2010 July 25
NEWS RELEASE
79 years of upholding campus press freedom Campus journalists celebrate National Day of Campus Press Freedom
“As the Guild celebrates today the 79 years of patriotic and democratic service, and the National Day of Campus Press freedom, we will continue to be the voice of young journalists.” College Editors Guild of the Philippines National President Trina Federis said.
“During the World War II, members of the campus press gave their lives in defending our Motherland. During the martial law, campus journalists served as the mosquito press, printing news that matter to the people when mainstream press dared not. Today we continue to speak against commercialization of education, US intervention, and other anti-people policies.”
“We are not merely celebrating however, as campus press freedom violations continue unabated. Since Aquino’s inauguration, not much has changed. Such is seen in the campus press freedom violations experienced by The Cordial and UP Vista. The Cordial, the official student publication of Cor Jesu College in Digos City, suffers from oppression by the school administrators; their publication was unceremoniously replaced with a new publication. Members of UP Vista of the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of the Philippines Visayas continue to suffer from red-tagging and surveillance by the military. We challenge the PNOY administration to resolve the cases of journalist killings, human rights violations and campus repression in the soonest possible time.”
“We have survived 79 years. And we will carry on. We continue to fight for genuine campus press freedom. As long as such is not realized, we will not stop. We will join the People’s SONA tomorrow, a testament of our commitment to the people.” Federis concluded.
The Guild celebrated its 79 years in the 1962 Bar near Timog Avenue through a night of nostalgia. Looking back the past seven decades with alumni Hon. Teddy Casiño, former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo, and other fellow Guilders.###
Reference:
Trina Federis
National President
09104803098
NEWS RELEASE
79 years of upholding campus press freedom Campus journalists celebrate National Day of Campus Press Freedom
“As the Guild celebrates today the 79 years of patriotic and democratic service, and the National Day of Campus Press freedom, we will continue to be the voice of young journalists.” College Editors Guild of the Philippines National President Trina Federis said.
“During the World War II, members of the campus press gave their lives in defending our Motherland. During the martial law, campus journalists served as the mosquito press, printing news that matter to the people when mainstream press dared not. Today we continue to speak against commercialization of education, US intervention, and other anti-people policies.”
“We are not merely celebrating however, as campus press freedom violations continue unabated. Since Aquino’s inauguration, not much has changed. Such is seen in the campus press freedom violations experienced by The Cordial and UP Vista. The Cordial, the official student publication of Cor Jesu College in Digos City, suffers from oppression by the school administrators; their publication was unceremoniously replaced with a new publication. Members of UP Vista of the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of the Philippines Visayas continue to suffer from red-tagging and surveillance by the military. We challenge the PNOY administration to resolve the cases of journalist killings, human rights violations and campus repression in the soonest possible time.”
“We have survived 79 years. And we will carry on. We continue to fight for genuine campus press freedom. As long as such is not realized, we will not stop. We will join the People’s SONA tomorrow, a testament of our commitment to the people.” Federis concluded.
The Guild celebrated its 79 years in the 1962 Bar near Timog Avenue through a night of nostalgia. Looking back the past seven decades with alumni Hon. Teddy Casiño, former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo, and other fellow Guilders.###
Reference:
Trina Federis
National President
09104803098
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