About the award

The Lasallian Scholarum Awards (LSA) is De La Salle University’s flagship program that recognizes outstanding media coverage of Filipino youth and education issues by the national media and campus press. Spearheaded by the Strategic Communications Office in 2004, the LSA honors the zeal and dedication of the country’s journalists in their pursuit of truth. Amid the rise of social media and AI and in the fight vs. fake news, De La Salle University dedicates the LSA to them, in our shared mission to deliver stories that bring hope and spark change in our society.

About the logo

The logo is an adaptation of the rabat (pronounced ra-bah), the official collar worn by the La Salle Brothers. It is a tribute to St. John Baptist de La Salle, a French priest who started a ministry to educate the poor children of his time, more than 300 years ago.

St. La Salle’s initial foray into school administration and education ministry began with his helping the Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus, a congregation that provided education for poor and abandoned girls. It was in this school where he met Adrian Nyel, a lay person, who asked him to establish a free school for boys.

It was after that encounter that St. La Salle embarked on a lifelong educational advocacy. His deep compassion, creative spirit, and trust in God allowed him to introduce educational innovations that have since shaped the educational landscape across the world.

RAMON ORLINA
Transparent

Designed and created by noted glass sculptor Ramon Orlina, the angular glass sculpture symbolizes the multifaceted lives and needs of the Filipino youth vis-a-vis their education.

Daniel Dela Cruz
Flight

The sculpture symbolizes the Lasallian Scholarum Awards’ way of recognizing youth and education stories, urging the public to change and take flight.

TOYM IMAO
Unfolding

The sculpture reflects a “flight of ideas” coming out of a box with the five senses etched on the side.

Lasallian Scholarum Awards Judges

Jamela Aisha Alindogan
Broadcast Journalist
Al Jazeera English

Ani Rosa Almario
Vice President
Adarna House

Dr. Virgilio Almario
National Artist

Sec Sonny Angara
Secretary
Department of Education

Dr. Arthur Casanova
Komisyoner
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino

Sheila Coronel
Director
Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism,
Columbia Journalism School

Mikee De Vega
Former University Student Government President

Dr. Clodualdo del Mundo
University Fellow

Danielle del Rosario
Vice President, Chief Risk Officer & Director for Strategy
PHINMA Corporation

Fritzie Ian DeVera
Vice President
Lasallian Mission

Pepe Diokno
Filmmaker

Alex Eduque
Founder and Chairperson
Move.org Foundation, Inc.

Br. Aikee Esmeli FSC
Vice President
DLSMHSI

Danzel Fernandez
Board Member
1st District of Laguna

Marcia Gokongwei
Director
Gokongwei Brothers Foundation

Rico Hizon
Broadcast Journalist

Jay Jaboneta
Founder
Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation

Natalie Christine Jorge
Executive Director
Bato Balani Foundation

Lolita Lachica
Independent executive producer and writer

Dr. Cristina Lim-Yuson
CEO of Museo Pambata

Dr. Bienvenido Lumbera
National Artist

Jose Mari Magpayo
Regent
Bethlehem University

Pramela Menghjarani
Former University Student Government President

Jose Miguel Moreno
Former University Student Government President

Henry Motte-Munoz
Chief Executive Officer
Edukasyon.ph

Diether Ocampo
Actor

Yolly Ong
Group Chairperson, Campaigns and Grey

 Margarita Ortigas
Al Jazeera English

Grace Padaca
Former Commissioner of the Commission on Elections of the Philippines

Emmanuel Mirus Ponon
Multi-awarded Lasallian student leader

Raissa Posadas-Hechanova
Director/Board Member
RFM Corp.

Sachie Nadal Reyes
Executive Director
Academe Foundation

Jesse Robredo †
Former DILG Secretary

JB Tan
President
iVolunteer Philippines

Lorna Verano †
Former Congresswoman

Leah Villalon 
Executive Director
National Youth Commission

Camille Villar
Deputy Speaker
House of Representatives

Atty.Emmeline Aglipay Villar
DSWD Undersecretary

Nelca Villarin
Vice Dean for Student Affairs

Br. Richie Yap FSC
Signum Fidei Association National Brother Adviser and DLSU Senior High School faculty member

Ida Anita Del Mundo
Filmmaker, Writer, Musician,
Educator

Liza Diño-Seguerra
CEO
Fire and Ice Media
Executive Director
Quezon City Film Commission

Dr. Anne Frances Sangil
Department of Literature
De La Salle University

Dr. Shirley Lua
Department of Literature
De La Salle University

Through the Years

2014

Launched the category “Outstanding online feature on youth and education”

2021 & 2022

Shifted online during the pandemic years

2023

Launched the category “Outstanding Media Personality” in collaboration with the Student Media Office

2025

Launched the category “Outstanding Film on Youth and Education”

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