Carcar City, Cebu, Philippines – The Department of Education and Vice President Sara Z. Duterte declared the opening of the 2024 National Schools Press Conference and instilled in the minds of the journalists to separate assumption from opinion in her speech during the NSPC Grand Opening Ceremony at Carcar City Oval, Poblacion III, Carcar City, July 8.
“In your pursuit to achieve your dreams, never circulate fake news and do not lie as you perform in your respective careers someday,” Duterte added.
The event, which gathered more than 3,000 best young journalists with their respective school paper advisers and coaches from 17 regions across the country, targets on the theme “Galing, Talino at Husay ng mga Batang Makabansa sa Diwa ng MATATAG na Adhika.”
Following the keynote speech is a series of messages from Senator Imee R. Marcos and Cebu province Governor Gwendolyn F. Garcia.
They emphasized the importance of campus journalism and encouraged the journalists to persevere in their pursuit of truth.
The ceremony ended with a showering of confetti prepared by the host region.