CITY OF SAN FERNANDO --- Student journalists from the Department of Education Central Luzon's 20 Schools Division Offices will gather on May 20 and 27, 2023 for the 2023 Regional Schools Press Conference (RSPC) to be held in San Jose City National High School.
The regional press conference is themed “From Campus Journalism to Real-World Journalism: Shaping Minds from Schools to Societies."
RSPC aims to demonstrate an understanding of the importance of journalism by expressing it through different endeavors and approaches.
It is also seen to sustain advocacy on social consciousness and environmental awareness; provide a venue for an enriching learning experience for students interested in Journalism as a career or those who intend to use skill sets learned through campus journalism to give them a better edge in their chosen careers; promote responsible journalism and fair and ethical use of social media; and enhance journalistic competence through healthy and friendly competitions.
Elementary and secondary school qualifiers will vie for honors in news writing, features writing, editorial writing, sports writing, copyreading and headline writing, science and technology writing, photojournalism, editorial cartooning, and column writing under the individual category.
The group contests include radio script writing and broadcasting, collaborative desktop publishing; and online publishing, TV script writing and broadcasting for the secondary level.
The school paper contests include best news, features, editorial, science and technology, and sports sections as well as layout and page design.
The 2023 RSPC is pursuant to Republic Act (RA) No. 7079, otherwise known as the Campus Journalism Act of 199 1, and in compliance with DepEd Order No. 47, s. 2010, entitled Guidelines on Financial Subsidy for the Conduct of the Regional Schools Press Conference (RSPC), its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) specifically Rule IX of Section 1.