Umalohokan was hailed 7th best newsletter while five contingents from Lavoxa Group of Publications won in individual categories during the 17th Luzonwide Higher Education Press Conference (LHEPC) held Feb. 28-March 2 at Hotel Supreme, Baguio City.
Meanwhile, CALABARZON reclaimed the top spot, outscoring the defending champion region, Central Luzon.
The awards won by Lavoxa in the group and individual categories are as follows:
UMALOHOKAN
- 3rd Place – Best Editorial Page
- 4th Place – Best Page Design
- 6th Place – Best News Page
- 7th Place – Best Newsletter
- 8th Place – Best DevComm Page
- 9th Place – Best Literary Page
INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES
- 1st Place, Poetry Writing (Filipino) – Noel Cirujano
- 3rd Place, News Writing (English) – Gertie Gladley Mantuano
- 4th Place, Comic Strip Drawing (English) – Jose Reynaldo Magpantay
- 5th Place, DevComm Writing (Filipino) – Ranzel Dimaculangan
- 6th Place, Copyreading and Headline Writing (Filipino) – Fatima Magadia
The next installment of the LHEPC will be hosted by Region III.