Tan, Mharela Angela A.

IV-Galileo
EDITORIAL WRITING
An editorial is a critical interpretation that serves as the official stand of the newspaper on an issue of interest and
importance. It is usually made to build argumentations and influence public opinion.
The editorial is also called the soul of the newspaper.!
An editorial page is page or set of pages in a newspaper that contains opinions and interpretations about current
events reported on the news page.
An editorial platform is made up of one or two statements regarding the editorial"s purpose. It is written regularly
on the pages of the editorial section ne#t to the masthead.
Parts of the Editorial Section
$. Editorial proper. It is the stand of the newspaper usually about the most important e#isting events or issues that
immediately must be discussed or solved.
%. Editorial column. It e#presses the personal view or opinion of a columnist about an important issue. The editorial
column may also inform, persuade, interpret or critici&e depending on its purpose.
'. Editorial cartoon. A graphic illustration, which is usually humorous, that points out a stand on an issue.
(. Letter to the Editor. A letter of complaint or appreciation sent by a reader to the editorial staff which e#presses
views on a particular issue.
). Guest editorial. The reflection of a writer, who is usually not a part of the publication staff, about a topic useful to
the reader. *#amples of topics are education and morality.
+. Editorial liner. It is a brief statement or ,uotation placed at the end of the editorial to emphasi&e a point.
-. Masthead. It is also called the editorial bo#. This contains data about the newspaper and the staff. .ritten in the
masthead are newspaper logo, the publication staff members and their positions and the publisher.
/. Folio. This is composed of the name of the newspaper, page numbers and date of publication. The data written in
the folio is usually written on the top of the page and found on the other pages.
Characteristics of a Good Editorial
A good editorial does not only give forceful opinions and interpretations. 0ome points must also be considered in
order to create or write a good editorial. According to 1eciliano-2ose 1ru& 3%4$45, a good editorial must6
3$5 7ead logically to a conclusion
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Ideas and information provided in the editorial must be organi&ed and coherent to form an evident and logical
conclusion.
3%5 8resent only one idea
An editorial must present only one issue or an aspect of it. Adding a lot of ideas and statements to the editorial
may cause confusion and ambiguity to the readers.
3'5 Avoid wordiness
As much as possible, an editorial must be written simply and directly. The more concise the information are, the
more forcefully they are presented.
3(5 8resent facts and not mere opinion
Although editorials are opinionated news stories!, presentation of facts would serve as proofs and evidences and
would be a big help in ma9ing the editorial convincing and reliable to the readers.
:ewitt 1. ;eddic9 3$<4(-$</45, a =ournalism professor, gives three characteristics of a good editorial. These are6
Interest
>revity
?orce
@arold 0pears and 1.@. 7awshe 2r., authors of An Introduction to Journalism, define an editorial as an article
that6
Must have clearness of style
@as moral purpose
@as sound reasoning
@as the power to influence public opinion
Main Purposes of an Editorial
:ifferent newspapers may have different stands on issues as well as the purpose of their editorials. The purpose of
an editorial depends on the ma=ority vote or stand of the editorial staff.
a. To inform. *ditorials provide information about people, places, events and phenomena. *ditorials with this
purpose simply give facts and very little opinion.
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*#ample6
A!ANI"AN# $ILIPINO C%LT%RAL "ERITAGE
The effectiveness of the bayanihan! spirit was best shown by groups of students, hundreds of them, as
they too9 to the streets in support of the Metro Manila clean-up and beautification drive.
The students, coming from different schools in Tondo , pooled themselves together, cleaned the streets, and
beautified them with potted ornamental plants. This is bayanihan in action.
The bayanihan is an ancient ?ilipino custom, symbolic of the ?ilipino way of group wor9. As found in the
Vocabulario de la 7engua Tagala 3$-()5 by 8. 2uan de Aoceda and 8. 8edro de 0ncluar, the word bayanihan is
derived from the root word bayani meaning Bbra comun or group wor9.
Another related word, magpabayani, is a re,uest for help by one who wants a =ob done for him, and evo9es
response from neighbors who come in groups to offer their services in all forms and their own simple ways. In
return, the nagpabayani gets free brea9fast, lunch or merienda C-a to9en of appreciation and gratitude of the
nagpabayani.
>ayanihan is more than help e#tended to another. It includes all 9inds of assistanceD aid, relief, or rescue
given free. It may be getting together to pray for a departed soul, or grouping together for operation linis or
operation tulong.
.or9ing together in a spirit of faith, love, and charity is the essence of bayanihanD that spirits of
togetherness that ma9es the ?ilipino distinct from other peoples of the world. It is fine spirit of group wor9 to
instill in the young for the development of proper attitudes towards all forms of team wor9 at home, in school, and
in the community.
The bayanihan could be a basis for the strengthening and the enriching of our group life that will evolve a
strong unity properly directed towards useful citi&enship.
b. To interpret. *ditorials e#plain or interpret the significance of a particular action, condition, situation or decision.
*#ample6
A TALE O$ "ORROR# POP%LATION E&PLOSION
Today the 8hilippines has a population of /4 million. At the present rate of growth, this small country, would only
be most affected by the evil effect of population e#plosion.
This means that most of our high school students now, who would only be in their early (4Es or )4Es at that time,
will be the ones to be most affected by the evil effect of population e#plosion.
As of today our basic problems are food, water, housing, education, and pollution. 2ust imagined how these
problems would be aggravated by the $)4 million mouths to feed, bac9s to clothe, heads to shelter, and minds to
educate.
Also today the world has a population of four billions. These will double in ') years time. The world population
is increasing at the rate of an additional %,444 million every eight years.
In si# and a half centuries from now, there would be one person standing on every s,uare foot of land on earth.
>y that time, men would be no more place for plants to grow.
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The only way to avoid this situation would be through population planning. The first conse,uence can be seen in
the faces of hungry men. Bne half of humanity is hungry at this moment. There is less food per person on earth
today than there was'4 years ago during the worldwide depression.
8olitical chaos is death through world wars, revolutions, aggressions, rebellions, and the li9e.
The third and the best remedy is population planning done through family planning. ?amily planning simply
means the planning of the si&e and spacing of one"s family by means of scientific 9nowledge and method.
c. To praise. *ditorials sometimes aim to e#press appreciation for people and organi&ation by presenting facts about
their deeds and achievements.
*#ample6
T"E GRAND OLD MEN O$ CE%
'Tri(ute)
0eptember < mar9s the $4+th birthday anniversary of a great man whose unmeasurable deeds can never
fade but should always live in the memory of every ?ilipino. The man was :on 0ergio BsmeFa 0r., the Grand old
Man of 1ebu.
