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Brynch Bonachita

(He/Him)
Cebu City
As seen in: Rappler, Facebook, Bulatlat
Covers:  Human rights, social justice, development, etc.
teaching assistant @ateneoSOG. on hiatus, with some bylines: @rapplerdotcom, @aninawprod, @bulatlat, etc. sociology (‘23) and post-grad stuff @uscphilippines.

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Brynch Bonachita’s Biography

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Brynch Bonachita is a freelance journalist based in Cebu.

An awardee of Rappler's Aries Rufo Journalism Fellowship Program, he has over 3 years of experience in producing short and long-form stories for print and online publication.

He contributes for Aninaw Production, an alternative media outfit in Central Visayas, and was an intern under Development Innovation Insider’s Global Correspondent Program.

Among the issues he has covered are the 2022 local elections, COVID-19, and the environment…

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Locals, advocates race to protect reefs in Panaon Island

Locals, advocates race to protect reefs in Panaon Island

SOUTHERN LEYTE, Philippines - Deonel Beto, 42, dives the surrounding waters off Panaon Island in Southern Ley…

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'A responsibility to act': Locals first to help Agaton victims in Leyte

'A responsibility to act': Locals first to help Agaton victims in Leyte

TACLOBAN, Philippines - As soon as Agaton made landfall in Eastern Samar and distress calls started popping u…

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Tropical Depression Agaton: At least 14 people dead in Baybay, Leyte

Tropical Depression Agaton: At least 14 people dead in Baybay, Leyte

The weather disturbance has so far affected 15,120 families or 66,485 individuals in Eastern Visayas LEYTE, P…

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Rain, mud fail to stop huge crowd of Marcos loyalists in Tacloban grand rally

Rain, mud fail to stop huge crowd of Marcos loyalists in Tacloban grand rally

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - Thousands of Warays here roared in the rain as comedian Bayani Agbayani chanted …

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In Palo, Leyte, chants for justice mix with cheers for Leni-Kiko

In Palo, Leyte, chants for justice mix with cheers for Leni-Kiko

LEYTE, Philippines - Red-scare tactics failed to stop thousands of supporters of presidential aspirant Vice P…

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Robredo red-tagged in streamers on eve of Leyte visit

Robredo red-tagged in streamers on eve of Leyte visit

TACLOBAN, Philippines - At least 50 streamers red-tagging presidential candidate and Vice President Leni Robr…

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Coalition launched vs illegal, destructive reclamation projects in Cebu

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By Brynch Bonachita
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Philippine Earth Justice Center Citing data from the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA), the Save Cebu Movement says that 10 of the 50 approved reclamation projects in the country are on the island. CEBU CITY, Philippines – Environmentalists and community leaders on Saturday, November 5, launched a coalition to oppose illegal reclamation and destructive coastal projects in Cebu province.
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Locals, advocates race to protect reefs in Panaon Island

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By Brynch Bonachita
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SOUTHERN LEYTE, Philippines – Deonel Beto, 42, dives the surrounding waters off Panaon Island in Southern Leyte for a cause. He and other members of his group, the Dap-ag Boys, spend their time conducting coastal cleanups and collecting crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS), a coral predator locally known as dap-ag. “When I discovered diving, I knew immediately that this is what I really wanted to do.
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Former vice governor wins Samar Congress seat

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By Brynch Bonachita
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Former Samar Vice Governor James “Jimboy” Tan was proclaimed Samar 1st District Representative on Wednesday, May 11, foiling the reelection bid of Edgar Mary Sarmiento. Based on the poll results, Tan of the Nacionalista Party secured 132,436 (58.86%) votes over Sarmiento’s 92,561 (41.41%). In the 2022 elections, the province has 597,290 registered voters.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

No. My first brush with (student) journalism was in college.