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Three senior students from public and private high schools
in Quezon City and Muntinlupa City bested a field of 25
participants from around Metro Manila in the first-ever "Write
IT Right" IT journalism competition organized by the IT
Journalists Association of the Philippines (ITJAP/Cyberpress) and
EMC Philippines, the world's leading developer and provider of
information infrastructure technology.
Ms. Avril Bries of the Quezon City Science High
School took the top prize, followed by Ma. Vida Frances Cruz of
Miriam College and Mary Therese Aprille Paras of Muntinlupa Science
High School. They win for themselves and their schools personal
computers, office equipment and cash prizes. Rounding
off the top 10 circle of winners are the following:
Trinity University of Asia High School – Lee
Van Jomar D. Villanueva
Saint Pedro Poveda College – Victoria Isabel Yap
Mandaluyong High School – Miguel Victor T. Durian
PAREF Southridge – John Rafael Manalaysay
V.Mapa High School – Allaine Corpuz
Assumption College – Joyce Anne C. Raboca
St. Mary's Academy (Pasay) – Feliciene Gabrielle Mendoza
All ten winners were also awarded
scholarship grants from event co-sponsor STI, represented by VP for
Academics Division Mitch Andaya, during awarding rites held today at
the Filipinas Heritage Library in Makati City. The on-the-spot
contest proper was held last February 29 at the STI Global City
campus in Taguig City with the theme " impact of greener
technology on the future of the IT industry."
ITJAP and EMC Philippines look forward to making
the competition an annual event, with the possible participation of
students from the collegiate level. By harnessing budding
writers in an on-the-spot pitting of talents, the contest aims to
get more young Filipinos interested in a career in IT writing, a
highly specialized and evolving field of business journalism.
"As a leading steward of digital
information in the world , EMC understands the value of proper and
compelling communication in leveraging unstructured data," says
EMC Philippines Channels Manager Teddy Sumulong. "Our
partnership with Cyberpress and the opportunity to help promising
young communicators from Metro Manila high schools get their
first break in the area of IT journalism brings our vision closer to
the end-users of business information in the Philippines and the
world."
-- Tech Times Online
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