18/04/2026
๐๐ฝ๐พ ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ฃ 7๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง-๐๐ค๐ก๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐จ ๐๐ค๐ฃ
Garnering a total of 91 points, TBC emerged over- all champion outperforming other campus publications in the university in the 7th Intercollegiate Press Conference (ICPC) during the three-day competition held from April 13 to 15 at the BSU Library Student Lounge.
Organized by The Mountain Collegian, BSU's official student publication, campus journalists went head-to-head in a series of writing, drawing, and media events. The contests feature two categories- the group events where sections of the published school paper are evaluated and the individual events in English and in Filipino where writers compete and submit entries on the spot.
Anchored on the theme โResiliency Reframed: Fueling Narratives of Communities in Crisis,โ the conference highlighted the role of student journalists in shaping narratives amid economic and social crises.
In the group category, TBC earned second place in the Development Communication, Sports, and Opinion-Editorial pages; third place in the News page; and fifth place in the Feature page.
In the Individual category- English, first-place winners include Clarence L. Tog-aca (Column Writing), Mary Ann C. Dodon (Development Communication Writing), Jane Fe C. Benito (Copy Reading), Jazel Nuj A. Wallace (Poetry Writing), and Yesha M. Meris (Mobile Journalism).
Moreover, Ruuthe Gumpad placed second in Comic Strip Making while Mary Ann C. Dodon (Feature Writing), Rimmuel B. Fanasan (Editorial Writing & Photojournalism), Gelise E. Siadto (News Writing), and Jeric Bautista (Literary Graphic) ranked third.
In the Individual category- Filipino, first-place winners include Riza B. Lagadeo (Poetry Writing), Christyll Jean D. Hidalgo (Feature Writing), and Ivory Kate A. Licudine (Mobile Journalism).
Both Bea Amanda Balbarona and Jeric Bautista placed second in Development Communication and in Editorial Cartooning respectively while Mishaelle Jesiah B. Erazo secured third place in Editorial Writing.
