OPEN TO WORK: Annicca graduates in April 2025. Please email anniccaalbano[at]gmail[dot]com for writing and journalism job opportunities.

Annicca Albano (annie-kuh alba-noh) is a multimedia journalist and freelance writer born in the Philippines, based in Toronto. Her work has graced the pages of Humber News, The Philippine Star and Cosmopolitan Philippines.

For the past eight years, Annicca has specialized in e-commerce copywriting, marketing and branding. She was a staff travel & lifestyle writer for the DG Traveler magazine, associate editor for ShopLite’s Money Mentor in-app magazine and community manager for BeautyMnl’s Self-Love Club before freelancing in 2020. Since then, she has produced content for small businesses and non-profit organizations in Seattle, California, Tennessee, Alabama and Toronto.

Annicca has a BA from the University of the Philippines and studies journalism at Humber Polytechnic in Toronto, where she serves as the Editor-in-Chief of award-winning newspaper Et Cetera. She has also taken a MOOC specialization on Content Strategy for Professionals from Northwestern University and an online course certificate on Brand Identity and Strategy from IE Business School.

Like many others, Annicca discovered a newfound passion for cooking and baking during the pandemic lockdown. Her culinary exploration intertwined with her writing, culminating in her piece on the country’s national porridge and political symbol titled "In Defense of Lugaw" for The Philippine Star newspaper. It was then she recognized the power of food journalism: an avenue through which she could celebrate her culture while advocating for the truth. Although opposition leader Leni Robredo (who was given the nickname “lugaw”) lost against a dictator's son, Robredo has inspired Annicca and countless youth to speak up and strive for a more just society. Today, Annicca is a social media coordinator at The Canadian Journalism Foundation, a non-profit organization that runs an annual award and fellowships program to promote fact-based journalism.

Annicca is a recipient of the CJF-Meta Emerging Journalists Bursary Program and Global News Journalism Scholarship. She is also part of the CAJ Spring 2024 Mentorship Program.