Portia Ladrido is a writer, an advocate, and political communication specialist who has worked across news organizations, nonprofits, and government.
She is currently a Solutions Journalism consultant, an accredited trainer of the Solutions Journalism Network, and has led workshops in Asia Pacific for reporters and media development organizations, such as the Thomson Reuters Foundation, One World Media, PPMN, and WAN-IFRA, among others.
She is also the co-founder of INKLINE, a volunteer-based media platform that features solutions-focused stories from across the world. She pioneered the first Solutions Journalism forum in the Philippines in 2017, and has since been the lead convener of the Solutions Journalism community in the country.
Portia is also a speechwriter/political comms specialist for a democratic socialist senator in the Philippines, framing issues on women's and children's rights, foreign relations, defense, and national security. In this work, she has been particularly interested in shaping narratives to address human trafficking of Filipino nationals, transnational crimes, and the territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea — issues that require the community of nations to come together for solutions.
Previously, Portia was a writer/producer/editor for the digital features arm of CNN Philippines. During her time at CNN, she was awarded the Human Rights Journalism Fellowship by the Philippine Human Rights Information Center for her coverage of social issues.
Portia obtained her Master's in International Journalism from Cardiff University in the United Kingdom, through a scholarship awarded by the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. She also holds a Diploma with Honors in Diplomacy from the European Academy of Diplomacy in Warsaw, Poland.
