10 young storytellers make it to

semifinals of Inquirer Read-Along tilt

Ten students from Metro Manila schools made the cut to the semifinal round of the 7th
Inquirer Read-Along Festival Storytelling Competition on Saturday.
Eighty-one young storytellers from 12 schools in Metro Manila and Cavite province
joined the elimination round held at main office of the Philippine Daily Inquirer in Makati.

The semifinalists are:

Izabelle Rose Dimzon, Crisha Kaye Coja and
Reeve Angelo Penuliar of School of Saint
Anthony in Quezon City
Jercy Tuesca and Princess Jeza Gail Eliang of Antonio Regidor Elementary School
in Manila
Jiro Patrick Julian of Chiang Kai Shek College in Manila
Rica Deon Delgado, Jose Joachim Manalang and Jessica Seo of The Seed
Montessori School in Quezon City
Iza Nicole Barcena of J. Zamora Elementary School in Manila

Junior Inquirer editor and Inquirer Read-Along host Ruth Navarra Mayo headed the
board of judges, which included Inquirer photographer Grig Montegrande and Ang Pinoy
Storytellers Posh Develos.

Other schools that participated in Saturdays elimination rounds were Good Shepherd
Montessori in Pasig; De La Salle Greenhills in Mandaluyong; Malagasang II Elementary School in
Imus, Cavite province; and Saint Anthony Montessori Inc. Makati, Mandaluyong and Manila
branches.

Five finalists will be chosen during the semifinal round on Sept. 30.

The finals will be held on the last session of the Read-Along Festival on Oct. 7 at 3 p.m.,
also at the Inquirer main office.