LUCENA CITY: A student from a public high school here won first place and bagged the P10,000 cash prize and trophy in the short story writing contest in Filipino plied by Rep. Vicente “Kulit” Alcala of Quezon Second District.

Jovela Penaojas, a fourth year student from Quezon National High School (QNHS), won first prize for her entry “Ang Aking Paglalakbay” (My Journey), about a girl’s desire to run as a youth leader in the barangay polls to expose corruption and introduce reforms in governance in her community.

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