Gemma Mendoza is head of research and strategy at Rappler. She co-authored Newsbreak's latest book The Enemy Within on military corruption and civilian neglect. Her stories on governance and corruption, the security sector, disasters, and other social issues have won recognition in the Jaime V. Ongpin Awards for Investigative Journalism, the UNICEF-Philippine Press Institute Awards for Child-friendly Journalists, and the Asian Development Bank Institute’s Developing Asia Journalism Awards.

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