TopGear.com.ph
Ford Automotive Video Feature
Autodeal
Ford Published Photograph
Jerel Fajardo of C! Magazine
Ford ‘Go Further’ Feature
Ronald de los Reyes of Business Mirror
Best Broadsheet Motoring Section
Philippine Daily Inquirer
