Pia Ranada

@piaranada
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About Pia Ranada

Pia Ranada is Rappler’s Community Lead, in charge of linking our journalism with communities for impact. Previously, she was an investigative and senior reporter for Rappler. She is best known for her coverage of the Rodrigo Duterte administration when she was Rappler’s Malacañang reporter.

She has also covered international affairs, security, environment, climate change, and disasters.

In 2021, she was named a panelist at the prestigious Jaime V. Ongpin Journalism Seminar which recognizes Filipino journalists for outstanding work. In 2022, she was named one of The Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service (TOWNS 2022). She was a 2022 to 2023 John S. Knight International Journalism Fellow at Stanford University where she studied disinformation and engaged journalism.

She graduated magna cum laude from Ateneo de Manila University with a degree in communication, after which she worked as a writer-producer for a late-night newscast on GMA. She is also a Carlos Palanca Award winner.

Follow her on Twitter via @piaranada. Email her at pia.ranada@rappler.com.