The Department of National Defense hosted its first-ever Spoken Poetry Competition on Women Empowerment as part of the National Women’s Month Celebration 2025. Six members of the DND family showcased their creative spoken poetry performances anchored on the theme “𝗕𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗲 𝘀𝗮 𝗟𝗮𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗸𝘁𝗼𝗿, 𝗔𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝘂𝗸𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘀.” VOTE NOW FOR YOUR FAVORITE! 💜 Don't miss your chance to vote by reacting to your favorite performance! The entry with

114TH TUBA FOUNDATION ANNIVERSARY l Spoken Poetry Competition 2025 (Katty Toribio) WATCH l Katty Toribio from Barangay Camp 4 showcased her literary talents during the Spoken Poetry Competition held at the Tuba Youth Sports Center on Saturday, December 6. Toribio received a consolation prize in the event, and brought pride to her barangay through her wonderful entry. 🎥: Donna Alyssa Mabiasen (SLU Intern) #Tuba #TubaBenguet #114thTubaFoundationAnniversary #MusicandArtsCompetition2025 #SpokenPoet

In celebration of World Teachers’ Day, here’s the winning spoken poetry piece by Erica Ranjo, a BSEd-SocSci 3 student. She landed 2nd place in the National Spoken Poetry Competition organized by the World Council for Curriculum and Instruction-Philippine Student Teachers’ Network. Listen and be inspired, future Louisian educators! #SEAS #Excellence #LouisianTeachersIntheMaking #LouisianEducators #WorldTeachersDay2023 | University of Saint Louis