PINK PEPPER
A writing summit for students
Giving of certificates of participation by
iServe Ramon Salvilla and Cyline
Manzano.
Some 149 students and teachers attended a two-day workshop on campus journalism, dubbed as the Young Student Writers Summit last June 27 and 28 at the conference room of the Iloilo Provincial Capitol
It was organized by the Integrated Services for Education and Volunteer Efforts (I-Serve) and Iloilo Coalition of Non-Government Organizations and People’s Organizations, Inc. (ICON).
The student writers who attended learned more about writing for a campus paper effectively. The resource speakers were Edel Subong from the College of Mass Communication, West Visayas State University who talked on the Essence of Journalism; The News Today’s Florence Hibionada and Lifestyle and Entertainment Editor Kathy Villalon, respectively, talked on News and Featuring Writing; Troy Camarista on Editorial Writing; TNT’S Chris Fernandez for Photojournalism; and Rhea Penaflor on Copywriting and Principles of Journalism.
Participants with iServe Ramon and
Cyline.
One school paper adviser said that of the many workshops she attended, she was glad that the resource speakers who were invited are credible and respected in their fields.
The support for the workshop was overwhelming. The writer, who’s also part of I-Serve, in behalf of this organization and ICON, would like to thank all the advisers and the students as well as our partners, Philippine Long Distance Telecommunications Company (PLDT), Smart communications, Mang Inasal, Provincial Government of Iloilo, Jaycees (Metro Iloilo Dinagyang) and The News Today.