PAPI elects new board for 2025-2028 at National Press Club

ONE of the country’s largest and oldest media organizations representing the publishing sector, the Publisher’s Association of the Philippines Inc. (PAPI), has elected its new set of board members at the National Press Club (NPC) in Intramuros, Manila, on June 24, 2025.

NEW SET OF OFFICERS The newly elected officials of the Publisher’s Association of the Philippines Inc. are set to take office after their oath-taking, which is yet to be announced by the new board, and will serve until 2028. IMAGE FROM PAPI FACEBOOK PAGE

The new officers are president, Rebecca Velasquez, publisher of Pulso ng Makabagong Caviteno; executive vice president, Ian Junio, publisher of Hyperland News Publishing; reelected vice president for Luzon, Alma Omilig Ochotorena, publisher of News Syndicate Digest; vice president for Visayas, Danilo Silvestrece, publisher of Balita Tirador Publication; vice president for Mindanao, Anila Anne Acosta, publisher of Mindanao Expose; secretary, Reyland Lopez, publisher of Unang Milenyo News Publishing Center; reelected treasurer, Leonida Pascua Cardona, publisher of People’s Monitor Publication; auditor, May Ann Reyla, publisher of City View Publishing; reelected board of director for Luzon, Eduardo Cardona, publisher of Rizal Voice Publication and Dina Diaz, publisher of Tarlac Insider Weekly Newspaper; board of director for Visayas, Giecel Albar, publisher of Akeanon News Publishing Services; and reelected board of director for Mindanao, Elpedio Bermas Soriano Jr., publisher of Eagles Journal and Joseph Denmarc Miranda Avila, publisher of Peryodista Publications.

Held concurrently with its national elections and the mid-year general assembly, bearing the theme “Fighting Fake News as a United Mission,” NPC President Leoniel Abasola, Lily Lim and Presidential Task Force on Media Security or PTFoMS Undersecretary Joe Torres Jr. extended their message of support to the organization, expressing their immense gratitude to PAPI for their enduring partnership over the years.

Reappointed Secretary of the Presidential Communication Office Jay Ruiz showed his full support to the outgoing president, Nelson Santos, and PAPI by attending the event.