MANILA, Philippines — ABS-CBN's documentary on the Marawi siege won the first Gold Dolphin for the Philippines at the Cannes Corporate Media and TV Awards.
The television network's "Di Ka Pasisiil" (Never Shall Be Conquered) bagged the best documentary award under the Current Affairs, Human Concerns and Social Issues category.
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ABS-CBN correspondents Chiara Zambrano and Jeff Canoy received the award in Palm Beach, Cannes, France.
"We never even asked ourselves IF we would make the documentary 'Di Ka Pasisiil (Never Shall Be Conquered). It was always just a matter of WHEN. The story of this siege and all the pain that came with it... it was something the world needed to know," Zambrano said on her Instagram post.
Both Zambrano and Canoy dedicated their win for Marawi City, which has been devastated after being taken over by ISIS-inspired local terrorists in May last year.
"It felt great to hear our country’s name. And it felt even greater when people came over to ask us about the Philippines and the story of Marawi," Canoy said on Twitter. — Patricia Lourdes Viray
Tonight, we won the first ever Gold Dolphin for the PH in Cannes. The Europeans dominated the competition but for a few awesome minutes — 2 kids from Manila went on stage, rocking a piña barong and inaul textile, in a sea of black tuxedos, showing ‘em how we do it back home. ???????? pic.twitter.com/5CTmC4pl2J
— Jeff Canoy (@jeffcanoy) September 27, 2018
It felt great to hear our country’s name. And it felt even greater when people came over to ask us about the Philippines and the story of Marawi.
— Jeff Canoy (@jeffcanoy) September 27, 2018
This one’s for you, Marawi. The war is over but your story is far from over. We’re not perfect but we’re here: the Filipino journalists across various newsrooms, who will continue to give their very best to make sure that tomorrow will be a bit better than yesterday. ????????
— Jeff Canoy (@jeffcanoy) September 27, 2018