IT columnist wins CAMM Award

Fr. Roy Cimagala (second from left) receives the CAMM award on September 1 in Cebu City.

By Michael T. Esmino

Managing Editor

“ANALYSIS” writer Fr. Roy Cimagala was declared Best in Column Writing by Cebu Archdiocesan Mass Media Award (CAMMA) in ceremonies held at the SM Cinema Cebu on September 1.

Cimagala principally writes for The Freeman in Cebu but also sends his columns to other newspapers in the county, including The Ilocos Times.

In an interview, the priest said he considers his work as a form of apostolate of public opinion and a way of reading the signs of the times.

Previously, Cimagala received this biennial award in 2005, 2009 and 2011 CAMMA editions. He is currently chaplain of Paref-Southcrest School in Cebu.

He started column-writing as a hobby. According to him, he now considers it as a “very serious business with a heavy load of responsibility toward the Church and society.”

Fr. Roy Cimagala