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'Bantala' awards now open for nominations

ROXAS CITY, Capiz (PIA) -- The University of the Philippines - Visayas (UPV) is now accepting nominations for the first UPV Media Excellence Awards to recognize the excellent and responsible contributions of journalists and media practitioners in Western Visayas.

The search dubbed "Bantala" was launched on March 25 this year to award the news stories about the region in different media platforms of local journalists and media practitioners.

Bantala is a Hiligaynon term for "to announce."

"Deadline of submission of nominations will be on Dec. 15," said UPV Office of the Chancellor Communication and Mass Media Project Development Assistant Dr. Zoilo S. Andrada, Jr. during a Bantala briefing to invite Capiz media practitioners to join the call for nominations.

The Awards will look into four specific challenges of deepening participatory democracy, protecting human rights, addressing various forms of social and cultural marginalization and fighting disinformation on the submitted story entries published or aired between Jan. 1, 2019 to Dec. 15 this year.

"Excellence in writings for Hiligaynon, Kinaray-a and Akeanon languages will be equally recognized and evaluated alongside writings in English and Filipino as the Bantala gives importance to local languages," Andrada stressed.

Submitted entries will be screened and judged from January to February 2022 for the  awarding in March.

Winners will receive a cash prize and trophy.

Andrada started the Bantala online briefing with Iloilo broadcast journalists last Oct. 27 before taking part in a roadshow for Antique, Aklan and Capiz to reach out to more mediamen in the region.

The same orientation will also be conducted online for Negros Occidental and Bacolod City media members on Nov. 22.

For more information about the awards, you may access the digital media kit through this link:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hEldBCgzmEN8fI3BjmfJ xbVBVLbaBDvI?usp=sharing  (JBG/AAL/PIA Capiz)

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