AWARD. The Wallis Annenberg Justice for Women Journalists Award brings attention to women journalists who are detained, jailed or imprisoned, and honors them for their work.
Frenchie Mae Cumpio's IWMF award is 'another rejection of the state’s manufactured narrative,' says the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers
CEBU, Philippines – Tacloban-based journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, who has been sentenced to 12 to 18 years in prison in a controversial terrorism financing case, is the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) 2026 recipient of the Wallis Annenberg Justice for Women Journalists Award.
The announcement was made on Thursday, May 14, as the IWMF recognized women journalists for their work during the 37th annual Courage in Journalism Awards, an event that honors women who report under dangerous conditions to expose the truth.
“Each year, the Wallis Annenberg Justice for Women Journalists Award brings attention to women journalists who are detained, jailed or imprisoned. Many of these cases receive worldwide attention at the time of arrest but leave the public eye as new cases emerge,” the IWMF stated on its website.
