FORUM ASSOCIATED EDITOR WINS BOYA FOR JOURNALISM

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In a moment of pride for student journalism, Jean T. Gelito, Associate Editor of the Forum publication, was honored with the Batan Outstanding Youth Award (BOYA) in Journalism. The ceremony took place on December 6, 2024, at the Batan Sports Complex.

Gelito’s passion and dedication to journalism were evident in her poignant response during the interview phase of the competition:

“𝑨𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 π’‹π’π’–π’“π’π’‚π’π’Šπ’”π’•, 𝑰 π’˜π’Šπ’π’ 𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔 𝒐𝒏 π’ƒπ’†π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒂 π’—π’π’Šπ’„π’† 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 π’˜π’‰π’ 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’‚π’‡π’“π’‚π’Šπ’… 𝒕𝒐 π’”π’‘π’†π’‚π’Œ 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’•π’‰π’†π’Žπ’”π’†π’π’—π’†π’”. 𝑰𝒇 𝑰 π’˜π’†π’“π’† 𝒕𝒐 π’˜π’Šπ’ 𝑩𝑢𝒀𝑨 2024, π’Žπ’š 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒆 π’˜π’π’–π’π’… 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒐 π’Šπ’π’”π’‘π’Šπ’“π’† 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒓 π’•π’‰π’†π’Šπ’“ 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔, 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒑 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’˜π’‰π’‚π’• π’Šπ’” π’“π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’•, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’‡π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’• 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’˜π’‰π’‚π’• π’•π’‰π’†π’š π’ƒπ’†π’π’Šπ’†π’—π’† π’Šπ’.”

A seasoned student journalist, Gelito has been contributing to the Forum for three years and is currently serving her second term as Associate Editor. Her journey in journalism began in high school, driven by her belief in the transformative power of truthful storytelling.

Gelito advocates for elevating the status of student journalism, challenging misconceptions that dismiss their work as trivial.

“𝑰 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 π’‚π’Šπ’Ž 𝒕𝒐 π’ƒπ’“π’†π’‚π’Œ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’”π’•π’Šπ’ˆπ’Žπ’‚ 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 π’…π’Šπ’”π’Žπ’Šπ’”π’”π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 π’…π’π’Šπ’π’ˆ β€˜π‘Ήπ’‚π’…π’šπ’-π’“π’‚π’…π’šπ’ π’π’‚π’π’ˆ.’ 𝑺𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 π’‹π’π’–π’“π’π’‚π’π’Šπ’”π’•π’” 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’‡π’π’†π’™π’Šπ’ƒπ’π’†. 𝑾𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 π’„π’π’Žπ’Žπ’–π’π’Šπ’„π’‚π’•π’† 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’˜π’“π’Šπ’•π’† π’Šπ’ π’˜π’‚π’šπ’” 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’”π’–π’Šπ’•π’†π’… 𝒕𝒐 π’‚π’π’š 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒓, 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 π’π’Šπ’Œπ’† 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 π’‘π’“π’π’ˆπ’“π’‚π’Žπ’”,” 𝒔𝒉𝒆 π’†π’™π’‘π’π’‚π’Šπ’π’†π’….

The BOYA initiative, introduced by the Municipality of Batan, celebrates the achievements of exceptional youth who have made significant contributions in various fields. Gelito’s recognition underscores her role as a changemaker and an inspiring force for aspiring journalists in her community.

Her resolve and commitment continue to raise the banner of local journalism, proving that the voice of youth can indeed drive meaningful change.

✍Cedrick V. Cusay, EIC