In his lifetime, 8resident BsmeFa was the light that illuminated our dar9ened trail during the first days of
the liberation, leading to our national enlightenment and freedom-the building of our ;epublic. It was he who
continued the fight when his predecessor, 8resident Gue&on, failed to return to his beloved people.
8resident BsmeFa, in spite of wealth and power, was one of the humblest government officials and
8resident that our country has ever had. As a man, he was realD as a friend, he was indispensable and trueD as a
leader, he was an e#ampleD as a citi&en, he was most patrioticD and as a personality, he was dynamic and virtuous.
All that he was is now a shadow, but that same shadow stands as a standard with which we can reali&e our
present state of being. Indeed, few are the men who live the life of :on 0ergio BsmeFa. That our school was
named after such a great yet humble hero is something every BsmeFan should be proud of.
d. To criticize. Most editorials aim to give constructive criticisms about people, organi&ations and situations. These
editorials emphasi&e the positive or negative side of the sub=ect but still able to provide facts.
*#ample6
A *%NE +, T"O%G"T# RESPECT $LAG RITES
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A flag ceremony, wherever it be a flag raising or a flag retreat is sacred. Therefore, it should be observed
with all the solemnity and sacredness a ?ilipino citi&en can muster.
The Aational Anthem 38ambansang awit5, li9e the national flag, should be treated with ceremonial respect. Bn
this anniversary of the declaration of Independent in Hawit in $/</ it is perhaps timely to remind all and to
behave during flag ceremonies. 0ad to say, many students during the Monday morning flag raising ceremonies,
instead of standing at attention while singing the Aational Anthem, and while reciting the 8atriotic ?ledge
38anatang Ma9abayan5, move around play and have completely disregarding what"s going on.
It is for this reasons that we are calling the attention of all teachers, especially the social studies teachers to give
more emphasis on teaching values, love of country, respect for the flag, veneration of heroes, and proper behavior
during flag ceremonies. In flag ceremonies cannot be held properly, why then do we hold them at all.
e. To persuade. *ditorials with this purpose convince the readers to support their stand and encourage them to ma9e
an action or solution for the issue.
*#ample6
CAN SCIENCE E RECONCILED WIT" RELIGION-
This was the argument discussed in the open forum during the science seminar-wor9shop held 2uly $/ at the
school social hall in observance of Aational 0cience and Technology wee9.
This statement is from the speech of Mr. *rnesto 7. :amaso of the Aational 0cience Technology Association,
who said that only truth does not change. There is no contradiction between science and religion when both are
property understoodD what is needed is a proper 9nowledge of religion and a more scholarly interpretation of the
bible, the Horan, and other similar boo9s, for there can never be a contradiction between any truth revealed by
God in the holy scriptures and any findings of science, properly tested and verified.
@oly 0criptures of whatever religion are not te#tboo9s of science. Their purpose is all the same-to inculcate
moral, spiritual, and religious truth.
The sub=ect matter of science on the other hand is the physical universe. Its purpose is to discover the law of
nature.
;eligion and science move in the essentially different orbits. ;eligion is concerned primarily with spiritual
realities with moral values, with the intangibles which elude both the pills and the test tubesD science with matter
and energy which can be seen, weighed, and measured.
;eligion has no fear of science. It does not tremble before discussion but before ignorance. It welcomes with
eager hospitality every new finding. Thus further man goes into outer space, the better vision he has of GB:, and
the deeper insight he ac,uires into the :ivine Administration of the universe.
0cientists are searching for the truth in the field of nature =ust as the moralists are see9ing to clarify the
application of ethereal and eternal truth to the changing social and economic conditions of modern life.
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The church welcomes truth wherever it may be found in history, in >iblical researchers, in psychological and
natural fields of human in,uiry. It welcomes every wise thought and every useful discovery, whatever its origin.
Source of examples
http6II=ournsociety4$.wordpress.com
T.pes of Editorials
The type of the editorial to be written is based on the purpose of the writer and the decision and opinion of the
editorial staff. Bther types of editorials may have two or more purposes and two or more types may be combined in one
editorial.
The types of editorial are6
$. *ditorial of Information
This type of editorial gives additional information about facts and ideas un9nown to the reader. 0ub=ects of these
editorials are usually from a news story. It may define terminologies, e#plain and describe a situation, provide a
bac9ground or history and introduce people.
*#ample6
Philippine Population
:ata released by the Aational 0tatistics Bffice 3A0B5 on :ecember +, %4$', pro=ected the 8hilippine
population at </,-'(,-</, based on %4$4 census results, which indicated that population increased nearly $+
million from the %444 census results. The ne#t national census on population is scheduled for %4$). The
1ommission on 8opulation of the 8hilippines estimated the population at a little higher at </,<4<,</$ as of
2anuary %, %4$(.
The 8hilippine population used to be less, but at turn of the century, it overtoo9 the population of its
0outheast Asian neighbors. In $<)4, it stood at $/,)/4,444, in $<+4 at %+,%-%,444, and in $<-4 at '),/4),444. In
%444, it reached --,+)%,444.
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In %4$', the 8hilippines was the $%th most populated country in the world. Gue&on 1ity, the largest city,
has a population of %,+-<,()4. It is a part of Metro Manila which has $$,))',(%- people living in its $+ cities and
one municipality. Manila, another ma=or city, has a population of $,++4,-$(.
There are $- 8hilippine regions and their corresponding population, as of :ecember '$,%4$', were6
Aational 1apital ;egion, $$,/)),<-)D 1ordillera Administrative ;egion, $,+$+,/+-D ;egion $ 3Ilocos ;egion5,
(,-(/,'-%D ;egion % 31agayan Valley5, ',%%<,$+'D ;egion ' 31entral 7u&on5, $4,$'-,-'-D ;egion (-A
31alabar&on5, $%,+4<,/4'D ;egion (-> 3Mimaropa5, %,-((,+-$D ;egion ) 3>icol ;egion5, ),(%4,($$D ;egion +
3.estern Visayas5, -,$4%,('/D ;egion - 31entral Visayas5, +,/44,$/4D ;egion / 3*astern Visayas5, (,$4$,'%%D
;egion < 3Jamboanga 8eninsula5, ',(4-,')'D ;egion $4 3Aorthern Mindanao5, (,%<-,'%'D ;egion $$ 3:avao
;egion5, (,(+/,)+'D ;egion $% 30occs9sargen5, (,$4<,)-$D ;egion $' 31araga5, %,(%<,%%(D and Autonomous
;egion in Muslim Mindanao, ',%)+,$(4.Bverall, the $- regions are composed of /$ provinces, $(4 cities, $,(<(
municipalities, and (%,4%+ barangays. A0B pro=ects the population to reach $4$.'-< million by %4$) and $4<.+(<
million by %4%4.
