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Benilde vies for fourth consecutive School of the Year title with 53 Quill wins


De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde once again asserts its excellence on the national stage, with 53 winning entries at the 12th Student Quill Awards.


By Lana Najarro | Sunday, 16 August 2026

De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) secured 53 wins at the 12th Philippine Student Quill Awards of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Philippines, with the results announced on Aug. 13 through IABC’s official website.

 

Of the 53 winning entries awarded to Benilde Manila, the Student Publications Unit (SPU) accounted for 47, while the Benilde Culture and Arts Unit (BCAU) accounted for six. The latest sweep spans various communication and creative fields, further placing Benilde in contention for another School of the Year title. 

 

After claiming the title in the ninth, 10th, and 11th Student Quill Awards, the College now seeks to make it four consecutive victories, with this year’s winner set to be announced alongside classified Merit and Excellence awards at the 12th Philippine Quill Awards Night on Aug. 27 at Solaire Resort, Parañaque.

 

The 53 winning entries are as follows: 

 

Div. 1, Category 7: Marketing, Advertising and Brand Communication: 

Shades of Gray: Solstice Campaign — Cheyenne Symone Atupan

The Benildean: Explicit Campaign — Keith Espina

Dekunstrukt: TL;DR Campaign — Hans Chua

 

Div. 4, Category 20: Special and Experiential Events:  

Kwentong Karilyo: TAYMPERS — Diego Benito D. Arellano

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

Dance Surge 8: Rebellion — Kannah D. Warikai

Batang Rizal: Muzikal — Franz Allen C. Ojeda

 

Div. 4, Category 22: Audio/Visual

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

Sabel Music Video 2025 — Carl Daniel C. Doromal

 

Div. 4, Category 23: Social Media Programs

Tanglaw — Mariah Grezelle Corpuz

Komeko — Mariah Grezelle Corpuz

The Benildean Interview Series — Mariah Grezelle Corpuz

Offichika — Jilyanne Therese Sio

 

Div. 4, Category 24: Publications

Dekunstrukt: TL;DR — Hans Chua

The Benildean: Explicit — Ryzza Ann Gadiano

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

Horizons: Remnants — Gilbert Escorial and Hiro Odamaki 

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

 

Div. 4, Category 25: Writing

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

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

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

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

Deliver Us — Jude Danielle Deladia

Di Ako Baliw — Ryzza Ann Gadiano

Bisexuality unseen: The missing frame on Visibility Week — Nikka Valerie Alfredo

The Bloodline Ends with Me — Yohanna Elyse Mendoza

RFS: No longer wanted — Sarah Nicole Deloso

Bai na bai: The norm of Bisaya discrimination — Nikka Valerie Alfredo and Cheyenne Symone Atupan

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

When God becomes the Ultimate Campaign Manager — Louis Layacan

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

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

The audacity of self-promotion — Louis Layacan

Standing tall: Turco’s final bow with the Blazers — Christian Kiel Mananquil

The 20th Congress becomes a family business — Louis Layacan

Reality Check: The Philippines’ crawl toward clean energy — Aleea Fedillaga and Kiel Mananquil 

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

[EMBARK 11] Benildeans from all over — Brix Rañeses

[EMBARK 11] Derailed paths — Ariana Nicole Barroquillo

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

[EMBARK 11] Commodification of Information — Gabrielle Ysabel Almirol

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

[EMBARK 11] Why does Palestine matter? — Keziah Cuison

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

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

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

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

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

[EMBARK 11] Map to Benilde — Richard Harry Limbo

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

 

The winning entries reflect the breadth of student work across Benilde, spanning journalism, publications, audiovisual production, social media, marketing, and other creative fields. Organized by the IABC Philippines, the Philippine Student Quill Awards recognize excellence in business communication, honoring work for its creativity, storytelling, and effectiveness. 

Last updated: Sunday, 16 August 2026