15/08/2026
๐๐พ๐ท๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฐ ๐๐ธ๐พ๐ป๐ท๐ธ, ๐ฆ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฐ ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ช ๐๐ท๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ธ๐ด๐ป๐ช๐ผ๐๐ช ๐ท๐ฐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ช ๐๐ฒ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ท๐ธ
So why don't we invest more in journalism and work toward its growth????
This is the question I am deeply reflecting to, moments before and after today's SPC at DepEd San Roque NHS- Antipolo City.
I think we can all agree, that ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ก๐๐ข๐กโ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
Bakit? Nowadays, information is everywhere. A single post can reach thousands of people in seconds. Pero in midst of this, one thing should never be compromised, that is what is the truth!
Fake news, manipulated narratives, misleading headlines, and information taken out of context have made it increasingly difficult for ordinary people to distinguish facts from mere propaganda. Ang masama nito ay lies now become easier to spread than the truth. In that sense, democracy itself becomes vulnerable.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐บ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐.
Good and ACTUAL journalism does more than report what happened. It asks questions. It verifies facts. It gives context. It holds people in power accountable. Most importantly, it gives citizens the information they need to make informed decisions about their communities, their leaders, and their future.
So, I think you and me can agree din na it is not absurd to derive that ๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ญ๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐ฉ๐๐๐ช๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ง๐ข๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐๐ก๐๐.
The experience I had today reminded me why journalism deserves not only our support, but our investment. Seeing young students write, ask questions, investigate, and tell stories made me wonder:
What if journalism for the youth does not end inside the four walls of a classroom?
What if we give young people more spaces to practice journalism? Yung hindi lang as students, but as young citizens themselves who have a voice in the communities they belong to
What if we have an ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ (๐ฆ๐๐ฃ๐).
A platform where the youth do not simply report school activities, but investigate community concerns, document the realities of their barangays, ask questions of their leaders, and tell the stories that matter to their generation.
Because journalism should be more than a school activity or contest (I am not saying it is)
๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ in itself, ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐.
So, in a time like this: when fake news, misinformation, manipulated narratives, and propaganda can spread faster than facts, journalism has never been more important.
KAILANGAN NATIN ANG KAPANGYARIHAN AT BOSES NG KABATAAN who know how to distinguish information from misinformation, opinion from fact, and a viral post from a verified story.
Good governance requires informed citizens. Its prerequisite traits: TRANSPARENCY and ACCOUNTABILITY, require citizens who are willing to ask questions.
Ergo, ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐บ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ.
P.S. Salamat pala Jhn Rnln Canela sa pagsalo sakin sa opening program dahil may mga tinapos pa akong prior commitment bago makapunta ๐๐