The Manila >ulletin, led by its 1hairman of the >oard of :irectors :r. *milio T. Kap, 8resident and
8ublisher Atty. @ermogenes 8. 8obre, *#ecutive Vice 8resident :r. *milio 1. Kap III, *ditor-in-1hief :r. 1ris 2.
Icban 2r., >usiness *ditor 7oreto :. 1abaFes, :irectors, Bfficers, and *mployees congratulate the :epartment of
@ealth headed by 0ecretary :r. *nri,ue T. Bna, Aational 0tatistics Bffice Administrator and 1ivil ;egistrar
General 1armelita A. *ricta and :eputy Administrator 8aula Monina G. 1ollado, 1ommission on 8opulation of
the 8hilippines *#ecutive :irector :r. 2uan Antonio A. 8ere& III and :eputy *#ecutive :irector ;osalinda :.
Marcelino, for their coordinative efforts to institutionali&e policies and programs on effective population
management of the ?ilipino people in our ;epublic of the 8hilippines. 1BAG;ATL7ATIBA0 AA:
MA>L@AKM
Source
www.mb.com.ph
%. *ditorial of Interpretation
It describes or interprets the importance or meaning of a significant event, action, condition, situation or theory.
The writer usually presents both sides of the story or sub=ect and does not persuade nor argue.
*#ample6
$ilipino Ti/e
0everal initiatives have been underta9en in recent years to promote punctuality and dispel perceptions
that ?ilipino time! is synonymous with tardiness. There has also been at least one recent effort to synchroni&e
timepieces nationwide. The argument is that while there are individuals who are habitually tardy, others
inadvertently arrive late for appointments because watches are not synchroni&ed under an official standard time.
.ith the enactment of ;epublic Act $4)'), the campaign for punctuality may finally get off the ground.
;A $4)') re,uires not only government offices but also private television and radio stations to calibrate and
synchroni&e their time devices with the 8hilippine 0tandard Time. The public can then synchroni&e personal
timepieces with the 80T, which will be set by the 8hilippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical
0ervices Administration. ?ailure to comply will cost TV and radio stations fines ranging from 8'4,444 to
8)4,444. ?or subse,uent offenses, they can lose their franchise.
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.ith one less e#cuse to be late, it is now up to ?ilipinos to show that tardiness is not a national trait. ?or a
long time, being fashionably late! was regarded as a mar9 of privilege in this country, with VI8s seeing nothing
rude or inconsiderate about ma9ing other people wait for them. Imelda Marcos, at the height of her power as
?erdinand Marcos" first lady, was notorious for tardiness, ma9ing people wait up to three hours for her grand
entrance.
After people power toppled the Marcos dictatorship, 1ora&on A,uino tried to set the e#ample in
punctuality, sometimes arriving even ahead of others at events. Aegative perceptions of ?ilipino time,! however,
have persisted. The passage of ;A $4)') should boost efforts to reverse that perception. That a law has to be
enacted to promote punctuality says a lot about the depth of the problem. *very person"s time is precious. ?ilipino
time should be synonymous with being on time.
Source
www.philstar.com
'. *ditorial of 1riticism
It points out the positive or negative features of a sub=ect or a current news event to emphasi&e a stand and
influence the readers. It is usually ended with a suggestion of a solution for the e#isting problem.
*#ample6
Trash Tal0
1anadaN It doesn"t seem to compute. Bne of the most ecological-minded countries on earth, not to
mention among the friendliest, with warm and stable relations with much of the international community unli9e
its pushy, more problematic neighbor to the southCwhy would a country li9e 1anada be caught in an attempted
smuggling into the 8hilippines of trash mislabeled as recyclable plasticsN
7ast wee9, the >ureau of 1ustoms was able to intercept a shipment of )4 container vans of plastic trash at
the 8ort of Manila. The shipment came from 1anada. :id that country"s government have any hand in the literally
malodorous move to try to dump its garbage in another country"s bac9yardN :etails are ha&y at this point, but
1anadian activists are themselves enraged at the news, and blame their government for it.
.e are deeply embarrassed at how government policies here have caused such bad behavior by some toward the
environment and the good people of the 8hilippines. This is a disgrace,! >uddy >oyd of Jero .aste 1anada was
,uoted as saying.
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This is not, of course, the first time that the 8hilippines became the intended dumping ground for the
detritus of other countries. In %4$%, a L0 naval ship dumped to#ic waste in 0ubic. The contractor that e#tracted
the waste from the L0 Aavy vessel *mory 7and claimed that the material had been pretreated before it was
released into 8hilippine waters, but the commander of *mory 7and himself said the ship had no waste treatment
facility, which was why third-party contractors had to be hired.
After the usual hue and cry, the issue ,uic9ly vanished from the headlines. Ao report of recompense has
come in for the violation of environmental laws, or of any rehabilitation effort that the L0 Aavy and its
designated contractor have done to mitigate the damage to 0ubic waters.
7ate in %44+, similar outrage greeted the news that the 8hilippine government under the then president,
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, was about to sign the 2apan-8hilippines *conomic 8artnership Agreement with
2apanese 8rime Minister 2unichiro Hoi&umi, which activists said would have legali&ed the importation into the
country of to#ic wastes and ha&ardous materials from 2apan. The 8hilippines, it turned out, was the one that
pitched the offerD the 2apanese government said it would only forward waste to the country if the 8hilippines
would officially allow it.
The 2pepa was signed in %44- and ratified by the 0enate in %44/, but the public outcry fortunately
spoo9ed the negotiating parties into drafting two side agreements stipulating that 2apan would not e#port
ha&ardous waste to the 8hilippines, and that provisions in the 8hilippine 1onstitution and other pertinent laws on
public safety and environmental protection are observed.
It"s worth noting that, in all three cases, the countries involved are well-9nown for their own progressive
ecological policies. 1anada, the Lnited 0tates and 2apan are technologically advanced countries with strict
regulations on the treatment and disposal of garbageD the protection of their air, water, and other natural resourcesD
and the promotion of the health and wellbeing of their citi&ens. Indiscriminate dumping of to#ic waste within their
borders merit severe penalties. .hy, then, do they appear to be cavalier about forwarding their effluents and
rubbish to other nationsN
That can only be because other countries with venal or wea9 governments are only too willing to
accommodate them. It boggles the mind to recall that the Arroyo administration itself had offered the possibility
of ha&ardous waste imports into the country to sweeten the trade deal with 2apanCbut only as a negotiating tactic,
it said then.
Bne of the items included is what we call ha&ardous to#ic wastes,! said 8eter ?avila, the then trade
secretary, in 2anuary %44-. It does not mean that we allow them to ship waste to usO If we didn"t do it, we
would be forced to offer another product. It"s a negotiation strategy.!
