Veteran journo Jun Veneracion ready for more in-depth reporting on GMA’s flagship investigative series Reporter’s Notebook

Jun Veneracion—“Jun V.” or “Vene” to his colleagues—joined GMA in 2003 and was assigned to cover the Defense and Military beat which brought him to war-torn places throughout the country. (Photo: Jun Veneracion/Twitter)

Jun Veneracion—“Jun V.” or “Vene” to his colleagues—joined GMA in 2003 and was assigned to cover the Defense and Military beat which brought him to war-torn places throughout the country.

Overseas, his reporting experience includes a month-long coverage in Afghanistan following the abduction of a Filipino UN worker. In May 2017, he was among the very first group of journalists to reach Marawi City where he extensively covered the armed conflict up to the very end of the Maute takeover.

Jun V. is presently stationed at the Bureau of Customs, where he reports on seized luxury vehicles and other controversial cargo. He once reported on the terminologies used for shady deals within the agency, exposing a ‘lexicon’ which includes terms like tara (bribe money) and ulo ng aso (1000 pesos).

After fifteen years as one of GMA’s most seasoned senior reporters, Jun V. takes on a new challenge as host of multi-awarded Public Affairs program Reporter’s Notebook.

Jun V. is no stranger to RN (Reporter’s Notebook). In July of 2007, while embedded with the Marines in a search and rescue operation in Basilan, Jun V. and his news team were caught in the middle of armed confrontation. In the midst of the nine-hour firefight between rebels and the military, Veneracion captured the moments when, at the peak of battle, the Marines struggled with mortar shells that failed to fire.

The incident was documented by GMA News’ seasoned cameramen, highlighting difficulties faced by the military frontliners made even harder by malfunctioning equipment. The story behind this eye-opening news coverage was told through a documentary produced by Reporter’s Notebook. Jun V.’s report on RN went on to win the 2008 New York Festivals Bronze World Medal for Coverage of an On-going Story.

Ten years later, in 2018, Jun V. officially joins Reporter’s Notebook as co-host alongside veteran reporter and multi-awarded host Maki Pulido.

This May, as the nation remembers Marawi one year after the armed takeover, Jun V. returns to the once-embattled city to report on rehabilitation efforts and to revisit the people whose lives were affected by the crisis.

Reporter’s Notebook, hosted by Maki Pulido and Jun Veneracion, also airs abroad via GMA’s flagship international channel, GMA Pinoy TV. For the program guide, visit www.gmapinoytv.com.