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LIST: 2024 Lasallian Scholarum Awards Finalists, GoodNewsPilipinas.com Scores 3rd Consecutive Honors

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GoodNewsPilipinas.com has been selected for its third straight finalist berth, joining established professional media and campus journalists in the merit-based Lasallian Scholarum Awards.

De La Salle University (DLSU) has unveiled this year’s contenders for the prestigious Lasallian Scholarum Awards (LSA), spotlighting exceptional media narratives on youth and education. Notably, GoodNewsPilipinas.com has clinched a spot among the finalists for the third year running, marking its continuous excellence in journalism.

Summer Sanares, transitioning from an intern to a staple contributor at GoodNewsPilipinas.com, has been nominated for her inspiring feature, “Meet Lasallian Angela Okol: How the Winner of Miss Manila Tourism Rose Above Online Hate and Shed Light on Her Advocacies.” This nomination underscores the platform’s previous victory and finalist recognitions in categories celebrating online features on youth and education.

The 19th edition of the LSA awards ceremony is set for March 20, 2024, at DLSU Manila. Themed “Youth Beat,” the merit-based award aims to amplify the voices of the youth, celebrating their identity, vitality, and perspectives. The awards will recognize professional and student journalists across five categories, including a special segment for campus journalism.

The winners will be awarded a unique sculpture by renowned artist Toym De Leon Imao, symbolizing their contribution to journalism.

This year’s LSA has also partnered with DLSU’s Student Media Office to honor an Outstanding Media Personality, a title determined by the campus journalists of DLSU.

The list of this year’s finalists spans a wide range of critical topics, including, investigative pieces on the educational system’s challenges, explorations of mental health care in schools, and innovative stories on the use of AI in educational settings while also highlighting positive stories on youth and education.

Below is the list of this year’s LSA finalists, showcasing their insightful explorations into pressing educational and youth-related themes.

Outstanding published feature article on youth and education in a school organ:

  • An open secret: Uncovering queer stories from all-girls schools
    Summer Sanares, Samantha Ubiadas and Kazandra Vargas
    The LaSallian, De La Salle University
  • Bagong Bihis: Ang Pagkubli ni Sara Duterte sa Lumulubhang Krisis sa Edukasyon
    Angelica Paller
    Philippine Collegian, University of the Philippines
  • Buwagin ang Siksik na Kurikulum: Pagpuksa sa Lumalalang Sistema ng Edukasyon
    Jasmien Ivy O. Sanchez
    FEU Advocate, Far Eastern University
  • Dissecting the Mental Health Care and Counseling System in Basic Education
    Sean Marcus Ingalla
    Philippine Collegian, University of the Philippines
  • How Learning Loss Stunts Children in the Long Run
    Sean Marcus Ingalla
    Philippine Collegian, University of the Philippines
  • Hustle, Hit, Quiet Quit?
    Ally De Leon and Felicia Singson
    The Guidon, Ateneo de Manila University
  • Kung Pati ang Kaguruan ay Nasa Krisis
    Ryan Maltezo
    Philippine Collegian, University of the Philippines
  • Out of sight, in the mind: The sobering reality of mental health issues
    Clarisse Bernal, Red Binay and Therese Genota
    The LaSallian, De La Salle University
  • Wikang Gen Z: Ang pagsabay sa uso ng wikang Filipino
    Michelle A. Agustin
    The Varsitarian, University of Santo Tomas
  • Will AI Chatbots Take Over Education?
    Patrick Kyle Adeva
    Philippine Collegian, University of the Philippines

Outstanding online feature article on youth and education:

  • Bakit kami mahirap?’: Fresh grad Leo Jaminola reflects on struggles as working student
    Gaby Agbulos
    RepublicAsia
  • DepEd eyeing school break ‘learning camp’
    Janvic Mateo
    The Philippine Star
  • Explainer: How the ‘K+10+2’ system may not address root issues, challenges that hounded K to 12
    Cristina Chi
    The Philippine Star
  • Is AI the future of education? UP profs start debate
    Jericho Zafra
    RepublicAsia
  • Millennial leaders driving positive change–in schools, at sea
    Russel P. Loreto
    INQUIRER.net
  • No more concept of Top 1′: DepEd memo stirs discussion on recognizing academic excellence in the Philippines
    Yoniel Acebuche
    The Philippine Star
  • Numbers fall but PH teen pregnancies persist, mirror economic, learning gaps
    Kurt Dela Peña
    INQUIRER.net
  • The working student’s plight: the choice between acads and assets
    Gaby Agbulos
    RepublicAsia
  • This young Filipino inventor bags James Dyson Award for developing a portable keychain microscope
    Jessica Pag-Iwayan
    Manila Bulletin
  • When classes start today, many students will need help relearning last year’s lessons
    Cristina Chi
    The Philippine Star

