Sofía Araujo from the Colegio Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles in the province of Chiriquí became the winner of the National Oratory Contest 2025, organized by the Ministry of Education (Meduca) and +Móvil, with the support of public and private entities. This year's edition was held under the motto "Constitutional Literacy: The transformative power of youth in building a new constitution for the Panama we dream of." Additionally, the contest set a record participation figure with 4,212 students from various locations across the country.
In the 20th final of the contest, held on the evening of November 23, the 15 finalists faced three rounds in which they had the opportunity to showcase their oral expression skills. The Teatro Anayansi at the Atlapa Convention Center was the stage for the event, and it was broadcast nationally and internationally by NTN24 (United States, Canada, and all of Latin America), reaching an audience of over 56 million viewers.
Results of the National Oratory Contest 2025: - 1st place: Sofía Araujo (Colegio Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles, Chiriquí province) - 2nd place: Edoardo Baldera (Colegio Adventista Metropolitano) - 3rd place: Ricardo Hendrick (Academia Santa María de Colón) - 4th place: Augusto Pino del San Vicente de Paúl - 5th place: Juan Monterry (Colegio Saint Mary) - 6th place: María Prescott (Colegio Bilingüe Eben Ezer de Colón) - 7th place: Omairas Sánchez (Colegio San Agustín de Penonomé)
It is worth mentioning that Maricel Cohen de Mulino, the First Lady, was the godmother of this twentieth edition of the contest.
