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| The winners of the 24th Henry Ford Awards show off their trophies with Pedro Simoes, Ford Philippines President and Managing Director |
Ford Philippines announced the winners of the 24th Henry Ford Awards (HFA) during a grand ceremony held at Whitespace Manila in Makati City. With the theme “Black and White”, the event recognized the outstanding contributions of automotive journalists who have chronicled the industry’s important events, trends and issues, putting them on ‘black and white’, marking an important impact to the Filipino motoring public.
One of the highlights of next year’s 25th Henry Ford Awards is the presentation of the Butch Gamboa Lifetime Achievement Award'
Ford Philippines also announced the Butch Gamboa Lifetime Achievement Award which will be presented to one (1) Filipino motoring journalist who has made a significant impact among his or her peers, colleagues, brand leaders, and the industry in general with his or her profound work in automotive journalism, recognizing the legacy of Philippine motoring journalism icon Butch Gamboa†. The journalist will be honored in 2026 at the HFA’s milestone 25th anniversary.
The distinguished panel of judges composed of esteemed professionals in the academe and various industries went through over 200 entries to select this year’s thirteen (13) winners under the Industry Category and Ford Category. From the tally of wins, the Automotive Journalist of the Year and Automotive Outlet of the Year were determined.
Here are the winners of the 24th Henry Ford Awards:
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| Industry Category Winners (L-R- Towpy Tejano for Apex Motoring PH, Dinzo Tabamo, Carlo Chungunco, and Leandre Grecia for Top Gear Philippines, Monch Henares for Monchster Chronicles, Raymond Tribdino for Malaya Business Insight, Tessa Salazar for Philippine Daily Inquirer, Kris Lim for MotorTech.ph, Earl Lim Lee for AutoDeal, and Vince Pornelos accepting the award on behalf of Eric Tipan for AutoIndustriya) |
INDUSTRY CATEGORY
Automotive Column of the Year - “‘Nawalan ng preno’ not a reason for road crashes” by Raymond Gregory B. Tribdino for Malaya Business Insight
Automotive Electric Vehicle Story of the Year (Print/Online) - “EV Life Without the Hassle? Here's the Best Way to Transition.” by Ramoncito 'Monch' Henares for Monchster Chronicles
Automotive Industry Feature of the Year (Print/Online) - “Car Ownership 101 – Just say no to an open deed of sale” by Eric Tipan for AutoIndustriya.com
Automotive Launch Story of the Year (Print/Online) - “May the re-entry of a legend save another from oblivion” by Teresa R. Salazar for Philippine Daily Inquirer
Automotive Lifestyle Story of the Year (Print/Online) - “Luisa’s Journey: A Life on an Electric Three-Wheeler” by Kristoffer Lim for Motortech.ph
Automotive Photograph of the Year (Print/Online) - “First Drive – A few laps on the track prove that the 2024 Ford Mustang really is all-new” by Carlo Chungunco for Top Gear Philippines
Automotive Short-Form Video of the Year - “The Honda CRV Hybrid RS Edition - should you daily drive it? Here’s 5 reasons why you should” by Aristo Konstantino Tejano for Apex Motoring PH
Automotive Tech Story of the Year (Print/Online) - “5 Technologies that can impact how we drive in the future” by Dinzo Tabamo for Top Gear Philippines
Automotive Vehicle Review of the Year (Article) - “The P14.49-M Range Rover Sport is worth every darn peso” by Leandre Mari C. Grecia for Top Gear Philippines
Automotive Vehicle Review of the Year (Video) – “Can We Make It To La Union in the BYD Atto 3?” by Earl Davidson Lim Lee for AutoDeal
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| Awardees for the Ford Category (L-R: Kiko Santos for AutoDeal, MJ Jucutan for GadgetMatch, and Carlo Chungunco for Top Gear Philippines) |
FORD CATEGORY
Ford Automotive Article Feature of the Year – “Why the Next-Gen Ford Territory is an endurance athlete’s choice” by Mark Julius Jucutan for GadgetMatch
Ford Automotive Short-Form Video of the Year (Social) – “How close car photographers get to nail the perfect shot” by Carlo Chungunco for Top Gear Philippines
Ford Automotive Video Feature of the Year (TV/Online) – “South African Adventure With The 2024 Ford Everest V6! | First Impressions” by Kristopper Santos for AutoDeal
Top Gear Philippines clinched the Automotive Outlet of the Year award after bagging four (4) wins. Carlo Chungunco was named Automotive Journalist of the Year with two (2) awards won.
“We congratulate all the winners of the 24th Henry Ford Awards for their excellent and impactful storytelling. Their outstanding work are definitely worthy to be recognized and celebrated by the industry and their peers – ultimately elevating the craft of motoring journalism in the country,” says EJ Francisco, communications director, Ford Philippines and Asia Pacific Distributor Markets.
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| One of the highlights of next year’s 25th Henry Ford Awards is the presentation of the Butch Gamboa Lifetime Achievement Award |
“And on its 25th year, we bring the HFA to greater heights with the Butch Gamboa Lifetime Achievement Award as we honor the man who started it all, an inspiration to many, and whose legacy continues to live on today, Mr. Butch Gamboa†. This special award will be presented to a Filipino motoring journalist whose work has informed and educated the motoring public, inspired his media colleagues and fellow journalists, admired by automotive leaders, and ultimately made an impact to the industry and country.”
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