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Filipino writer Mikki Crisostomo is gaining renewed attention after being featured by ABS-CBN News for her work as a co-writer of a New York Times bestselling graphic novel.

iACADEMY’s Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSCS) program has earned Level II Re-Accredited Status from the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA), as granted by the Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines (FAAP).

Filmmaking brings together talents from different creative disciplines, with each contributor playing a role in shaping a production’s visual identity. Among those involved in the film Multwoh (Patay na Patay Sa’yo) are Sassa Gurl, who plays Marcel, and Joao Constancia, who portrays Miguel, alongside iACADEMY alumnus Jazz Simbulan, a Batch 2018 graduate of the Multimedia Arts and Design program and one of the film’s creative contributors.

For Paolo Steven Santos, the transition from student to technology professional happened even before he officially graduated. Santos pursued a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with specialization in Software Engineering at iACADEMY.

Filmmaker and iACADEMY’s iNDIEGENIUS mentee Rodiel Veloso continues to take his creative work to bigger stages as his film project, “My Missing Half”, has been selected among the Top 10 Filipino projects for the 10th Anniversary Edition of the DGPI PITCH: X·PAND.

The first Filipino film, Dalagang Bukid by Jose Nepomuceno, was publicly screened in 1919, making the Philippine film industry a little over a hundred years old. The landscape has evolved since then, and today, Filipino cinema has a long history of great directors and films that show the issues the people face during their time.

The NEXT School is iACADEMY’s short courses program, offering a diverse range of courses designed to help individuals enhance their skills and advance their professional goals.

iACADEMY BS Animation student Mary Anne Caharop under Muni-Moonie Studio has been recognized as the Visayas’ Inspiring Storyteller at Inspiring Philippines 2026, receiving a ₱50,000 grant for her 2D paperless animated film, Buhi.

H.E. Karol Nawrocki, President of the Republic of Poland, headlined the opening of the 5th Annual Poland-Philippines IT Business Summit at iACADEMY in Makati City, where he delivered the summit’s Opening Address and met with the iACADEMY community, representatives from private institutions and government agencies, including the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), under the leadership of Secretary Henry R. Aguda; representatives of the Local Government of Makati, including Makati City Mayor Hon. Nancy Binay; and participants of the Poland-Philippines Smart Cities Hackathon.