Recommendations for handheld documentary/social/street/photojournalism? + OM-D E-M5 or GH3

the PENS have proven to be very rugged

Not really, although the conventional wisedom is that it has the best IQ of the 12mp sensored cameras (i.e. E-pl1/2/3; E-pm1; G1/2/3; GF-1/2/3/5, GH-1, etc.)

Nothing special but with the Panny 14-45mm OIS lens it is as good as any of the Panny's except the GH2 and the more recent 16mp sensored models.  It does have full manual control of video

TEdolph