The Department of Communication (DC) offers a quality academic program to help students (1) acquire effective oral, written, and multimedia skills; (2) demonstrate analytical and critical skills in communication research and practice; (3) create innovative and democratic forms of communication; and (4) adopt interdisciplinary perspectives with socio-cultural rootedness, accountability, and civic responsibility.
Faculty members of the department specialize in various areas of communication such as journalism, broadcast communication, and speech communication. These are also the areas of concentration in the Bachelor of Arts in Communication program.
Faculty Roster
| Faculty | Academic Background | Title and Rank |
ABALOS, CECILIA FE L. | B.A., University of the Philippines College Baguio (1996) M.A., University of the Philippines Diliman (2001) Ph.D., University of the Philippines Los Baños (2014) | Professor of Speech Communication |
| AFABLE, MARIA RINA L. | A.B., University of the Philippines (1981) M.A., University of the Philippines (1998) Ph.D., University of the Philippines (2011) | Associate Professor of Mass Communication |
| ANDRADA, JETHRO | B.A., University of the Philippines Baguio, magna cum laude (2023) | Instructor in Journalism |
BALGOS, MARKNEEL I. | B.A., University of the Philippines Diliman, cum laude (2019) | Instructor in Speech Communication |
| CHAPAP-DULATRE, ZENAS | B.A., University of the Philippines Baguio (2011) | Instructor in Journalism |
FAJARDO, CHRISTIAN EZEKIEL | B.A., University of the Philippines Baguio (2007) M.A., University of the Philippines Diliman (2016) | Assistant Professor of Speech Communication |
FONG, JIMMY B. | B.A., University of the Philippines College Baguio, cum laude (1986) M.A., University of the Philippines Diliman (1994) Ph.D., University of the Philippines Diliman (2011) | Professor of Mass Communication |
GUTIERREZ, DENNIS V. | B.A., University of the Philippines College Baguio (1998) | Instructor in Broadcast Communication |
LUAYON, CARLO FRANCES | B.A., University of the Philippines Visayas (2016) | Instructor in Broadcast Communication |
| MEAMO, BENJAMIN GEORGE P. III | B.A., University of the Philippines Baguio, cum laude (2017) | Instructor in Speech Communication |
| QUERI, SHEKINAH DORELLE P. | B.A., University of the Philippines Baguio (2007) M.A., University of the Philippines (2016) | Assistant Professor of Speech Communication |
TATCHO, ORVILLE B. | B.A., University of the Philippines Baguio, cum laude (2011) M.A., University of the Philippines Diliman (2017) Ph.D., University of Alabama (2021) | Associate Professor of Speech Communication |
WILSON, DORIS B. | B.A., University of the Philippines Baguio (2013) M.A., Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands (2018) | Assistant Professor of Speech Communication |
The BA Communication Program
The BA Communication program provides students with an in- depth understanding of critical and analytical frames used in the communication discipline. It implements a “major-minor” scheme where students select a major area and a minor area among broadcast communication, journalism, and speech communication (e.g., major in speech communication and minor in broadcast communication). Although the program offers concentration areas, it emphasizes their interrelatedness by providing a core curriculum that focuses on their shared conceptual structures, frameworks, and methodologies.
Student Works
From Ili To City
From Ili To City
FROM ILI TO CITY (FITC) is a multimedia platform that specializes in digital storytelling. Derived from the word ili (an Igorot word that refers to one’s hometown, province, or place of origin), FITC features narratives about ordinary people leading extraordinary lives in the rural and urban sectors of the Cordillera community. The stories aim to inform, entertain, and educate the audience by providing them with unique perspectives on community issues and inspiring them to participate in community discussions. FITC conducts onsite screening and online streaming events showcasing audio and video programs, documentaries, and drama productions produced by communication students of the College of Arts and Communication (CAC) of the University of the Philippines Baguio. It serves as a practical training ground where young producers apply the knowledge and skills they have learned in broadcast research, conceptualization and pitching, scriptwriting, performance, production, operations management, audience engagement, and feedback evaluation. The broadcast communication courses usually involved in its production are the Broadcast Communication 130 (Program Planning and Building), Broadcast Communication 120 (Documentary for Broadcast and Related Media), and Broadcast Communication 122 (Broadcast Drama) classes facilitated by Asst. Prof. Dennis V. Gutierrez.