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If the public hadn"t smelled a rat, of course, and raised a stin9 about it, that provisional offer would have
become permanent. That sort of public vigilance remains crucial at this time, because, even as the 8hilippines
struggles with its own waste disposal problems 3about -) percent of rubbish found in Manila >ay is composed of
plastic waste, %) percent of it plastic bags, according to the *co.aste 1oalition5, it may end up becoming the
dumping ground of other countries without a firm Ao, not ever! from the government.
Source
www.opinion.in,uirer.net
(. *ditorial of Appreciation or Tribute
It praises or commends or gives tribute to people or organi&ations who have performed good deeds, accomplished
a pro=ect, and given honor.
*#ample6
"istoric
It"s been said before and we"ll say it again6 The 8hilippines" Michael 1hristian Martine& made history
=ust by hitting the ice at the 0ochi .inter Games, whether or not he ,ualified for the final round of the men"s
figure s9ating competition. >ut ,ualify he did, ultimately finishing $<th in a field of %( and leaving the distinct
impression that he is a serious contender to watch on the Blympics stage in the future.
The $--year-old Martine&, the youngest s9ater and the first ?ilipino and 0outheast Asian in the
competition, gave it all he"s got. In the short program of '4 participants on Thursday night he performed to Arthur
?iedler"s love theme from ;omeo and 2uliet,! hitting a triple a#el and stri9ing a cantilever spread to cheers from
the audience. @e scored +(./$ and was $<th among those who ,ualified for the finals.
Bn ?riday night he performed the free s9ate to *rnesto 7ecuona"s MalagueFa,! scoring a cumulative score of
$/(.%) and holding the lead among the first si# s9aters. The commentator described his performance as
fantastic.!
It was clear to TV viewers that Martine& had a friendly audience, vigorously applauding his flawless
=umps and even an unfortunate spill from which he gracefully recovered.
At home his compatriots were thrilled by his presence in 0ochi, and flooded social media with cheers and
praise that, he later said in a phone interview, warmed his heart and boosted his determination to ma9e good.
>ut also heartwarming was the sight of the young Blympian waving a =ac9et with 8hilippines! on it after his
performances. The message was that he"s come a long way to wintry ;ussia and it is his country that he is
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wearing on his figurative sleeve. Indeed, the world media were charmed not only by Martine&"s s9ill and potential
but also his bac9 story. The then /-year-old Martine& discovered the wonders of figure s9ating in the 0M
0outhmall s9ating rin9. @e proved a natural and in time was dividing his training between 1alifornia and Manila.
@e went on to emerge fifth overall in the .orld 2unior 1hampionships in Milan and $+th in the ?our
1ontinents 1hampionships in Bsa9a last year. Along the way, he overcame asthma, a fractured an9le, torn 9nee
ligaments and a cut thighCa warrior as much as a s9aterCto achieve a life"s dream of ,ualifying for 0ochi in
0eptember after finishing a rousing -th at the Aebelhorn Trophy in Germany.
Martine&"s performance in the .inter Blympics has captured the imagination of his country and also shed
a harsh light on state assistance for athletes, including those engaged in non-mainstream sports li9e figure s9ating.
It is unclear whether or not he received funds from the 8hilippine 0ports 1ommission. .hat is 9nown so far is
that his family has been funding his training and competition with the help of @ans 0y of the 0M Group acting as
his godfather! and defraying 8$.) million of his e#penses, and donors adding 8)44, 444 through the 8hilippine
09ating Lnion.
801 e#ecutive director Guillermo Iroy 2r. has been ,uoted as saying that the commission approved
financial assistance to the 8hilippine Blympic 1ommittee in the amount of P-,%44 so Martine& could participate
in the 0ochi .inter Games. And it"s said that training costs amount to at least 8-),444 a month.
Martine& made history in 0ochi, but the important issue now is whether the state can now bac9 him in any
meaningful way. @is case once more illustrates the continuing inability of the government sports program to scout
for potential among the youth and the lac9 of funding for athletic training and development. A virtual un9nown in
his country until the wee9s before the 0ochi .inter Games, Martine& will doubtless be in for much fanfare when
he comes home. And the hand-wringing will surely intensify.
In this bas9etball-cra&y country, there has to be room for someone li9e Martine&, who has the imagination
to believe that a ?ilipino can ma9e good in a winter sport. @e"s a cool e#ample of perseverance and grace. @e
ma9es us proud. Imagine, with proper training, what heights he will con,uer in the future.
Source
www.opinion.in,uirer.net
). *ditorial of 8ersuasion
In this type of editorial, the writer creates an argumentation to prove and state his views to encourage the readers
to accept and support hisIher stand. It convinces or persuades the reader to ta9e an action for the issue.
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*#ample6
i1ots
.hen does religious faith become bigotryN .hen it assumes the worst about those who don"t share the
same religion or religious point of view. .hen does morality become antithetical to democracyN .hen it uses the
fundamental rights that the 1onstitution guarantees, such as free speech and freedom of assembly, to deny to
those it deems immoral the e#ercise of those very rights. And when does opposition to the ;eproductive @ealth
7aw become an act of outrageous desperationN .hen organi&ations li9e the 8ro-7ife 8hilippines ?oundation see9
to stop international forums li9e the -th Asia 8acific 1onference on ;eproductive and 0e#ual @ealth ;ights,
through a last-minute lawsuit.
The petitioners, all 1atholic 1hurch-affiliated advocates against the ;eproductive @ealth 7aw, want the
8asay ;egional Trial 1ourt to issue a temporary restraining order on the conference, now on its third and last day
at the 8hilippine International 1onvention 1enter. Bn what groundN Bn the assumption that the forum, by
including sessions on abortion in its program, promotes abortion itself, which is illegal in the 8hilippines.
The argument is intellectually dishonest.
.e can see the intellectual dishonesty reflected in lawyer 2ames Imbong"s statement to GMA Aews6
Most of the tal9s are about right to abortion.! >ut in fact, in the program of the general conference, there are
only four sessions related to abortion, out of about five do&en sessions. That"s right. There are about -4 separate
items in a pac9ed agenda. The petitioners ob=ect to four. @ow can any reasonable person describe most of the
tal9s! as being about the right to abortionN
>ut 8ro-7ife 8hilippines president *ric Manalang made Imbong sound li9e the embodiment of
intellectual integrity, when he reduced the entire conference to one sub=ect6 Their topic is about abortion and its
availability to women and the youth.!
Mischaracteri&ing the conference program is not only unchristian, scanting both the resource persons"
preparations and the e#perience on which their presentations are basedD it is also stupidCbecause anyone can
easily access the program on the .eb.
