Two students of the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos High School Department in Bacolod City topped literary competitions in the Western Visayas recently, a UNO-R press release said.

Charisse Bayona, a third year high school student, was champion in the Voice of Our Youth Impromptu Speaking Contest-Zone Level of the Rotary Club held at the L' Fisher Hotel in Bacolod.

She will represent the mother club at the district level competition in Iloilo City in October, together with her coach, Rosaline Gustilo. Elonah Jade Bioneda, a senior, was chosen as one of the two Outstanding Journalists, from 115 delegates to the 2006 Philippine Information Agency Basic Journalism Seminar-Workshop conducted at the Grand Regal Hotel, the press release said.

Bioneda was cited as the Most Promising Editorial Writer and Most Promising News, Feature and Sports Writer.

She was also adjudged champion in Feature Writing and made it to the Top 10 Outstanding Journalists in the 1st Regional Cluster Journalism Writeshop - Bacolod City Cluster and Golden Pen Awards held at Domingo Lacson National High School, the press release added.

Other writers of Starlight, the official publication of the UNO-Recoletos High School Department. Maria Lelis Palmares ranked third in News Writing and runner-up in Poetry Writing while Leanne Marie Torrato and Andrea Ruffa Bayona were runners up in News Writing and Sports Writing, respectively.

Nadine Jensen Hautea was Most Promising Feature Writer while cartoonist Ryo Tupas was among the Most Promising Editorial Cartoonists.

The Starlight delegation also ranked 1st in Lay-out Design and recognized as Most Promising in Photojournalism, the press release said. Adviser of the UNO-Recoletos High School publication is Ma. Alon Conta - Song, the press release added.*

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MassKara Queen pageant
qualifications announced

MassKara Queen pageant production supervisor ABS-CBN announced yesterday the qualifications to be met by candidates for this year's beauty tilt, a press release from the station said.

Aspirants should be female with at least one year residency in Bacolod; a bonafide student of a Bacolod-based university or college on the date of application; 18-22 years old (during the reigning period); at least 5 feet 5 inches in height; with beautiful countenance and proportionate body measurement; of good moral character with no criminal record (character references in application form); with good scholastic record and at least a secondary school graduate; single, with no marital or post-natal records; and must not have participated in previous Masskara Queen pageants

Interested parties may submit their application forms, bio-data and photo (3R close-up and full body shot) to ABS-CBN TV 4 Bacolod, 26th Lacson Streets, Bacolod City on or before Saturday, the preliminary screening day to be held 2 p.m., at the ABS-CBN studio, or call Tel. No. (034) 4342357, the press release added.*

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Asian cartoon exhibit set

The Japan Foundation, Manila and the Shangri-La Plaza Mall will present the "9th Asian Cartoon Exhibit: How's IT in Asia" Sept. 23-24 at the 4th Level, Shaw Hallway, Shangri-La Plaza Mall, Mandaluyong City.

This is in celebration of the Philippines-Japan Friendship, a press release from the Japan Foundation said yesterday.

Eight leading cartoonists from China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines have placed together 80 new cartoon works depicting the IT situations in their respective nations, it also said. Representing the Philippines is Bayani "Barry" Jose, a graphic designer, cartoonist for a news magazine and various publications, and senior graphic designer and art director in Singapore.

Those interested in the exhibit may call the Japan Foundation, Manila at Tel. Nos. 811-6155 to 58, or log on to www.jfmo.org.ph, the press release added.*

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