Maria Waywaya B. Macalma
 
Add: 158 Malvar St. Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa City
Phone no: (02) 8842-7419
Mobile no: (63) 917-3266209
E-Mail: Aya_Ymacalma@yahoo.com

      
 Objective: To find a job that will enhance my skills, provide me opportunities for professional growth, and reconnect with the networks I established as a journalist.

Work Experience:
 
   •    People’s Television Network  (PTV 4) News Reporter -   January 2008  - Febuary 2017 

   •    Covers the Department of National Defense, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police, Presidential and the campaign of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Allan Peter Cayetano
   •    Covered Senate and Department of Foreign Affairs
   •    Does live reports in the field
   •    Anchored PTV 4 program “The Weekend News Sunday Edition”
   •    Served as guest host for various PTV 4 news programs

Notable assignments include:

   •    APEC 2015 security coverage 2015
   •    Papal visit 2015
   •    Aftermath of typhoon ‘Haiyan’ (Yolanda) and Bohol earthquake
   •    May 2010 election
   •    Able to witness the ‘Resupply mission’ for the troops in the West Phils Sea in 2014
   •    Part of the media delegation who was supposed to cover the signing of the   Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Aug. 04, 2008

   •    Y-Way  Marketing – Manager 2008-2009

   •    Cymtel Marketing Services – Sales Representative 2006 – 2008

   •    ICT Group - Makati City  - June 23, 2003 – October 2005

Quality Analyst - Aug 04, 2004 - Oct 2005 – Handles Vtech Cordless phones, VCI
                           email machine & Vtech toys
Tech Support - June 23, 2003 – July 2004  

   •    Teleperformance - Ortigas Center -  Nov 25, 2002 – June 2003
      Call Center Agent

Educational Attainment:
 
College:           Siena College Quezon, City                                        1999 - 2002
                        Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication
                       
                        Siena College Taytay, Rizal                                        1998 - 1999
                        Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Seminars Attended:
Basic Disaster Risk Reduction and Management           January 27-19, 2016
   for Media
Radio & Television Seminar for Journalist               May 25- June 7, 2012
and Editors of Southeast Asian Countries
‘New Technology Application and Media Trend’
Held in Beijing China

Peace and Conflict Journalism 1 & 2                             March 2009 & 2010
Bacolod & Bohol

2nd International Center for Communication Studies     Oct. 14-18, 2008
Singapore
 
Workshop on Public Relations                                        September 30, - November 11, 2002
With Lawrence Tan & Pat-P Daza-Planas
ABS-CBN Talent Center Bldg
 
Effective Communication                                                February 2002
With Dindo Raymundo
 
Status of Broadcast Industry                                            February 2002
With Kara David & Orly Punzalan
Investigative Journalism                                                  May 2001       

T.V. Production                                                                March 2001
Zoom Ventures Inc.
UP PCED Diliman, Quezon, City
 
Campus Journalism                                                          March 2001
Effective Communication                                                March 2001

Interest and Skills:
 
>    Knowledge in MS Office
>         Writing and reporting skills
>        Can speak fluent English and Filipino
>       Working knowledge on diplomatic protocols and foreign affairs

 
Personal Data:
 
Date of Birth   : March 26, 1982                     Civil Status     : Single
Place of Birth  : Manila                                   Nationality      : Filipino
Sex                  : Female                                   Religion          : Christian