Outstanding published feature article on youth and education in a nationally circulated publication:

  • Baguio kids perform poorly in English DepEd survey
    Vincent Cabreza
    Philippine Daily Inquirer
  • Kids’ yoga: Teaching empathy, cooperation, compassion
    Jesse Pizarro Boga
    Philippine Daily Inquirer
  • Philippine schools level up with new tech
    John Victor D. Ordonez
    Business World
  • School, DepEd execs endorse ‘mass promotion’ – ACT
    Jane Bautista
    Philippine Daily Inquirer
  • When children bear children
    Roderick Abad
    Business Mirror
  • When Young People Conquer Cancer
    Marge C. Enriquez
    Philippine Daily Inquirer

Outstanding video feature story on youth and education:

  • Anak ng mga janitor… cum laude!
    Jessica Soho, Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho
    GMA Public Affairs
  • Battleground to Playground: Pagbangon ng Komunidad sa dating kuta ng Abu Sayyaf Group
    Lilian Tiburcio, Stand For Truth
    GMA Public Affairs
  • Batas Bata
    Atom Araullo, The Atom Araullo Specials
    GMA Public Affairs
  • Bawat Barya
    Atom Araullo, i-Witness
    GMA Public Affairs
  • Boat to School
    Howie Severino, i-Witness
    GMA Public Affairs
  • JUNGLE SCHOOL: Sakripisyo ng gurong Palaw’an sa kagubatan
    Abby Espiritu, Stand For Truth
    GMA Public Affairs
  • Mga bata tumatawid ng ilog at bundok para makapag-aral
    Bernadette Sembrano and Jeff Canoy, Tao Po
    ABS-CBN News
    Sisid sa Putik
    Mav Gonzales, i-Witness
    GMA Public Affairs

Outstanding feature story on De La Salle University:

  • DLSU research links poor studies to bullying, youth alienation
    Jane Bautista
    INQUIRER.net
  • DLSU’s robotic medical aid gets Singapore patent
    Jane Bautista
    INQUIRER.net
  • DLSU’s wearable robot for stroke rehab gets international patent
    Janvic Mateo
    The Philippine Star
  • Filipino invention that could give robots human-like feeling wins robotics award in UK
    Rhia Grana
    ABS-CBN News
  • Get to Know DLSU PUSA, Where Campus Cats Found a Home at La Salle
    Pia Regalado
    Spot.ph
  • Iggy Escano hopes to have left lasting legacy in DLSU
    Zachi Cruz
    Tiebreaker Times
  • La Salle engineers develop AI-aided tech to help manage traffic
    Krixia Subingsubing
    INQUIRER.net
  • La Salle teenager highlights rise from rookie year with championship, MVP trophies
    Lance Agcaoili
    INQUIRER.net
  • Meet Lasallian Angela Okol: How the Winner of Miss Manila Tourism Rose Above Online Hate and Shed Light on Her Advocacies
    Summer Sanares
    GoodNewsPilipinas.com
  • PH online news media at ‘moderate level of disinformation risk’: study
    Arra Perez
    ABS-CBN News

Merit-Based Awards

The merit-based awards program tapped an independent media-monitoring agency to scour youth and education stories from major print, broadcast, and online news organizations in the Philippines.

This meticulous selection process, overseen by a committee of award-winning DLSU faculty and field experts, underscores the dedication to honor journalistic integrity and impact. The external Board of Judges includes recent MMFF winner, director Pepe Diokno; Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino Commissioner Dr. Arthur Casanova, Academe Foundation Executive Director Sachie Nadal Reyes, and DLSU faculty member Br. Richie Yap FSC.

The celebration is set to take place on March 20, 2024, at DLSU Manila, where the convergence of media and academia will highlight the transformative power of storytelling in shaping societal perspectives on youth and education.

Video recap here:

https://twitter.com/AngieQBalibay/status/1762736853784903910

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Angie is a self-confessed reformed news critic who vows she has finally found infinite value in delivering the good news. She teaches students of all ages how to make the important interesting for audiences across media platforms.

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