The award-winning journalist, a passionate advocate for press freedom and independent reporting, could take over as early as March 1 this year, an insider said.
We’re told Alampay is excited to start his new role advancing PLDT’s media strategy, while staying active with his various media commitments.
InsiderPH, through the Insider Info column, earlier reported on the changes in PLDT's media group.
With a journalism career spanning three decades, Alampay played a key role in building the online news portal of TV5 and served as a former editor-in-chief of BusinessWorld, the country’s oldest business publication.
He stepped away from executive roles six years ago to focus on his work as Asia regional advisor at International Media Support and on his startup production firm, PumaPublic, which produces podcasts through the PumaPodcast channel.
Alampay is taking over the role left by Cathy Yang, who started her new position as head of programs at Cignal TV in January this year, according to her profile in LinkedIn.
Miguel R. Camus has been a reporter covering various domestic business topics since 2009.
