
The BA Communication and Media Arts (BACMA) program congratulates its faculty and alumni for presenting their research at the Speech Communication Conference 2025, held at the University of the Philippines Los Baños on October 9–10, 2025.
Associate Prof. Dennis John F. Sumaylo (BACMA Faculty)
“Creative Participatory Research Process through the Lens of the PRETE Framework and Place Attachment: Insights from Urban Sights and Sounds: A Multisensorial Exhibit”
Prof. Karen Joyce G. Cayamanda, PhD (BACMA Faculty)
“Risk Communication Management towards a Modified Social Amplification of Risk Framework (SARF) and Theory”
Asst. Prof. Merle Dawn S. Comidoy-Acol, MM, MSDCM (BACMA Faculty)
“Communicating Philippine Biodiversity through TikTok: A Thematic Analysis of Celine Murillo’s Videos”
Quincy B. Feliscuzo (BACA 2023) and Prof. Karen Joyce G. Cayamanda, PhD (BACMA Faculty)
“Voice, Dialogue, and Co-Creation: Participatory Design as a Mechanism for Community-Led Disaster Preparedness”




Alumni presenters:
Joshua N. Meralles (BACMA 2025)
A Mapping Review of Trends in BA Communication and Media Arts Student Theses of UP Mindanao
Clara Iyns E. Gentiles (BACMA 2025)
Designing a Community-Engaged Health Communication Material to Increase Schistosomiasis Mass Drug Administration Participation in Cambanogoy, Asuncion, Davao del Norte
Adrian B. Arendon (BACMA 2025)
Documenting Communicative Ecology on African Swine Fever Virus: A Qualitative Study Among Raisers in Koronadal City, South Cotabato
Alyssa M. Ilaguison (BACMA 2025)
Exploring the Communication Ecology of the Davao Regional Rehabilitation Center for the Youth (RRCY) and Its Impact on Care Team Communication Practice
Through its participation in the Speech Communication Conference 2025, the BACMA program celebrates
- The continuing research leadership of its faculty and alumni in advancing communication and media scholarship across diverse fields and communities.
- The achievement and continued contribution to advancing communication research in Mindanao and beyond.



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