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Romero "Rommel" F. Lopez is the Associate Editor and a fact-checker of PressOne.PH, an independent news website he co-founded in 2019. He is also a correspondent of the Catholic News Agency. He has been a freelance journalist covering the religion and politics beat since 2009 prior to joining PressOne.ph. Prior to his full-time return to journalism, he worked in the Public Relations, Digital Marketing, and Development Communication fields in various government and private companies like the Land Bank of the Philippines, Allied Botanical Corporation, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies, the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Knowledge Channel Foundation. He had been invited to various seminars and workshops in journalism and Media and Information Literacy such as a resource speaker for the 2017 and 2018 Jefferson Fellowship of the East-West Center of Honolulu, Hawaii. He was one of the first fellows of the Philippine Fact Checker Incubator program of Internews funded by Facebook held in September 2021. He is also one of the first fellows of the Philippines Environmental Data Journalism Academy by Thibi and Internews Earth Journalism Academy for 2023. He is also a founding director of the Philippine Association for Media and Information Literacy, a member of the Board of Directors and the Assistant Public Affairs Officer of the Philippines Communication Society, and a member of the Journalism Studies Association of the Philippines. He was the chair of the BA Communication program at the University of Nueva Caceres – Bataan. He also taught Journalism and Communication courses at the De La Salle University – Dasmariñas and in the graduate school of the University of Santo Tomas. He is a tenured professor at the Holy Cross of Davao College and an adjunct professor at the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication. He was a contributing reporter for the CBCP News and CBCP Monitor. He is also a producer of various podcasts for the Faith Watch YouTube channel of the CBCP Media Office. He finished his Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication at Emilio Aguinaldo College where he served as editor-in-chief and later as adviser of its student paper. He was the Leadership Awardee during their commencement exercises. He has a Master’s in Communication Management degree from the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication. He is a Doctor of Communication student at the University of the Philippines – Open University, where his research interests are risk/crisis communication, disinformation, social communication and the political economy of communication.

Content

Total articles 24

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  Pope Francis renews proposal for unified Holy Week celebration with Orthodox Church

  By Rommel Lopez

  Jan. 28, 2025

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  Interactive website profiling Catholic cardinals lists Tagle as papal contender

  By Rommel Lopez

  Dec. 13, 2024

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  Seven things data tell us about deforestation and devastating floods in Davao Region

  By Rommel Lopez

  May. 16, 2024

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Company Info

PressOnePH

PressONE.PH is an independent news and information website covering the Philippines for Filipino and global audiences. Our mission is to provide OPINION and NEWS that EMPOWER readers and help them make sense of the digital and interconnected world. Behind PressONE.PH is a team of experienced reporters and editors committed to the cause of responsible journalism and the free press for the common good, and the fight against disinformation and propaganda. PressONE.PH will be deliberate in its news coverage, believing that good journalism requires verification and credible sourcing especially in the era of 24/7 news, digital platforms and social media. We hold that journalism is essentially a discipline of verification whose first obligation is to the truth and whose first loyalty is to the citizens (Kovach and Rosenstiel, 2014). Getting it right, we believe, is more important than getting it first. Our editorials and opinion columns will be informative and insightful, and responsible but bold in their views. PressONE.PH upholds Filipino faith, culture and values as well as dialogue and the free exchange of ideas. PressONE.PH is owned and operated by PressOnePH News and Information Service Inc., a media organization that harnesses the various digital platforms in propagating its content – news, features, opinion, and others – produced by journalists with a partiality for the truth and the common good. PressONE.PH. Opinion and News that Empower.