PANABO CITY – Davao del Norte State College ranked among the Top 5 Performing Schools in the Davao Region during the Davao del Norte Interscholastic Press Freedom 2026 – Davao Region Journalistic Fest, held on October 23–24 at the Provincial Capitol of Davao del Norte.
Organized by the Province of Davao del Norte, the competition gathered student journalists from across the region to compete in various journalism disciplines.
Mhaurien Codio-an clinched the championship in TV Newscasting, while Marc Gian Maputol placed 8th. Both were coached by Carl Daniel Ganal.
DNSC also secured 5th place in Radio Broadcasting under coach Kimberly Sulla, with Christopher James Marcial, Charmiel Dequiña, Miessy Calvo, John Mark Diocares, and Kate Cassandra Tubianosa comprising the team.
The Collaborative Desktop Publishing team, coached by Kirstein Mae Canoy and composed of Jovelyn Romana, Adrian Hilario, Pea Palma, Jhon Paul Sordilla, and Yumih Pleños, also placed 5th.
In the individual events, Jen Icalina ranked 3rd in Feature Writing, while Jarah Gameng and Ma. Virginia Puno placed 10th in Column Writing and News Writing, respectively, under coach Saimehen Lloid Iluis. Prince Algy Banquil earned 8th place in Extemporaneous Speaking, coached by Almer Kaye Aguadera.
