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Student journalists from TheSPARK, the official student-community publication of CSPC, showcased their journalistic prowess in various competitions at the 22nd Regional Tertiary Schools Press Conference (RTSPC), held on February 26โ28, 2025, in Virac, Catanduanes.
Contending among 416 campus journalists from 33 school publications across the region, the delegates from the said publication brought home awards in both group contests and various individual categories.
Of the delegates from TheSPARK, nine have further sealed spots in the top five, securing their advancement to the 20th Luzon-wide Higher Education Press Conference (LHEPC).
They are as follows:
PAUL DAVID LUNA
2nd Place – DevCom Writing (Filipino)๐
3rd Place – Copyreading and Headline Writing (Filipino)๐
JOHAN ALVIE ABINAL
1st Place – News Writing (English) ๐
10th Place – Literary Graphics Illustration (Filipino)
KRISTINE FAITH ORTEGA
2nd Place – DevCom Writing (English)๐
Participant – Photojournalism (English)
KURT JOPHET IGANA
3rd Place – Editorial Cartooning (Filipino)๐
Participant – Comic Strip Drawing (English)
KATHLEEN TOMENIO
3rd Place – Poetry Writing (Filipino)๐
DYNA DE LUNA
3rd Place – Sports Writing (English)๐
MA. KATRINA OLIVEROS
5th Place – Copyreading and Headline Writing (English)๐
SHEYN AYEN
5th Place – Photojournalism (Filipino)๐
KEN HORLADOR
5th Place – Layouting๐
DAN JUSTINE LABRADOR
6th Place – Comic Strip Drawing (Filipino)
7th Place – Editorial Cartooning (English)
Participant – Literary Graphics Illustration (English)
MARK ANGELO PIACA
7th Place – Opinion Writing (Filipino)
10th Place – Editorial Writing (Filipino)
KATHLEA JOY BATAN
7th Place – Feature Writing (English)
Participant – Poetry Writing (English)
Participant – Opinion Writing (English)
GABRIELLE LOQUIAS
Participant – News Writing (Filipino)
SYBIL JEKY CORALDE
Participant – Feature Writing (Filipino)
FERNAN MATTHEW ENIMEDEZ
Participant – Editorial Writing (English)
DANICA ANGEL REVILLA
Participant – Sports Writing (Filipino)
RADIO BROADCASTING AND SCRIPTWRITING – 3rd Best Radio Production
JOHN REY LLABRES
3rd Place – Best Anchor
CRYSTEL CABAรES
3rd Place – Best News Presenter
Members:
JOHN REY LLABRES
HANAH JOY NACARIO
CRYSTEL CABAรES
VENZ ELCANO
MARY BLESS ELYZA BELEN
HANS REBURIANO
JOHN PATRICK ANDRADA
(๐) LHEPC Qualifier
Meanwhile, TheSPARK Editor-in-Chief Paul David Luna was also elected as the treasurer of Bicol Association of Student Campus Journalists (BASCAJ).
Joining the delegates all throughout the competition was the publication moderator, Mr. Elbert Baeta, who accompanied as they steered their journey through the three-day journalism-filled event.
Themed “Press Play: Campus Journalists as Game Changers in the Digital Revolution,” the event was organized by the Association of Tertiary School Publication Advisers of Bicol Inc. (ATSPAB).
Source: The SPARK FB Page