๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐, ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ โ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ ๐. ๐ฆ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฟ., ๐บ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป of ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ๐ (๐ฅ๐ ๐), participated in the 4๐๐ต ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐บ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป 2026 ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐น๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต 6 ๐๐ผ 8, 2026. The convention gathered campus journalists, publication advisers, and media professionals from various higher education institutions across the country.
The three-day national convention served as a learning platform designed for colleges and universities with campus journalism programs, aiming to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and ethical foundations of campus journalists and publication advisers.
The event opened with a warm welcome message from Manila City ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ข ๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ง๐ณ๐, who greeted the campus journalists and advisers attending the convention. In her message, Atienza highlighted the important role of young journalists in strengthening democracy and responsible information sharing.
๐๐ฌ. ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ง-๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐, ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐๐๐ฉ๐๐), also delivered an informative talk discussing the initiatives of DepEd in supporting campus journalism. She emphasized how the department continues to empower student journalists and strengthen responsible media engagement in schools.
๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งโ๐ฌ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง delivered by ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ณ๐๐ซ๐จ, founding president of Probe Productions Inc. Lazaro shared insights on how campus journalists can drive change by combating disinformation in the digital age, encouraging students to uphold truth and accuracy amid the challenges of modern media.
๐๐๐๐ง๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐, ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ฒ. ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง, ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ซ, conducted a specialized session for campus publication advisers. His talk focused on revisiting ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐จ. 7079, ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ 1991, emphasizing the importance of understanding the law in protecting campus press freedom and guiding student publications responsibly.
Campus journalists also gained valuable insights f๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ก๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐, who led a compelling discussion on โ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐.โ Nery challenged participants to sharpen their voice, maintain originality, and uphold critical thinking in a rapidly evolving digital environment influenced by artificial intelligence.
Adding to the list of ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ค๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ณ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ข, ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐ง๐๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ก๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฌ, conducted a session titled โ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ.โ She reminded campus journalists of their crucial role in documenting facts and upholding the truth through responsible reporting.
Another engaging session was delivered by ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ (๐๐๐๐). Cabato inspired student journalists through her discussion on investigative journalism, encouraging them to dig deeper, ask critical questions, and pursue stories that hold those in power accountable.
According to Prof. Solomon, the sessions and discussions during the convention were highly beneficial in enhancing the writing quality and photojournalism skills of the RMC Rizalian Press, particularly in producing stories and photographs that effectively convey meaningful narratives.
โThe topics presented by distinguished journalists and media experts were very useful in strengthening the character of writing and photo storytelling of the Rizalian Press,โ Solomon said.
The 4๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง 2026 served as a valuable venue for ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก among c๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฐ๐ข๐๐.
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ, Inc. for providing the opportunity and full support for participation in this prestigious national journalism gathering. The institutionโs commitment to developing responsible student journalists continues to empower the campus press community to pursue excellence in reporting, writing, and visual storytelling while upholding truth, integrity, and press freedom in the academic community.
