Written by Dominique Ysobel Perlas (DLSZ 2020)
DLSZ’s official high school student publication, Counterpoint, was awarded as the Best News Website (English) by the Manila Times College in the first Campus Press Awards. The awarding ceremony was held at Discovery Suites Manila on Wednesday, March 14.
Counterpoint’s Editor-in-Chief, Lianna Francesca Cabigas (DLSZ 2018), Social Media Manager, Joshua Rich Valentin (DLSZ 2019), Head Layout Editor, Julia Nicole Saulog (DLSZ 2018) and moderator, Mrs. Wilma Renolayan accepted the award during the ceremony.
“We were just looking for a way to keep the students updated since we only release three issues a year, and I’m glad that we got an award from the oldest newspaper in the Philippines because of it,” Cabigas shared. “I’m really happy that our publication is finally gaining recognition for our hard work.”
The big wigs of The Manila Times were also present during the event, including CEO and President Dante “Klink” Ang II, and Chairman of the Board for the Manila Times College, Dr. Dante A. Ang, Sr.
Many of the awardees came from other La Salle schools. Some of the awardees include Klensch Gueverra from DLSU-Dasmariñas Senior High School, who won Best Photography for the High School English Category, and Patrick Quintero & Brent Guiao from DLSU Manila who won Best Sports Story for the College English Category. La Salle schools bagged a total of 17 awards.
The Campus Press Awards was initiated by the Manila Times College to recognize and inspire talented and promising journalists throughout the country. The competition was open to both High School and College entries nationwide, submitted for any of the following categories: Best News Story, Best Feature Story, Best Sports Story, Best Photography, Best Editorial, Best Editorial Cartoon, Best Column, Best Layout & Design, Best Literary Piece, Best Student Magazine, Best Student Newspaper, and Best News Website.
