For the first time in the history of a strong and longest running National media organization, the National Press Club have a lady President.
In May 1, 2022 during its General Assembly and Election, the National Press Club of the Philippines (NPC) elected the first ever woman President in the person of Lydia Bueno, a 3-decade Remate employee but now Editor of said tabloid newspaper.
Lydia Bueno was the Club’s Secretary before the election. Aside from being one of the officers and editor, Bueno is also active in her philantropic activity as a Lion. She was the Past President of Pasay City Host Lions Club in CY 2019-2020 and 2020-2021. She did not stop as a Lion, in fact she is active in different positions such as Pasay City Host Lions Club Marketing and Communications Chairperson (2022-2023) and Lions Clubs International District 301-A2 Cabinet Secretary (2021-2022).
Moreover, Lydia Bendaña Bueno is scholarly excellent. She was a Valedictorian of Guyong Elementary School and Philippine National Agricultural School in 1985 and 1989, respectively. A Cum Laude of Polytechnic University of the Philippines Mass Communication Major in Journalism in 1993.
The relentless efforts of Bueno, be in ideas or in action was never put in vain. She together with other officers of NPC has made strong positive reforms of the Club. Only with the Press Freedom Party has transformed NPC into credible and with integrity media organization.
NPC active members are aware of huge liabilities which was left by former leadership prior to assumption as President of Press Freedom leader Benny Antiporda. After Antiporda, a Batangueno Paul Gutierrez continue the vision of Press Freedom Party…. to lift up NPC in all aspect, financially, morally and physically.
NPC was registered as a non-stock, non-profit organization before the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 1952, its By-Laws was amended.
During the term of Paul Gutierrez, two major amendments was approved by the general membership. One, the NPC is opening its doors to local, provincial and regional media organizations in the country for them to become recognized NPC “affiliates,” provided they comply with some membership requirements and two, strengthen the Club’s “oversight committee” to review the policies and decisions taken by the NPC Board.
According to NPC Secretary Gutierrez, “the strengthening of the oversight committee, henceforth to be known as the ‘Council of Advisers’ (The Council) is to prevent a repeat of the Club’s previous experience under unscrupulous leaders whose decisions proved inimical to the interest of the Club in particular and the credibility and integrity of the media profession in the country in general.”
2022 NPC Election Committee are lifetime members, Al Pedroche (chairman), Catalino ‘Jun’ Alano (vice chairman) and Ernesto ‘Estong’ Reyes (member).
Another lady officer is Kristina Maralit of Manila Times as Vice President. Re-elected to their posts are Club treasurer Mina Navarro of Abante and Leonel ‘Boying’ Abasola of Balita/Manila Bulletin as auditor. Also re-elected as directors of the Club are the following: Aya Yupangco, Alvin Murcia (Daily Tribune), Joe Torres (UCA News), Jean Fernando(Manila Bulletin), Jeany Lacorte (Abante), Benedict Abaygar (The Manila Times), Nats Taboy (Remate), Marietta ‘Madz’ Dominguez (Manila Bulletin) , Jun’ Mendoza (Philippine Star) and Bobby Ricohermoso (Saksi).
Today, as NPC is heading forward to the new age of air where social media becomes an active platform of bloggers, mainstream media should not left behind. NPC’s continued efforts to equip fellow media practitioners by providing scholarship including its children, housing program, and creation of livelihood through NPC Cooperative is always in the pipeline of their mission .#
LYDIA BENDAÑA BUENO, MC, PMJF
March 6, 1972
09158818744
lydiabueno@yahoo.com
journalist, speech writer, businesswoman
(common carrier operator)
EDUCATION
Taking up juris doctor at Manila Law College
Post Graduate: Master in Communication -PUPOU-2016
College: Mass Communication/Major in Journalism, PUP Full Scholar, 1993-Cum Laude
High School: Philippine National Agricultural School, 1989-Valedictorian
Elementary: Guyong Elementary School, 1985-Valedictorian
EMPLOYMENT
Editor-in-Chief, REMATE EXPRESS (Broadsheet) (2021-present)
Editor-in-Chief, REMATE Online (2018-present)
Editor-in-Chief, REMATE, Ang Diaryo ng Masa (tabloid) (2018-present)
Managing Editor, REMATE (2009-2018)
News Editor, PINOY, BALITA ESPESYAL (1994-1998)
News Editor, REMATE (August 10, 1994-2009)
Reporter, REMATE Tonight (1993-1994)
Speech writer; lecturer; speaker in commencement exercises, trainings, seminars and conferences.
ORGANIZATIONS
Elected First Woman NPC President (2022-2024)
Acting NPC Secretary (2020-2022)
Elected NPC Secretary (2018-2020)
Appointed NPC Secretary (Nov. 2016-2018)
Topnotcher NPC director (May 2016)
Pasay City Host Lions Club Marketing and Communications Chairperson (2022-2023)
Lions Clubs International District 301-A2 Cabinet Secretary (2021-2022)
Pasay City Host Lions Club Lions Club International Foundation Coordinator (2021-2020)
District 301-A2 Newsletter Committee Chairperson (2020-2021)
Pasay City Host Lions Club President (2019-2020, 2020-2021)
The first lady president of PCHLC having been elected for two consecutive terms
PCHLC Secretary (2018-2019)
PCHLC Director for two years (2016-2018; 2014-2016)
NPC Delegate to Confederation of ASEAN Journalists Directors Meetings
in Vietnam, Thailand and Laos (2017 and 2018)
NPC Delegate to ASIAN Journalists Forum in Guangzhou, China (2018)
Delegate to the Lions Clubs International, International Convention in Milan, Italy (2019) and
Orient and SouthEast Asian Lions Forum in Hiroshima, Japan (2019)
NPC Delegate to the Confederation of ASEAN Journalists 10-day visit to Thailand & Lao (2017)
PUPOU Delegate to the Asian Master in Communication Students Conference in Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University in Thailand (2015)
Former Vice President, Lectors Guild of Immaculate Concepcion Parish, Sta. Maria, Bulacan
Former Secretary, Guyong Sub-Pastoral Council, Sta, Maria, Bulacan
Former Guyong Sangguniang Kabataan Councilor, Sta. Maria, Bulacan
Former Guyong Sangguniang Kabataan Secretary, Sta. Maria, Bulacan