0o anyone can see, for e#ample, that there are sessions on @armful practices6 *nding child marriage and
female genital mutilation! 3.ednesday, meeting room /, by LA?8A Indonesia5D Aational Maternal, Aeonatal
1hild @ealth Q Autrition 8rograms6 Improving access, utili&ation and ,uality of services,! which includes a
presentation from 1ambodia on >etter birthing care through regular clinical s9ills practice! 3Thursday, meeting
room %5D and 8artnership and local alliances,! with a presentation, among others, from the 8hilippines, on
Mindanao .or9ing Group in reproductive health, se#uality and gender6 1ollaboration among universities, civil
society organi&ations and local government units! 3today, meeting room )5.
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In truth 3and the reader can chec9 the veracity of our claim5, there are many more topics li9e these than
about abortion. @ow can any person dedicated to the welfare of women in general and pregnant women and
vulnerable children in particular ob=ect to such sub=ects being discussed, their lessons shared, at an international
forumN
The sessions on abortion include one on Improving women"s access to post-abortion care,! with
presentations from 8a9istan, >angladesh, 1ambodia, and the Lnited 0tates. There is another one on .omen"s
rights to safe abortion services,! with panelists from the Lnited Hingdom, India, Australia and 1hina, and also
one on Access to medical abortion,! with spea9ers from Australia, 8a9istan and Malaysia. These are the
presentations the petitioners want to gagN
Bur laws prohibit abortion. 8ropagating and teaching it is a criminal act,! Manalang said. Again, the
leap of logic is breathta9ing. There is no ,uestion that abortion is prohibited in the 8hilippines, in the same way
that there is no ,uestion about the dire conse,uences of terrorism. >ut will an international forum on what turns
vulnerable or disaffected members of a society into terrorists propagate and teach terrorismN
:efense lawyer @arry ;o,ue hit the legal nail on the head. Ao abortions will be performed at the
conference.! The petitioners ma9e the egregious mista9e of confusing tal9Cwhich a democratic polity should
welcomeCwith performance. That"s because their desperate intolerance ma9es them assume the worst.
Source
www.opinion.in,uirer.net
+. *ditorial of *ntertainment
It is written in a humorous manner and aims to entertain the readers while still e#pressing facts.
*#ample6
Corruption2 More $un in the Philippines
.hat is it about 2anet 7im-Aapoles that reminds me of the MafiaN Bh, yes, Aapoles sounds li9e Aapoli or
Aaples in Italy, the original turf of The Mob, which subse,uently too9 control of the rac9ets in such cities as
1hicago and Aew Kor9.
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The current showbi& spectacle on the alleged $4 billion peso 8:A? scams allegedly engineered by
Aapoles and allegedly involving allegedly honorable members of the 0enate and the @ouse of ;epresentatives
underscores the star9 similarities between the operations of the mob and the honorable Mafiosi in The 7and of the
0traight 8ath. It also highlights the star9 difference.
The similarities struc9 me when I dug up an old item written in the 0an ?rancisco 1hronicle by
Associated 8ress reporter, 0haron 1ohen. The story was about Illinois Gov. ;od >lago=evich who had been
indicted on charges of corruption6
More than %) years ago, a visiting small-town =udge stashed a tape recorder in his cowboy boots and
came away with shoc9ing evidence of bribe-ta9ing and bagmen in 1hicago"s courts.
?ormer 2udge >rocton 7oc9wood was part of an unprecedented ?>I sting operation in the 1oo9 1ounty
courts called RBperation RGreylord" that uncovered =udges, lawyers and cler9s ta9ing cash, fi#ing cases and
engaging in other bra&en =udicial corruption.
The case is a star9 e#ample of the corruption that has become a cottage industry in Illinois and
contributed to its long history of scoundrels and scandals. 7ast wee9, there was an addition to the list. Gov. ;od
>lago=evich"s arrest on charges that he schemed to auction off 8resident-elect >arac9 Bbama"s open 0enate seat.!
1ohen wrote further6 .hat is it about Illinois that seems to breed political corruption, and why hasn"t
anyone been able to do anything about itN
1orruption and graft have become so entrenched over the decades that they"ve become part of the
political culture, and e#perts cite a list of reasons why6 .ea9 state campaign finance laws that have allowed
influence peddlers to ma9e big contributions, 7awma9ers who don"t always get close scrutiny. A patronage
system that ma9es employees beholden to political bosses. And a =aded public that seems to accept chicanery as
the cost of doing business.!
And 1ohen delivered one 9ic9 on the butt of countries li9e the 8hilippines6 In some ways, Illinois 9ind
of reminds you of Third .orld countries where everyone 9nows to get things done, you have to bribe someone
every step of the way.!
That"s the similarity. The difference is that, even in Illinois, the powerful political bad guys get caught,
handcuffed, indicted, thrown out of office and thrown in =ail.

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In our country, the bad guys get reelected forever to the legislature, the governorships and the presidency.
.ell, o9ay, in the 8hilippines bad presidents also get thrown out of office. >ut they manage to ma9e a comebac9,
run for 1ongress or for president, and members of the family never really relin,uish their positions of power.
The similarities go further. 1hicago is the only L.0. city I 9now that showcases a gangster as a tourist
attraction. It actually ta9es pride in Al 1apone as part of its history. Bne is tempted to paraphrase Mon 2imene&"s
tourism promotion slogan, 1orruption. It"s more fun in the 8hilippines.!
Indeed, the 8hilippines would have been a better haven for 0carface. ?irst of all, *lliot Aess"
Lntouchables would have gotten nowhere in our country of Lncatchables. 0econdly, 1apone could have run for
president and won. Is there any other country that almost elected a presidential candidate who had already been
convicted, albeit pardoned,! for plunderN And is there any other country where a successful political campaign
can be waged from behind bars 3or a hospital-cum-prison5N
If stings and audio recording devices li9e that used by 2udge >rocton 7oc9wood were to be used in our
country, the 0enate and the @ouse would yield a treasury of criminal indictments. >ut don"t hold your breath
while waiting for that to happen.
In the L0, the ?>I can conduct stings that catch political criminals redhanded. And when the L.0. =ustice
system ta9es over a case, a serious effort to prosecute is actually underta9en. ?or starters, the offices of persons
of interest! 3no matter what their official titles5 are ta9en over by the ?>I, files padloc9ed, computers carted away,
ban9 records e#tracted, potential witnesses traced and, based on evidence, suspects are arrested and placed behind
bars.
.hat happens in the 8hilippines is a sic9 =o9e. In the first place, anyone who attempts an ?>I-style sting
will mostly li9ely end up assassinated S or, if luc9y, fired and sent off into hiding.
