Daily Tribune‘As we celebrate excellence in various fields of media, may this event remind us of the profound impact that stories, music, films, and digital content have in shaping perspectives and nurturing a more informed, engaged, and empowered youth.’
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Direk Joey Reyes delivers acceptance speech for Icon of Media Excellence award through a video message.
The third Laurus Nobilis Media Excellence Awards by the Lyceum of the Philippines University Cavite recently honored the media’s role in inspiring future generations and shaping public discourse.
“Most especially at a time when there is an overflow of information, when there are various vessels and vehicles of distorted truth, people dedicated to the honesty and truthfulness of media is of utmost imperative. To all the students of media right now, yours is the responsibility to correct the errors that have been created by generations that came before you,” Film Development Council of the Philippines chairman and chief executive officer Jose Javier Reyes said.
Reyes received the Icon of Media Excellence Award, the highest honor of the Laurus Nobilis Awards.
Among the honorees who attended the event are Elijah Canlas of Uninvited, Candy Pangilinan of Road Trip for Film Acting; Pia Arcangel and Jeff Canoy for TV News Presentation; DJ ChaCha of True FM and Johnson Manabat of Radyo 630 for Radio News Anchoring; and DJ Robin Sienna of Love Radio for Radio Disk Jockeying (Female).
Other Laurus Nobilis 2025 awardees are Kara David of I-Witness and Kim Atienza of Dapat Alam Mo! for Public Affairs Hosting; Amy Perez, It’s Showtime and Paolo Ballesteros, Drag Race Philippines, Entertainment Show Hosting; Bini and TJ Monterde, Musical Performance; Maja Salvador and Andres Muhlach, Brand Endorsement; Ashley Ortega, Pulang Araw and Rabin Angeles, Mutya ng Section E, TV Acting; Lenie Aycardo and Hajie Alejandro, Online Content Creation; and Papa Jackson of Energy FM, Radio Disk Jockeying (Male).
“As we celebrate excellence in various fields of media, may this event remind us of the profound impact that stories, music, films, and digital content have in shaping perspectives and nurturing a more informed, engaged, and empowered youth,” LPU Cavite Communication Program chair Mary Grace Arroyo-Vasquez said.
