The Western Visayas Portal

05/06/2025

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐇, 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐇 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐇 ✒️✨️

Today we tell stories of storytellers— the bylines whose reports do not just report but reveal, question and feel. BYLINE is the magazine that tells the tale of journalists. 📝✨️

This would not have been possible without the creative minds and passionate hearts of CMS 130 students, under the guidance of Dr. Zoilo Andrada Jr., in coordination with The Daily Guardian. Here to give you a sneak peek into the hearts and hustle of journalists in Western Visayas! 📰💖

Sit back, hold tight, open your eyes 👀✨️ and dive in, and feel the pulse of journalism that dares to dig deeper, all for the taste of truth ✍️

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04/06/2025

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐒 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍….

Can you hear those voices between the BYLINES? ✒️✨️

Tomorrow, those voices get their spotlight. ✨️

𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭.

Pubmat by Eunice Tayone
Caption by Ethan Balisang

03/06/2025

THE PORTAL STIRS...

Something bold, honest, and true is coming…

𝟔.𝟓.𝟐𝟓

Pubmat by Eunice Tayone
Caption by Ethan Balisang

12/05/2025

01/05/2025

“𝑨 𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒇 𝑯𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍”
Written and Directed by Michael Lacanilao

🗓️ Dates: May 2 and May 3, 2025
⏰ Time: 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM
📍 Venue: UP Cinematheque, UP Visayas Iloilo City Campus

This is a project of the Iloilo Media-Citizen Council in partnership with DAKILA, University of the Philippines Visayas, UPV OICA, UPV Division of Humanities, of UPV, and UPV Information and Publications Office.

01/05/2025

🌀 𝑪𝒂𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒔𝒆𝒆—𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒍𝒅?

As the battle for truth rages in the age of AI, algorithms, and viral disinformation, what can a 31-minute film about a fictional stairwell teach us about real press freedom?

🎥 Join us for a free screening of "𝑨 𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒇 𝑯𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍"
🗓️ May 2 (academe) & May 3 (media community)
📍UP Visayas Cinematheque, Iloilo City
🎙️ With filmmaker and philosopher Michael Lacanilao leading the post-screening forum

Let’s unpack illusion, manipulation, and meaning in today’s media.
Limited slots—register now:
👨‍🎓 𝑺𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 & 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔: https://bit.ly/EscherianStairwell1
📰 𝑱𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒔 & 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒔: https://bit.ly/EscherianStairwell2



Graphics: Maybelle Jabian

01/05/2025

This Labor Day, we honor the strength and hands of those who build, feed, clean, care, inform, and keep our nation forward. With persistence and dignity to serve, these individuals form the backbone of our economy.

Moreover, as we celebrate this day, let us also reflect and call for fair treatment, safe work environments, and rights that protect and uplift every working Filipino—especially those in marginalized sectors. The sweat of the working class waters the roots of freedom, justice, and progress!





Caption and Pubmat by: Jasmine Kris Caleza

25/04/2025

A decade after his film thesis on a paradoxical stairwell captured public attention, filmmaker Michael Lacanilao reflects on its origins and the existential questions that shaped the internet legend. Set against the 2022 Philippine elections, 𝗔 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 explores belief, knowledge, and truth, while tracing how a 2012 student project foresaw the era of disinformation.

🆓 Film Screening is FREE
📍UP Visayas Cinematheque, Iloilo City

𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀:
🗓️: May 2, 2025 | 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM
🗓️: May 3, 2025 | 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM, World Press Freedom Day

𝗗𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀, 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝟴𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘆. Interested participants may register via the following links:

1. 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀: https://bit.ly/EscherianStairwell1 | Day 1, May 2, 2025.

2. 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: https://bit.ly/EscherianStairwell2 | Day 2, May 3, 2025.

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿, 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗼.

Register now and see you there!

A decade after his film thesis on a paradoxical stairwell captured public attention, filmmaker Michael Lacanilao reflects on its origins and the existential questions that shaped the internet legend. Set against the 2022 Philippine elections, 𝗔 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 explores belief, knowledge, and truth, while tracing how a 2012 student project foresaw the era of disinformation.

🆓 Film Screening is FREE
📍UP Visayas Cinematheque, Iloilo City

𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀:
🗓️: May 2, 2025 | 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM
🗓️: May 3, 2025 | 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM, World Press Freedom Day

𝗗𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀, 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝟴𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘆. Interested participants may register via the following links:

1. 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀: https://bit.ly/EscherianStairwell1 | Day 1, May 2, 2025.

2. 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: https://bit.ly/EscherianStairwell2 | Day 2, May 3, 2025.

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿, 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗼.

Register now and see you there!

22/04/2025

𝐎𝐅𝐖𝐬, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬!

The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has launched the 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 (𝗢𝗩𝗖𝗦), making voting easier for Filipinos abroad!

📅 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱: March 20 – May 7, 2025
✍️ 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱: March 20 - April 12, 2025
🗳️ 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱: April 13 – May 12, 2025 (Until 7:00 PM Philippine Standard Time)

📱Vote securely through your phone, tablet, or laptop.

📍 If you need help, visit your nearest embassy or consulate OVCS kiosk from April 13 - May 12, 2025 (before 7:00 PM PST)

🔗 For full guide and information, check the details below!

𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐝!




Researched by: Amanda Isabel Contemplacion
Caption by: Alluna Hervi Pacion
Pubmat by: Jad Moragas