>ut the sic9er =o9e 3as in 2oc-2oc >olante, remember himN5 is that the persons who are widely e#posed in
the media for corruption or, worse yet, for plunder never get touched and are, in fact, free to wage their own
counter-8; campaign to cast the suspicion on the authorities and the whistle-blowers. And don"t even thin9 about
laying hands on members of 1ongress. Any cop or A>I agent who tries that is guaranteed to lose his =ob or
thrown in =ail.
As we have begun to see in the current 8:A? scandal, the 0B8 is for the good-cop-bad-cop routine,
where someone li9e 0en. 1hi& *scudero calls for a 0enate investigation and 0en. Alan 8eter 1ayetano says it"s
better for the :B2 to handle it, and where :B2 0ec. 7eila de 7ima reports that the A>I is still carefully gathering
evidence,! and where the A>I will ta9e forever to do so, and where the media finally get tired of running
headlines on the scandal and the public loses interest, and another scandal erupts, which will hog the headlines.
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At any rate, if *scudero"s resolution calling for a 0enate investigation where to be followed, what would
be the end gameN Kou can e#pect any of the following scenarios.
Bne S The 0upreme 1ourt gets into the act and grants the alleged scammers the right to observe the 1ode
of Bmerta 3a9a *#ecutive 8rivilege during the time of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo5.Br the high court issues a T;B
S a Temporary 3semi-permanent5 restraining order.
Two S The honorable members of the 0enate and the @ouse and the principal suspect let loose their 8;
operators to apply 0upress ;elations on brea9ing news, involve other officials in the allegations plus new ones,
and generally, leave the public confused.
Three S The .histle-blowers end up being threatened with arrest, if not actually, arrested, begin to fear
for their lives and, subse,uently, develop amnesia, thereby forgetting and denying any earlier revelations
concerning the alleged scam.
?our S The case is submitted to Bffice of the Bmbudsman which is a sort of 8urgatory where the accused
neither goes to heaven nor to hell. 0he =ust remains there waiting for either 0t. 8eter of the :evil to ma9e a move.
?ive S The case is eventually ta9en up by the 0andigang >ayan, there to be ad=udicated in the near or
distant future, ta9e your pic9.
0i# S The press and the public lose interest, another sensational scandal hits the headlines and another
showbi& spectacle begins. And, oh yes, the alleged wrongdoers all go scot-free and en=oy their wealth.
Kes, indeed6 1orruption. It"s more fun in the 8hilippines.
Source
www.asian=ournal.com
-. Mood *ditorial
This type of editorial e#presses more of philosophy and ideology than arguments. Typical
sub=ect matters are regarding nature and feelings.
*#ample6
Sufferin1 for Lo3e
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0uffering leads us to pray. It prods us to virtue. It therefore has a positive dimension, one we need to give
much more importance to, rather than to the pain and sorrow that suffering inflicts.
8rayer connects us with our father God. Virtue connects us with what is good, true and =ustD therefore, it
connects us ultimately with the source of all goodness, truth and =ustice, who is none other than our father God
himself.
0uffering thus leads us to God6 this is its positive valueD this is the light under which we loo9 at it,
respond to it, and embrace it.
>ut God is love, and therefore we loo9 at love as the principal reason for our responding to suffering with
e,uanimity, and for embracing it with the same passion with which 2esus 1hrist embraced his cross.
7ove directs us to the person we love. It focuses our ga&e and attention on the person to whom we have
pledged our love. 7ove is always directed towards another. It is a turning towards the beloved, and a turning away
from self.
7ove is always other-directed. It is never selfish. It is mainly about the other person, whom we loveD it is
never mainly about ourselves.
It is in this light that we understand that love always entails suffering. .e suffer because we s,uee&e
selfishness out of ourselves. .e suffer because instead of worrying mainly about our comfort and convenience,
about our pleasure and happiness, we focus on the comfort and convenience, the pleasure and happiness of the
other person, whom we love.
True love for another person puts a premium6
T Ao longer on my physical comfort and pleasure. This is often sacrificed. It ta9es second priority to the
physical comfort and pleasure of the person we love. In most instances, this entails countless details, e.g. to get up
early to ta9e good care of the physical needs of the fruit of mutual loveD to stay up late to earn a bit more and
bring more dough homeD to get up from the pursuit of our personal hobby to do an errand for the family. :etails
such as these can be multiplied up to a do&en or more each day. They demand heroic sacrifice.
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T Ao longer on my personal wishes and preferences. These may play second fiddle to the wishes and
preferences of the people we live with or the others we wor9 with. .e easily bend our will for the sa9e of peace
and harmony, in most things that involve no essential principles and core ideals. .hat does it matter if we watch a
musical instead of an action movieN .hat difference does it ma9e if we go out for a meal as a special celebration
of someone else"s birthday instead of stic9ing to my personal preference, which is to stay home because of my
tirednessN
T Ao longer my personal pre=udices and claims to superior information. .e ta9e into consideration the
views and =udgments of others. .e open ourselves to suggestions and contrary opinions. .e give in to others"
conviction that they are right on issues that are of relative importance. In most instances, we 9eep silence so as not
to embarrass or put others in a bad light. .e always see9 to bolster the self-confidence and self-respect of the
others we live or wor9 with, unless an issue of critical importance arises.
8utting the shine on othersD placing them on a higher pedestalD ma9ing their life much more pleasant and
their wor9 much easier6 all these re,uire s,uee&ing our ego and our natural tendency towards self-centeredness
out of our system. These can drain us. They ma9e us suffer.
>ut such suffering out of love and due consideration for others connects us more with our father God. It
ma9es us act more in his image and li9eness. It helps us ac,uire more virtue.
Source
www.mb.com.ph
/. *ditorial of 0pecial Bccasion
It states and presents information about the relevance of particular special occasion, celebration or event.
*#ample6
Cele(ration# National Da. of Ga/(ia Toda.
Gambia today celebrates its Aational :ay which commemorates its independence in $<+). Activities to
celebrate this event include a march of school children, the armed and security forces, and voluntary
organi&ations. A presidential speech on the country"s current affairs and future directions is traditionally delivered
after the march.
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As the smallest country on the African mainland, 0enegal borders Gambia to the north, east, and south.
To the west is the Atlantic Bcean. The capital is >an=ul and the largest city is 0ere9unda. The si&e of the country
is $4,)44 s,uare 9ilometers with a population of appro#imately $./ million.
The great ma=ority of the people of Gambia are Muslims. Most of the rest are 1hristians, and a s mall
percentage follows traditional African religions. *nglish is the official language, but each ethnic group has its
own language.
