by Prince Ric Emmanuel Q. Paciente
Congratulations to the Central Echo for winning the Best Science Story for both the magazine and newspaper in the first-ever Gawad Dalumat Best Science-school based Student-led.
Quezon City鈥揟he Central Echo (CE) garnered two best science stories in the first Gawad DALUMAT: Best Science-school based/Student-led Publication contest by the Department of Science and Technology – Technology Application and Promotion Institute (DOST-TAPI).
The publication won with the articles, 鈥淎ngkol and the River,鈥 from the 2021 magazine which features the life of a local fisherman in Iloilo River and 鈥淎 LITERAL BUZZKILL: Why bees are dying out and what鈥檚 in it for us,鈥 from the 2021 tabloid that tackles about the endangerment of bees.
Contested with CE are following school publications, 鈥淭he Estoile鈥 of the Saint Edward School from General Trias, Cavite, 鈥淭he Electron鈥 of the Quezon City Science High School, and 鈥淰isions and Missions鈥 of the Holy Child Catholic School from Manila. There were 39 total entries for Gawad DALUMAT.
鈥淚t was really unexpected that we would actually win with what we wrote and it鈥檚 a rush flying there in such a quick notice to receive the award personally, but I would say it was really worth it. All for Central!鈥 Kathleen Frugalidad, the publication鈥檚 Associate Editor and former Editor-in-Chief said.
Frugalidad was accompanied by the current Editor-in-Chief Kalanie Saldajeno, the Layout Editor Prince Ric Emmanuel Paciente and publication adviser Prof. Rea Faulan-Villeza.
Gawad DALUMAT aimed to recognize school publications that demonstrate excellent and effective science storytelling.
The awarding ceremony was held face-to-face at Novotel Manila Araneta City, May 13.