A JOURNALISM senior is the Varsitarian’s new editor in chief, leading a diverse staff on the 82nd year of the country’s premier and most respected Catholic campus paper.
This marks the first time in 10 years that a journalism student was named the paper’s chief editor, after Journalism junior Christian Esguerra in 1999.
Emil Karlo de la Cruz is joined in the editorial board by Managing Editor Prinz Magtulis, also a Journalism senior. De la Cruz and Magtulis are formerly Circle Section editor and news reporter, respectively.
Journalism seniors Mark Andrew Francisco and Sarah Jane Pauyo were named editors of the Filipino and Features sections, respectively. Danielle Clara Dandan is acting News editor, while junior Jeremy Perey was named acting Sports editor.
Jonathan Eli Libut of Asian Studies and Alphonsus Luigi Alfonso of Legal Management were named Circle and Special Reports editors, respectively.
Medical Technology senior Alena Pias Bantolo from the Faculty of Pharmacy was appointed Science and Technology editor, while Nursing senior Quinia Jenica Ranjo was named Witness (Religion) Section editor.
Marian Leanna Dela Cruz of the College of Education was named Literary editor, while Paul Allyson Quiambao, a third year Architecture student, was appointed Photography Editor.
The complete roster of Varsitarian’s 82nd batch are as follows: Jennifer Ann Ambanta, Jilly Anne Bulauan, Adrienne Jesse Maleficio, Darenn Rodriguez, and Cliff Harvey Venzon (News); Charizze Abulencia, Mary Athena de Paz, and Lester Babiera (Sports); Andrewly Agaton, Rose May Cabacang, and Alexis Ailex Villamor, Jr. (Special Reports); Julienne Krizia Roman (Science and Technology); Mika Rafaela Barrios, Rose-An Jessica Dioquino, and Robin Padilla (Literary); Ronalyn Umali (Features); James Talon and Maria Joanna Angela Cruz (Circle); Florench May Corpuz and Camille Abigael Alcantara (Witness); Ma. Karla Lenina Comanda and Kacelyn Faye Paje (Filipino); Lester Babiera, Josa Camille Bassig, Giannina Nicolai Melicor and Mark Jonathan See (Photography); and Fritzie Marie Amar, Rey Ian Cruz, Carla Gamalinda, and Jasmine Santos (Art).
Joselito Zulueta, editor and editorialist of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, professor of journalism in the Faculty of Arts and Letters, and holder of the Irwin Professorial Chair in Literature at Ateneo de Manila, is still the Publications Adviser.
Felipe Salvosa II, associate editor of business daily BusinessWorld, was retained as assistant publications adviser. He teaches Business Journalism in Artlets.
This year’s Selection Committee was composed of Artlets professor, Philippine Daily Inquirer reporter and former Yuchengco Media Fellow Christian Esguerra as chairman; Dr. Jaime Romero, assistant to the director for publications at the Office of Public Affairs; College of Science professor Anna Maria Gloria Ward, and two lawyers — former Varsitarian managing editor Adrian Montemayor of the College of Commerce and former Varsitarian editor in chief Eldric Paul Peredo.
This year’s staffers went through competitive qualifying and specialized examinations as well as panel interviews and extensive training.
