INQUIRER.net’s Mayon bacteria report wins 3rd place in global awards

MANILA, Philippines — INQUIRER.net data journalist Cristina Eloisa Baclig won third place in the Asia-Pacific category of the 2026 Global AMR Media Awards for her report on a newly identified bacterial species from Mayon Volcano in Albay that researchers say could contribute to future studies on antibiotic development. Baclig was the only finalist from the