| Micaela Papa | |
| Birth Place: | Quezon City |
| Alma Mater: | Royal Holloway University of London University of the Philippines - Diliman |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
| Show: | 24 Oras Brigada I-Witness |
| Network: | GMA Network BBC |
| Country: | Philippines |
Micaela Papa is a Filipino journalist who has worked for the BBC in London and GMA Network in Manila. She is one of the youngest international award-winning broadcast journalist in the Philippines, best known for disaster coverages such as her firsthand report of Supertyphoon Haiyan [1] in 2013 (part of the GMA News collective entry that won the prestigious Peabody award[2]) and her documentaries on social issues, such as 2013's Brigada documentary "Gintong Krudo" which garnered several awards, including the Silver World Medal at the New York Festivals[3] and the One World Award from the International Quorum of Motion Picture Producers.[4]
Papa has served as presenter and reporter for episodes of the BBC World Service programmes “The Compass,[5] ” and “World Hacks,[6] ” and has produced episodes of “Profile[7] ” for BBC Radio 4. She has also done two-way interviews for other international media networks such as Canada's CBC News.
Papa was a recipient of the prestigious Chevening Scholarship[8] and the One World Media Production Grant.[9]