{"id":2,"name":"Michael David dela Cruz Tan, MDC","url":"","description":"MICHAEL DAVID \u201cMick\u201d DELA CRUZ TAN is a graduate of Bachelor of Arts (Communication Studies) from the University of Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia; and Master of Development Communication from the University of the Philippines-Open University. \r\n\r\nThough he has been working as a journalist since the 1990s, with his pieces published in Philippine dailies, magazines and webzines, he also worked for donor agencies, overseeing publications about advocacy issues \u2013 e.g. writing the \u201cBeing LGBT in Asia: Philippines Country Report\u201d, funded by UNDP and USAID.  \r\n\r\nHe received the Catholic Mass Media Awards (Best Investigative Report) in 2006, and Art that Matters for Literature from Amnesty International-Philippines in 2019.  \r\n\r\nAside from heading Upgrade Magazine, Mick - who is conversant in Filipino Sign Language - also heads the only LGBTQIA publication in the Philippines, Outrage Magazine, which he established in 2007.  He also founded Zest Magazine, Fringe Magazine, and Kickstart Magazine.","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/author\/michael-david-dela-cruz-tan\/","slug":"michael-david-dela-cruz-tan","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2bc798f74afb2bf40486827ce5b3fa251ae902de3b406a3784606547a51e759b?s=24&d=mm&r=g","48":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2bc798f74afb2bf40486827ce5b3fa251ae902de3b406a3784606547a51e759b?s=48&d=mm&r=g","96":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2bc798f74afb2bf40486827ce5b3fa251ae902de3b406a3784606547a51e759b?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}