{"id":73011,"date":"2026-02-02T06:56:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T22:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=73011"},"modified":"2026-01-29T18:27:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:27:47","slug":"ph-students-lead-asia-pacific-winners-at-ga-2025-nextinline-changemakers-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2026\/02\/02\/ph-students-lead-asia-pacific-winners-at-ga-2025-nextinline-changemakers-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"PH students lead Asia-Pacific winners at GA 2025 #NextInLine Changemakers contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management (GA) has announced the regional winners of the 2025\u00a0#NextInLine Changemakers\u2019 Recognition Competition<\/i>, with Filipino students earning three of the ten top spots in the Asia-Pacific category. The results were revealed during GA\u2019s final Hero Web Conference on December 5.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The global essay-writing competition challenged students and young communication practitioners to respond to the theme,\u00a0\u201cHow Can AI-Driven Communication Transform the World? From Information to Impact: Reimagining the Future of Ethical, Purpose-Driven Communication.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

Entrants submitted original essays examining how innovation, empathy, and the responsible use of artificial intelligence can advance ethical and human-centered communication.<\/p>\n

The Philippines delivered a strong showing this year, with\u00a0Khrysza Paras,\u00a0Edmund Rhei Morada, and\u00a0Jillian Barreiro\u00a0recognized among the Asia-Pacific region\u2019s most promising young communicators. They join a diverse roster of honorees from Indonesia, Africa, South Asia, the Middle East, and North America \u2014 all of whom received a Global Alliance Certificate of Distinction.<\/p>\n

Ana Pista, APR, chair of GA\u2019s Student and Young Practitioners Month (SYPM) 2025, praised the winners for their forward-looking perspectives.\u00a0\u201cWe were truly blown away by their ideas as well as their passion for communication,\u201d Pista said. \u201cTheir essays show that the next generation of communicators understands the critical role of responsible AI use in shaping ethical, human-centered solutions.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

2025 REGIONAL WINNERS<\/b><\/p>\n

ASIA-PACIFIC
\n<\/b>Khrysza Paras (Philippines)
\nEdmund Rhei Morada (Philippines)
\nDesak Ayu Bulan Trisna Aprilia Putri (Indonesia)
\nNabilah Azzahra Putri Bastari (Indonesia)
\nJillian Barreiro (Philippines)
\nStephanie (Indonesia)
\nPriscilla Audric Kanabi (Indonesia)
\nSyfa Aulia Manezha (Indonesia)
\nMumtaaz Qadhifa (Indonesia)
\nAdinda Silvia Maharani (Indonesia)<\/p>\n

AFRICA
\n<\/b>Aromaradu Salahudeen Salihu (Nigeria)
\nAzeez Sulaiman (Nigeria)
\nBenaja Nkemzikann (Cameroon)
\nDaryl Tchabat (Cameroon)
\nElvis Miba Pengou (Cameroon)
\nEmmanuel Chiwila (Zambia)
\nIkwuorgu Favour Eloho (Nigeria)
\nJessica Gbedemah (South Africa)
\nVenant Axel Alima (Cameroon)
\nOgunsemowo Moyinoluwa Elizabeth (Nigeria)<\/p>\n

NORTH AMERICA
\n<\/b>Amber Marthinsen (USA)<\/p>\n

SOUTH ASIA & MIDDLE EAST
\n<\/b>Tisha Jain (India)
\nAbhijit Rawat (India)
\nDivyangna Mehrotra (India)
\nLamisha Akter Fiza (Bangladesh)
\nKomal Iyer (India)
\nPoshita Jain (India)
\nPratibha Pandey (India)
\nSenjuti Paul (Bangladesh)
\nShrida Trivedi (India)
\nShrimoyee Sur (India)<\/p>\n

Championing youth leadership in a rapidly evolving digital landscape<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0#NextInLine Changemakers\u2019 Recognition<\/i>\u00a0is a flagship initiative under GA\u2019s annual\u00a0Student and Young Practitioners Month (SYPM), a program designed to elevate youth leadership and cultivate ethical thinking among emerging communication professionals. Held across GA\u2019s six global regions, SYPM encourages young practitioners to critically examine the impact of artificial intelligence on public trust, information flow, and the future of communication work.<\/p>\n

GA noted that this year\u2019s winning essays highlight a growing awareness among young communicators of the need to balance technological advancement with empathy, inclusivity, and accountability. As AI continues to influence how information is created and consumed, the organization emphasized its commitment to nurturing leaders who understand that technology must amplify \u2014 not replace \u2014 human values.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Philippines delivered a strong showing this year, with\u00a0Khrysza Paras,\u00a0Edmund Rhei Morada, and\u00a0Jillian Barreiro\u00a0recognized among the Asia-Pacific region\u2019s most promising young communicators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":73012,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[853,96],"class_list":["post-73011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73011"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":73013,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73011\/revisions\/73013"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}