November 5, 2026
SPAM HLV

LAVOXA Group of Publications garnered nine awards in the School Press Advisers’ Movement (SPAM) Inc.’s 17th National Campus Media Conference (NCMC) held at Crown Legacy Hotel, Baguio City last Oct. 22 to 24.

Recognition was awarded to the publication’s staffers in the following group categories:

8th Place Overall, Mobile News Reel Storytelling

  • Mariah Althea Alday – 8th Place, News Writer
  • Kelvin Loyd Suarez – 8th Place, News Reporter
  • Charm Izzy Escalona – 8th Place, Videographer and Editor

10th Place Overall, Profile Feature Story (English)

  • Paul Jerald Silva – 9th Place, Best Photojournalist
  • Carlo Jose Samaniego – 10th Place, Best Layout Artist
  • William Jacob Obviar – Feature Writer

Likewise, the succeeding staffers bagged accolades in the individual categories:

  • Hannah Mercado – 1st Place, Poetry Writing (English)
  • John Karlo Sauz – 6th Place, Opinion Writing (Filipino), Faculty Division

Anchored in the theme, “Shaping Powerful and Adaptive Media in the AI Era: Fostering Integrity, Excellence, and Competence in Socio-Political Reporting among Campus Journalists,” the conference brought together 1353 delegates from 126 schools across 18 regions in the Philippines.

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