PIA 6 awards devcom writers
The Philippine Information Agency (PIA) will give the yearly IWAG award for achievements in development communication, to 31 campus paper writers in Western Visayas.
PIA 6 Director Janet Mesa said the IWAG is an incentive scheme given by PIA preferably to graduating editors, who have passed the criteria for the award based on writing outputs, participation in PIA campus journalism workshops and other related journalistic trainings and activities.
For Aklan, the following are the IWAG awardees: Mary Judelyn Briones, Calimbajan-Tina National High School, Makato; and, Grecel Masangcay, Garcia College of Technology, Kalibo.
Three awardees come from Antique, namely: Abigaile Eco, Antique National School; John Ric Siladan, Antique Vocational School; and, Jackie Bert Anastacio, PSCA.
Capiz has five awardees, namely: Karl Patrick Bayhon, Capiz National High School; Maria Melyssa Ponsaran, St. Mary’s Academy; Ninory Camacho, Filamer Christian College; Christian George Acevedo, Capiz State University; and, Airon Buenvenida, FCC.
Iloilo has 14 awardees: Ma. Xerxa Doan Billones, Colegio de San Jose; Aries Cabahit, WVSU-College of Education; Andre Karl Faculin, Colegio del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus; Cathleen Gail Go Lim, Nina Isabella Juan Loa; Roeyna May Famisaran; and, Glyzelle Dianne Ybiernas, all of Ateneo de Iloilo; Erika Jiline Jamandre, CPUHigh School; Jemuel Garcia, Jr. WVSU-Main; Jacel Temblador, WVSU-College of Mass Communications, Rey Neil Catague, CPU College of Business and Accountancy; Joan B. Illastron, University of Iloilo; Loida Blanca Evaristo, NIPSC-Estancia; and, Sanny Rose Rodrigo, Western Visayas College of Science and Technology.
For Negros Occidental the awardees are: Adrian Bobe, University of St. La Salle; Tiffany Villanueva, Bacolod Tay Tung High School; Marseth Anota, Colegio San Agustin; Mary Jane Reliquias, Bacolod City National High School; Lucellie Santibanes, West Negros University-Integrated School; Ma. Josefina Tecson, UNO-R High School; and, Daisy May Nonato, Fellowship Baptist School of Binalbagan.
Each awardee will receive a gold medal and a citation from the PIA, to be given during their schools’ Recognition Day. (PIA 6/ESS)