Written by: Jose Orlando F. Barican

Campus Journalists of Gen T. De Leon National High school (GTDLNHS) solidifies their standing through numerous awards received during the Divisions School Press Conference (DSPC) awarding ceremony held on Sept. 19, 2026, at Caruhatan West Elementary School.

Through the efforts of the its two official school publications — The Genzette and Ang Daluyan — GTDLNHS was awarded as the 5th Top performing school in high school.

Alongside the school award, The Genzette’s 5th official newspaper issue bagged multiple awards in all its categories, with it namely receiving: 8th place overall, 8th place in news page, 8th place in opinion page, 6th place in feature page, 6th in sci-tech page, 4th place in sports page, and 7th in layouting.

Genzette Journalists of the individual category also gave a solid showing, receiving awards such as Luwiza Arringino placing 8th in the Mobile Journalism category and Marmila Ashley Orbita placing 7th in Editorial Writing.

The group categories also did not lack behind, with The Genzette’s Radio Broadcasting team placing 8th overall, anchor 1 at 2nd place, anchor 2 at 8th place, Broadcasting Infomercial at 5th place, Technical Application at 5th Place, and Scriptwriting at 4th place.

Likewise, The Collaborative Desktop Publishing of the Genzette showcased a strong performance, placing 7th all across the board.

The Genzette’s sister publication — Ang Daluyan, also received numerous awards during the ceremony, making sure not to fall behind the competition.

Journalists of Ang Daluyan in the individual category received awards in multiple categories, with Saisha Keziah Barrios placing 2nd in Copyreading and Headline writing, as well as Kirsten Amher Peralta placing 3rd in Photojournalism — both qualifying for the Regional School Press Conference and their Editorial Cartoonist placing 7th.

Furthermore, Ang Daluyan’s Collaborative Desktop Publishing team placed 4th on all categories at the ceremony.

The award ceremony carried the theme of “Beyond the Noise, Young Journalists Seeking truth, Upholding Integrity, and Inspiring change,” reminding each journalist of their oath to serve the people.

In a speech, Dr. Earnest Joseph C. Cabrera the Asst. School Divisions Superintendent challenged the journalists attending to not only be fact seekers, but also uphold and become seekers of integrity.

“Upholding integrity will not always be easy there will always be pressure to conform, to compromise, and to prioritize speed over integrity, i challenge you to rise above this,” he said.

“Are you ready to take this challenge? because the future of journalism is in your hands,” he added.

Following the speech, Jacob Mari C. Cena— a campus journalist from Valenzuela National High School came to the stage on behalf of all canpus journalists and accepted the challenge.

“Today we accept this challenge with our whole heart. Thank you,” he said.