SHORTHANDED STAFF! The Rainbow, Ang Bahaghari find difficulty in looking for new recruits

October 3, 2022—The Rainbow and Ang Bahaghari, the publications of Pili National High School (PNHS) in English and Filipino, had conducted a twoweek long screening test to look for new writers, photojournalists, and cartoonists for the current school year, where 200 students had taken part.

But only 12 qualified.

“When we look into their works kasi, we’re not just looking for someone who knows how to apply language perfectly or someone who knows how to draw good. In fact, wala nga naman kaming nakitang ganyan out of the 200 pieces we reviewed. We look for

By Frances Vincent Decena

someone who knows what to encapsulate in their work, as well as how they can improve it,” says Frances Vincent Decena, the editor in chief of The Rainbow for school year 2022-2023.

“None, if only a few of them however, had shown to uphold those values,” he added.

Marlon Borja, the School Paper Adviser (SPA) of Ang Bahaghari, exhumes that it was “hard” for them to look for new recruits because none of them knew how to write.

“Wala akong nakita sa junior high na may writer quality. Halos lahat ng journalists ko kinuha ko sa

Senior High, pero part ng reason diyan ay dahil parte naman talaga sila ng publication dati pa,” he explains.

The Rainbow and Ang Bahaghari, dealing with a shorthanded staff, hopes that next year more students would join and pass the screening test.

“It really isn’t a matter of talent. Writing is a skill that you learn — in fact, I don’t even call myself good at it yet. I just know how to improve and improve,” emphasised Decena. “And joining the publication can help you with that,” he added.

PNHS scribes bag 1st runner up overall in 3rd Congressional SSPC tilt

By Frances Vincent Decena

from junior and senior high, selected and validated by the advisers and the officers-in-charge.

PINAHSTEAOfficersandteachers from the SHS and JHS volunteered in preparing the gift packs. They repacked five days before the said project took place—December 10 and 11, 2020 at the PINAHSTEA office.

As the pandemic hits harder on marginalized communities, the orgnization hopes that this act of altruism would serve as a shed of light in the shadow of the pandemic.

Calabanga,CamarinesSur--The Rainbow andAng Bahaghari, both publications of Pili National High School in English and Filipino, have bagged 1st runner up in the overall results of the recently concluded 3rd Congressional Sectoral Secondary Schools Press Conference (SSPC) that was held at Jose C. Prevosa Sr. National High School this May 18, 2023.

The individual awards that The Rainbow campus journalists corraled are: Frances Vincent Decena, 1st Place in Sci-tech Writing (English); JewelAyrish Molina, 1st Place in Editorial Cartooning (English); Princess Angel Gonzaga, 2nd Place in Copyreading and headline writing (English);Aira Donna Priela, 5th Place in Sports Writing (English); Jejomar Belano, 5th Place in Photojournalism (English);Ariel Benedict Marquez, 7th Place in Feature Writing (English); Karl Aaron Galvez, 9th Place in News Writing (English); and Ginuwine

Kaye Bautista, 9th Place in Editorial Writing (English).

Ang Bahaghari campus journalists tallied the following awards: Dianna Guazon, 1st Place in News Writing (Filipino); Carl Jullien Perfecto, 1st Place in Editorial Cartooning (Filipino); Lorebell Boceron, 2nd Place in Editorial Writing (Filipino); Giada Mujar, 3rd Place in Photojournalism (Filipino); Cathleen Esteban, 4th Place in Sci-tech Writing (Filipino); Mark Steven Balderrama, 5th Place in Feature Writing (Filipino);Art

Michael Gallego, 6th Place in Sports Writing (Filipino); Elerie Delima, 6th Place in Copyreading and Headline Writing (Filipino); and Ivy Pauline Muit, 9th Place in Column Writing (Filipino).

Both The Rainbow's andAng Bahaghari's Radio Scriptwriting and Broadcasting teams were hailed as champions, who are:

Annaliza Nares, Nicole Briones, Jodel Dien Biag, ZephAlim, and Vince Danabar for The Rainbow;

Rick Bañaria, Thomas Estrada, Princes Vibares, Crystal Delatado, and Neil Delima forAng Bahaghari.

The broadcasting team from The Rainbow was coached by Ma'am Diana Rose Conel, while the broadcasting team fromAng Bahghari was coached by Ma'am Essene Plaza.

Meanwhile, Sir Joeric Paz coached both english and filipino editorial writers, column writers, and editorial cartoonists. Sir Efren Bogayan, on the other hand, coached the photojournalists, both in english and filipino.

According to the working committee of the SSPC, only those who place 5th and higher can advance to this year's division-level press conference.And in accordance, a total of 11 individual writers and 10 Radiobroadcasters from The Rainbow andAng Bahaghari will compete in the next division competition on May 24-25 at Sipocot National High school.