MPSPC is overall 4th runner-up in 17th RHEPC, 11 journos will advance in Luzon-wide

Baguio City. Out of 17competing schools in the Cordillera Administrative Region, the Tala, The Mocking Bird (official student publication of Mountain Province State Polytechnic College) bagged the overall 4^th runner-up spot in the recently conducted 17^th Regional Higher Education Press Conference (RHEPC) – CAR last December 3-5 held at the Baguio Benguet Community Credit Cooperative.

THE WINNERS from Mountain Province State Polytechnic College pose with Dr. Mariano Marchan, Education Supervisor of Commission on Higher Education (CHED) – Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) in which this is their first time to be at the top 5 spot in the overall results of RHEPC – CAR last December 3-5 held at the BBCCC, Baguio City.

In the individual category, MPSPC garnered the following awards: Chariz Ballada, champion in Copyreading and Headlining (Filipino) and 1^st runner-up in News Writing (Filipino); Digna P. Soliven, champion in Development Communication (English) and 1^st runner-up in Copyreading and Headlining (English); Marcial III P. Pineda, champion in Poetry Writing (Filipino) and 4^th runner-up in Photojournalism (Filipino); Henry B. Coyupan, champion in Column/Opinion Writing (Filipino); Ryan Louis A. Lucas, 3^rd runner-up Development Communication (Filipino) and 4^th runner-up in Poetry Writing (English); Denver C. Palasi, 2^nd runner-up in Layouting; Clienteast Van B. Totanes, 3^rd runner-up in Literary Graphics and Illustrations (Filipino); Miral T. Catubing, 4^th runner-up Feature Writing (English); Adrian B. Rubang, 4^th runner-up in Photojournalism (English); and, Jude P. Lalio and Jonathan B. Tuala, 4^th runners-up in Comics Strip Drawing English and Filipino, respectively.

The first semester issue of Tala Newsletter also harvested awards in the group category: Champion in Development Communication Page; 2^nd runner-up in News Page, Editorial/Opinion Page, and Layout; 3^rd runner-up in Sports Page; and, 4^th runner-up in Features Page. Moreover, the Day-day-eng ya Dad-dad-at (Rhymes and Tales) Literary Folio of MPSPC reaped the 4^th runners-up in Literary content and Layout, respectively.

The Mountain Collegian of the Benguet State University reigned as the overall champion followed by the White and Blue of the Saint Louis University in the 1^st runner-up. Charging back for their second time in RHEPC, the Corps of the Philippine Military Academy snatched the 2^nd runner-up spot, while the Flame of the Baguio Central University landed on the 3^rdrunner-up.

The 11 campus journalists from MPSPC together with the other top 5 winners of each event will represent CAR in the 16^th Luzon-wide Higher Education Press Conference on February 4-6 to be held at the Hotel Felicidad, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur.