Portia Ladrido is a writer, political and policy communications specialist, and Solutions Journalism trainer with experience across media, civil society, and government.
Portia currently serves as a speechwriter and policy communications specialist for a democratic socialist senator in the Philippines, translating policy research into speeches, messaging frameworks, and advocacy communications on women's and children's rights, foreign relations, and national security. Her work spans institutional, media, and digital platforms, addressing issues including the trafficking and exploitation of Southeast Asian nationals, transnational crime, and territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea.
She is also an accredited trainer of the Solutions Journalism Network and has led workshops for reporters and media development organizations across the Asia-Pacific, including the Thomson Reuters Foundation, One World Media, PPMN, and WAN-IFRA. She convened the Philippines' first Solutions Journalism forum in 2017 and continues to lead the country's Solutions Journalism community.
Previously, she was a reporter for the digital features desk of CNN Philippines, where her coverage of social issues earned her the Human Rights Journalism Fellowship from the Philippine Human Rights Information Center.
She holds a Master's in International Journalism from Cardiff University, United Kingdom, supported by a scholarship from the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, and an Executive Diploma with Honors in Diplomacy from the European Academy of Diplomacy in Warsaw, Poland.
