The College Artisans Bulletin (CAB), the official student publication of Central Bicol State University of Agriculture (CBSUA)-Sipocot, brought home eight awards, including two individual championships, at the 17th National Campus Media Conference (NCMC) held at the Crown Legacy Hotel, Baguio City, Benguet, on October 22โ24, 2026.
CAB Editor-in-Chief Joy B. Cabaltea and Development Communication Editor, Ella Mae A. Aycocho clinched the top spots in Poetry Writing (Filipino) and Development Communication Writing (English), respectively, leading the publicationโs showing in the national competition.
Cabaltea also finished ninth in Development Communication Writing (Filipino), making her the conferenceโs third-highest individual pointer.
Beyond the writing competitions, CAB Coordinator Archie A. Perpetua and Cabaltea received Gold Medallion under the Moderator and Editor categories, respectively, of the Medallion of Excellence in Campus Journalism, recognizing their contributions to campus journalism. Mary Grace P. Candor added to the delegationโs haul with a sixth-place finish in Sports Writing (Filipino).
CABโs broadcast team also secured sixth place overall in Digital Video Newscast, alongside three subcategory finishes. Candor placed fifth as News Video Writer-Researcher, Lance T. Murillo finished fifth in Videographer-Editor, and Alexis Manzano ranked sixth in News Video Newscaster.
The publication also fielded entries in Profile Feature Story, DigiPub, I-Dokumento, and Digital Video Feature, competing against 1,353 delegates from 126 institutions across the country.
The 17th NCMC was held alongside the 4th International Research Conference on Media and Community Development, bringing together campus journalists and media practitioners for competitions and discussions on journalism and community development. | ๐๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ๐ด ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ด๐ข๐ฏ๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ-๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐ช๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ค๐ฐ๐ต