Member

Name: Stephen Manangan
Club: Rotary Club of Tagum North
Profession: Media Practitioner

Stephen has been in the broadcast industry since 1995. He currently holds the position of News Desk for the Radio Operation of DXAB, under ABS-CBN Broadcasting Company, Philippines. Mostly because of his unflinching treatment of news and commentaries as he anchors both Radio and TV programs of the network, he became a household name in the community, preferring the language of the pedestrian and the working class for his broadcast medium.

He graduated Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education and earned a Master's Degree in Special Education. This paved the way for him to teach Children with Special Needs and has been working closely with the Department of Education and Non-Government Organization particularly in the program of promoting awareness of Children with Special Needs.

Stephen's effort for social development through his program has been recognized by the respected award giving bodies. One of them is the Catholic Mass Media Awards for his editorial on Family Life, Patriotism and Environment.

A supporter of an Indigenous People's Group, Stephen, 38 years olds, happily married with two children is an advocate of the right to ancestral domain claim for the Indigenous People (IP's) and has been conducting seminars for farmers about organic farming, being a farmer