;eferences to Gambia are found in written accounts of Arab traders in the <th and $4th centuries. In the
centuries that followed, Gambia was controlled by various *uropean powers, notably Great >ritain. In $<+%,
general elections were held heralding the start of an internal self-government. Three years later, Gambia achieved
independence on ?ebruary $/, $<+), as a constitutional monarch within the >ritish 1ommonwealth.
.e congratulate the people and government of Gambia led by Their *#cellencies, 8resident 0hei9
8rofessor Alha=i :r. Kahya A.2.2. 2ammeh, Vice 8resident A=a :r. Isatou A=ie-0aidy, Minister of ?oreign Affairs
:r. Aboubacar 0enghore, Minister of Trade, Industry, ;egional Integration and *mployment Abdou Hollley, and
Minister of 2ustice and Attorney General 2ustice Mama ?atima 0ing9ateh, on the occasion of its Aational :ay.
1BAG;ATL7ATIBA0 AA: MA>L@AKM
Source
www.mb.com.ph
<. 8ooled *ditorial
It e#presses ma=ority stand of editors from various schools or newspapers regarding a common issue.
*#ample6
Ta0e a Stand2 Don4t Cop Out on $OI
!his is a pooled editorial by the "enter for Media Freedom # $esponsibility %ith the &ational 'nion of
Journalists of the (hilippines) *apisanan ng mga +rod,aster ng (ilipinas) (hilippine "enter for In-estigati-e
Journalism and the (hilippine (ress Institute.
It is the season of elections and all political parties and candidates are wont to spin a slew of promises yet
again in their drive for votes.
>ut before they start courting voters yet again, the first order of business is this6 8olitical parties and
candidates must deliver on a promise they"ve made in elections past by ta9ing and ma9ing 9nown their party and
personal stand on the passage of the ?reedom of Information 3?BI5 bill.
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Bver the last $) years, from the $$th to the $)th 1ongress, the ?BI bill has been stuc9 in the legislative
wringer for lac9 of clarity and coherence in how lawma9ers and their political parties stand on the issue. *ven as
8resident A,uino himself as a candidate in May %4$4 had promised to push the ?BI into law, members of his
ruling 7iberal 8arty and its allies in the ma=ority coalition of the Aacionalista 8arty, the Aationalist 8eople"s
1oalition, and the Aational Lnity 8arty, have separately come out as either the most ardent champions or the most
strident critics of the ?BI bill.
>etween the pros and the cons in the ?BI bill e,uation, that is where these political parties are6 fence-
sitters with neither leadership nor clarity of purpose with respect to the constitutionally guaranteed state policies
of transparency and accountability that the ?BI bill upholds.
8olitical will from all the political parties could yet assure the passage of the ?BI bill in the remaining
nine session days from 2an. %$ to ?eb. /, %4$', or before 1ongress ad=ourns for the elections. 1alling for a
conscience vote on the ?BI bill is a clear cop-out by political parties and candidates now aspiring to be elected
into office.
All voters must carefully scrutini&e how these parties and their candidates for the %4$' elections will
stand on ?BI in their remaining nine session days. The countdown begins today. @ow they stand on the ?BI bill,
and if at all they will ta9e a stand on this all-important reform measure, will give us an idea whether or not they
deserve our vote in the coming May elections.
Source
www.cmfr-phil.org
$4. Guest *ditorial
It presents the opinion or reflection of a person in authority, usually not part of the publication staff, about a
particular topic useful to the readers.
*#ample6
Philippines Can uild ac0 etter
After mega-disasters li9e Typhoon @aiyan in the 8hilippines, aid officials often tal9 of a need to build
bac9 better.! A recovery should not go bac9 to old, often ris9y norms. @omes must be built to withstand ocean
surges or earth,ua9es. >usinesses should have built-in resiliency. Most of all, communities must re-envision a
new future.
0uch tal9 has only begun in the 8hilippines. The Aov. / super typhoon has 9illed nearly (,444 by the
latest count and has left ( million displaced. 0ome half a million homes have been damaged. A global outpouring
of compassion has brought aid from %/ countries. The $ in $4 ?ilipinos who wor9 abroad have begun local aid
drives.
The 8hilippines must do more than rebuild to old standards. If climate change is bringing stronger storms,
countries that lie in their path should not only build structures that can withstand a disaster. They can also create
tighter communities and more durable local economies. A country"s physical capital is only as good as its
capital! in human caring, which can spring bac9 more easily than material structures.
8resident >enigno A,uino has started to draft a strategic reconstruction plan, which he may propose in a
couple of wee9s. @e only visited the devastated areas this past wee9end, both promising money for rebuilding but
also as9ing survivors to begin the tas9 themselves. The process will move faster with your help,! he told
residents in the hard-hit town of Guiuan.
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The best 9ind of reconstruction can spur new types of economic growth, according to Lniversity of the
8hilippines professor >en=amin :io9no, former 8hilippine budget secretary. That happened after two previous
disasters in the 8hilippines6 an earth,ua9e in $<<4 and the eruption of Mount 8inatubo in $<<%.
The part of the 8hilippines hit directly by @aiyan is highly dependent on fishing, coconut cultivation, and
palm oil production. All three of these industries may be e#pensive to restore or ta9e years to recover. Alternative
livelihoods should be proposed for these communities. The 8hilippines has strong advantages in being open to
trade and in having *nglish as one of its languages.
The government can set up a central rehabilitation commission that can not only rebuild communities but
also wor9 with residents to e#plore new types of businesses. :isasters can be an opportunity for local
communities to weave a stronger and different future. They can build bac9 better.!
Source
www.=ournalrecord.com
$$. 7etter to the *ditor
It is a statement of complaint or appreciation sent by a reader to the editor.
*#ample6
Militar. %p1rade
>ecause of present territorial threats involving the 8hilippines and neighboring Asian countries, it is but
appropriate to upgrade the capabilities of our armed forces. 7ast year, we saw the growing threat of 1hina who
had repeatedly made incursions in our legitimate water boundaries, and it has not stopped in doing so.
The ac,uisition of new fighter =ets and two frigates for the 8hilippine Aavy is set for this year, according
to A?8 1hief Gen. *mmanuel >autista, and the funds will come from the e#pected P(4 million L0 military
assistance revealed by L0 0ecretary of 0tate 2ohn Herry who was recently in the 8hilippines. This would
definitely be a boost for the A?8 who is continuing to moderni&e the organi&ation, ta9ing it slowly but surely.
A strong armed forces will be able to fulfill its mandate to address internal security, territorial defense and
answer relief and rescue operations swiftly. This is no longer a dream for the present military leadership.
