Rose Kareen Defensor and Kurt Thomas Himatay of The Paulinian Publication were crowned Mr. and Ms. COPRE 2nd Runner-Up during the Regional College Press and Awards held last December 6, 2012 at Business Inn, Bacolod City.
Philippine Information Agency (PIA) organized the conference which was participated by the different colleges and universities of Region 6 and competed for the various publication and individual awards. St. Paul University Iloilo sent 4 delegates from the publication staffers to compete for the individual writing competitions: Kimberly Anne Pasquin (TP Managing Editor), Korina Camille Coo (TP Literary Editor), Kurt Thomas Himatay (TP Photojournalist), and Rose Kareen Defensor (TP Editor-in-Chief). The Paulinian Publication tabloid issue bagged 2 awards in the competition: 4th place Best in Sports page and 3rd place Best in Editorial Page. Meanwhile, Defensor won the Feature Writing Contest sponsored by Canadian Urban Institute for her tourism article in the tabloid issue.
The highlight of the conference was the Search for Mr. and Ms. COPRE 2012 which was participated by 11 pairs from the staffers of various college publications. Himatay won one major award as the Best in Talent and 2nd Runner-up Mr. COPRE 2012. Defensor won the Best in Talent, Best in Interview, and 2nd Runner-up Ms. COPRE 2012. All the pairs were judged individually for all the categories of the said pageant.
Hillary Ann Delicana