All set for COPRE '05; 35 publications vie for awards
The College Press Conference (Copre) and Awards 2005 is all set to be held November 17, 2005, at the Iloilo Grand Hotel, Iloilo City.
Thirty-five college publications will vie for the various major awards, Best Magazine, Best Newspaper, Best Departmental Publication, and the Graciano Lopez Jaena Award.
Copre '05 is expected to gather about 200 college editors and writers all over Western Visayas who will participate in the journalistic writing competitions on the same day and vie for awards in different categories, like, news writing, feature writing, editorial and column writing and many more.
The participants will also be oriented on journalistic writing trends by Mr. Daniel Santos, Staff director, Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Central Office, after the contests in the afternoon of November 17.
After which, a forum on the proposed amendments to the 1987 Philippine Constitution will be facilitated, for the student journalists to air their views on Charter change.
PIA Asst. Director General for Visayas Janet C. Mesa said that this year's Copre is the 30th, quite a feat for the agency's continuing advocacy for development journalism.
(PIA 6)