{"id":164152,"date":"2018-05-18T17:19:42","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T21:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=164152"},"modified":"2018-05-18T17:19:42","modified_gmt":"2018-05-18T21:19:42","slug":"veteran-journo-jun-veneracion-ready-for-more-in-depth-reporting-on-gmas-flagship-investigative-series-reporters-notebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/05\/18\/veteran-journo-jun-veneracion-ready-for-more-in-depth-reporting-on-gmas-flagship-investigative-series-reporters-notebook\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran journo Jun Veneracion ready for more in-depth reporting  on GMA\u2019s flagship investigative series Reporter\u2019s Notebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_164153\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-164153\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Jun-Veneracion.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-164153\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Jun-Veneracion.jpg\" alt=\"Jun Veneracion\u2014\u201cJun V.\u201d or \u201cVene\u201d to his colleagues\u2014joined 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)\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Jun-Veneracion.jpg 400w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Jun-Veneracion-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Jun-Veneracion-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-164153\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jun Veneracion\u2014\u201cJun V.\u201d or \u201cVene\u201d to his colleagues\u2014joined GMA in 2003 and was assigned to cover the Defense and Military beat which brought him to war-torn places throughout the country. (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jun_veneracion\/media?lang=en\">Photo: Jun Veneracion\/Twitter<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jun Veneracion\u2014\u201cJun V.\u201d or \u201cVene\u201d to his colleagues\u2014joined GMA in 2003 and was assigned to cover the Defense and Military beat which brought him to war-torn places throughout the country.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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 \u2018lexicon\u2019 which includes terms like\u00a0tara\u00a0(bribe money) and\u00a0ulo ng aso\u00a0(1000 pesos).<\/p>\n<p>After fifteen years as one of GMA\u2019s most seasoned senior reporters, Jun V. takes on a new challenge as host of multi-awarded Public Affairs program Reporter\u2019s Notebook.<\/p>\n<p>Jun V. is no stranger to RN (Reporter\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>The incident was documented by GMA News\u2019 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\u2019s Notebook. Jun V.\u2019s report on RN went on to win the 2008 New York Festivals Bronze World Medal for Coverage of an On-going Story.<\/p>\n<p>Ten years later, in 2018, Jun V. officially joins Reporter\u2019s Notebook as co-host alongside veteran reporter and multi-awarded host Maki Pulido.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Reporter\u2019s Notebook, hosted by Maki Pulido and Jun Veneracion, also airs abroad via GMA\u2019s flagship international channel,\u00a0GMA Pinoy TV.\u00a0For the program guide, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gmapinoytv.com\/\">www.gmapinoytv.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jun Veneracion\u2014\u201cJun V.\u201d or \u201cVene\u201d to his colleagues\u2014joined GMA in 2003 and was assigned to cover the Defense and Military &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":164153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,46],"tags":[51035,51034,51036],"class_list":["post-164152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","category-entertainment-ph","tag-in-depth-reporting","tag-jun-veneracion","tag-reporters-notebook","mauthors-gma-network-inc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164152\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}