Benilde defended its title with its fourth consecutive win with the School of the Year title at the 12th Philippine Student Quill Awards. The Student Publications Unit (SPU) and the Benilde Culture and Arts Unit  (BCAU) received a total of 54 winning entries that showcased this year’s theme, “Soar: Shaping Outcomes, Advancing Reputations.”

 

Opening the night, IABC President Mr. Richard Arboleda, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Director at Japan Tobacco International (JTI) Philippines, explained the significance of each award, saying, “In the Philippine Quill, a winning entry is work that makes a meaningful difference.”

 

Ms. Marzie Marzan, Chair of the Philippine Quill Awards, and CEO and Co-founder of Alpas Group, followed with a message of gratitude toward the people behind the success of IABC and this year’s Philippine Quill Awards. “Let us continue to push for excellence and bring the best of Filipino communication to the global stage,” she concluded.

 

Among the 54 awards, Benilde received 31 Merit Awards and 22 Excellence Awards from BCAU and SPU. The following is the list of winning entries:

Merit Awards

Dance Surge 8: Rebellion - Kannah D. Warikai

Saint Jaime Hilario School-De La Salle Bataan Performing Arts Workshops 2025 - Samantha Kharlyn I. Nadonga

Batang Rizal: Muzikal - Franz Allen C. Ojeda

FYP: Fabricating Your Personality - Athaleah Nicolle Paris Bumagat

Indigenous Peoples Month Batanes Video - Jasper Garcia and Mariah Grezelle Corpuz

Benildean Walkout Photo Album - Ivonne Aquino

Ad Astra's Benildean Wrapped - Gabriel Charvet

Give Us Our Roses - KC Batino, Gabriel Charvet, Tommy Mallari, Hazel Anne Miranda, Jaimie Mirandilla, Johann Pinlac, and Axel Paredes

Horizons: Remnants - Gilbert Escorial and Hiro Odamaki

The audacity of self-promotion - Louis Layacan

Halalan 2025: Make your vote count - Mikaela Amira Barrosa and Mariah Grezelle Corpuz

Hardships of a Double Life: The two-sided stories of working students - Joaquin Wilfredo Castillo

Shades of Gray: Solstice Campaign - Cheyenne Symone Atupan

Reality Check: The Philippines' Crawl Toward Clean Energy - Aleea Fedillaga and Kiel Mananquil

Standing Tall: Turco's Final Bow with the Blazers - Kiel Mananquil

The Eala effect: Analyzing the Filipina tennis phenom's journey to No. 75 - Ecko Nunag

The Benildean Interview Series - Mariah Grezelle Corpuz

Offichika - Jilyanne Therese Sio

Benildean Walkout Photo Album - Ivonne Aquino

When God becomes the Ultimate Campaign Manager - Louis Layacan

Does consent end at "I do?" - Jezebella La Rosa and Victoria Mareposque

Bai na bai: The norm of Bisaya - Valerie Alfredo

The 20th Congress becomes a family business - Louis Layacan

RFS: No longer wanted - Sarah Nicole Deloso

The Benildean: Explicit Campaign - Keith Espina

[EMBARK 11] Bakit ang daming conyo? - Richard Harry Limbo

[EMBARK 11] A multiverse of maybes - Shaine Harry Mias

[EMBARK 11] To Thrive in Taft - Hazel Anne S. Miranda

[EMBARK 11] A conversation of estranged lovers - Max Soliman

[EMBARK 11] What Makes a Big 4 University Big? - Richard Harry Limbo

[EMBARK 11] Benilde: Extracurricularly well - Prince Chris Jayzmier Balaoro and Tam Radaza

Excellence Awards

Sabel Music Video 2025 - Carl Daniel C. Doromal

Backstage Volume 7: The Comeback Edition - Julia G. Lolo

Kwentong Karilyo: TAYMPERS - Diego Benito D. Arellano

Deliver Us - Jude Danielle Deladia

Streets of Survival: The informal economy of Metro Manila - Louis Layacan

Dekunstrukt: TL;DR - Hans Chua

Casting nets and catching stories with the fisherfolk of Ilocos Sur - Kobe Vincent Balderas and Renee Aguila

Tanglaw - Mariah Grezelle Corpuz

Komeko - Mariah Grezelle Corpuz

The Benildean: Explicit - Ryzza Ann Gadiano

Deliver Us - Jude Danielle Deladia

Di Ako Baliw - Ryzza Ann Gadiano

The Bloodline Ends with Me - Yohanna Elyse Mendoza

Quiet Custodians: Inside the work of the living among the dead - Ryzza Ann Gadiano and Jasmin Arsenio

The inheritance of trauma: Rewriting the past within us - Aleea Fedillaga and Kiel Mananquil

Streets of Survival: The informal economy of Metro Manila - Louis Layacan

Bisexuality unseen: The missing frame on Visibility Week - Valerie Alfredo

[EMBARK 11] Commodification of Information - Gabrielle Ysabel Almirol

[EMBARK 11] Benildeans for a cause - Prince Chris Jayzmier Balaoro and Tam Radaza

[EMBARK 11] Map to Benilde - Richard Harry Limbo

[EMBARK 11] Benildeans from all over - Brix Rañeses

[EMBARK 11] Manila, I'm coming home - Thoby Kyle Go and Richard Harry Limbo

 

Presented last was the “School of the Year” major award with Benilde being conferred the title for the fourth consecutive year. The University of Santo Tomas placed first runner-up, while CIIT College of Arts and Technology placed second runner-up.

 

In a post-awards interview with IABC Philippines, Mr. Max Soliman, Publications Editor and and former Ad Astra Editor in Chief, shared what they believe led them to win multiple awards despite Benilde not having any form of communications program. “[...] Benildeans really are able to do things extraordinarily well. This recognition and the awards received tonight justly reflect the dedication, hard work, talents, and skills of the students [in continuing to tell] stories that matter, and ultimately, stories that exemplify creativity and excellence in communication and journalism.”