Martin 1lavell, Tuguegarao 1ity
Source:
www.philstar.com
Parts of an Editorial
7i9e other news stories, an editorial consists of an introduction, body and conclusion. @owever, information
written in each part of the editorial is different from the information reported in news stories.
$. Introduction
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The introduction of an editorial is composed of the newspeg and the reaction. A ne%speg is a concise
statement about the news event or issue where the editorial is based. Bnly few types of editorials re,uire reactions
in the introduction. There are several ways to start an introduction6
A brief, stri9ing statement about the news event or issue
A ,uotation with relevance and relation to the sub=ect matter
A narration illustrating and e#plaining the problem or issue
A logical ,uestion which gives the readers an idea about the issue
The introduction may only contain one short paragraph with a mi#ture of facts and opinions. 0tatements
in the introduction must catch the attention of the readers.
>elow are two e#amples of editorial introductions consisting of a newspeg and reaction. The underlined phrases
are the reaction.
a5 The new office policy of re,uiring tardy students to study their lessons in the library while they wait for
their ne#t period is both timely and wise.
b5 It is a source of great pride and inspiration for our school to win 0econd 8lace in the :ivision Athletic
meet.
%. >ody
The body of the editorial contains the facts, proofs and evidences that support the stand of the newspaper.
Information in the body would ta9e two to three paragraphs and should =ustify the reaction or stand mentioned in
the introduction.
Lse the e#amples above. ?or the first e#ample, a, the body must be able to cite proofs that the new office
policy is really timely. The information would be in the first paragraph. 0o, in the second paragraph, it should be
proved that the policy is wise.
?or the second e#ample, (, the body must be able to enumerate reasons, evidences and figures that ma9e
their school proud of the achievement.
'. 1onclusion
The conclusion or the last paragraph of the editorial is also called punch liner or clincher. This may be in
a form of persuasion, advice, rhetorical ,uestion or a simple summary of the editorial. @owever, in case the
introduction and body were written very well and carefully and the readers could lead into a logical conclusion,
this part is unnecessary.
Source of examples
3%4$45. 1ru&, 1-2. "ampus .ournalism and school paper ad-ising 3%
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ed.5.
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0ampaloc, Manila6 ;*U >oo9store, Inc.
Steps in Writin1 an Editorial
$. 1hoose only one timely, specific topic that would interest readers.
%. Gather information such as facts, evidences and proofs by doing a research, conducting an interview and many
more.
'. :ecide on your stand or belief regarding the sub=ect matter. >e sure of your purpose and decide what type of
editorial to use.
(. Thin9 of an appropriate and powerful head or title for the editorial.
). Introduce the issue with a newspeg and your reaction or stand about it.
+. It is better to have the issue ob=ectively discussed even in =ust few
sentences before emphasi&ing your side or point.
-. *mphasi&e your views by listing evidences and proofs that support your
stand. These evidences include reasons, analogies, proven facts,
numerical data and many more.
/. ;estate your opinion in the conclusion part. The conclusion may sum up,
advice or command. >e sure to have a direct, forceful logical conclusion.
DO4s and DON4Ts in Writin1 an Editorial
Avoid using the first person in writing an editorial. Lse the pronoun .e! instead of I!.
.rite about a timely issue which is also of interest and importance to the public.
Ma9e the editorial direct and short, around '44 words only.
Idiomatic e#pressions and figures of speech should not be used freely and should be properly handled.
Avoid generalities. *#plain the meaning and importance of all the facts presented.
Avoid preaching and scolding.
?ocus on a single idea and discuss a specific topic.
Acti3it.
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$. 0ame se# marriage, also called gay marriage, refers to the union or marriage between two people having the same
biological gender. It has always been an issue and caused a lot of debates and contest of opinions in the country.
Bn the other hand, some countries li9e the Lnited 0tates, 0pain, >ra&il and 1anada allow same se# couples to get
married. .rite an editorial regarding the legali&ation of same se# marriage in the 8hilippines.
%. The student government election in your school is near. .rite an editorial of interpretation e#plaining the
importance of voting wisely. Include specific data about the ,ualities and characteristics of people you should
vote.
'. .rite an editorial of appreciation or editorial of criticism about a person or organi&ation involved in a current
news event. Ma9e sure to provide and e#plain the facts.
(. The cases of teenage pregnancy continue to increase every year. .hat can you say about itN .hat solution can be
doneN .rite an editorial about this. Kou may use any of the types of editorial.
). 1hoose an event among the choices below and write an editorial of special occasion about it.
a. @alloween or All 0ouls" :ay c. *:0A ;evolution Anniversary
b. 1hinese Aew Kear d. Aational @eroes" :ay
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Tan, Mharela Angela A.
IV-Galileo
WRITING T"E SPORTS STOR!
Sports %riting is a speciali&ed form of writing which can contain the nature and
characteristics of news writing, editorial writing and feature writing in reporting
about sports, athletics or physical education.
0ince sports have really been an interest of most people today, the sports
page of the newspaper has the greatest appeal to a lot of readers especially, of
students.
A lot of people are interested in sports news, sports editorial and other related articles. @owever, only few people
have the ability to write sports stories. A sports writer needs to have certain characteristics in order to write sports articles
well.
Nature of the Sports Stor.
Although having the same characteristics with other forms of =ournalistic writing, a sports story still has its own
,ualities. It may also be observed that the nature of a sports story is a combination of the characteristics of a news story,
editorial and feature article.
A sports story focuses mainly on action. It may report about a forthcoming, ongoing or past event or
game.
It is generally the same in structure with a straight news story but a sports story is written with more
freedom and enthusiasm.
In relation to the statement above, a sports story can use figures of speech li9e similes, metaphors and
synecdoche more freely than the straight news story.
A sports story may present few opinions.
A sports story contains a special vocabulary! depending on the sport or game being reported.
5ualities of a Good Sports Writer
0ince sports writing is 9nown to be a speciali&ed form =ournalistic writing, sports writers are e#pected to have
certain characteristics aside from having the ,ualities of general reporters. Generally, a good sports writer must6
- @ave nose for news! or the ability to cope up or be updated with both big and small sports events.
- @ave 9nowledge and enthusiasm for sports and athletic events6
- >e aware of the rules, regulations and procedure of the game or event to be reported.
- Hnow about the players, teams, officials and game records
- Must attend games and sports events to collect information and not to cheer
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- >e familiar with a wide range of sports vocabulary which is also referred to as sports lingo.
- >e able to gather information ta9e notes ,uic9ly and accurately as possible
- >e unbiased and not show support to a particular team
- >e able to support hisIher comments and opinions by presenting facts
- Avoid clichVs or tired, old phrases
- 8ossess good sportsmanship
T.pes of Sports Stories
There are several types of sports articles that can be written. @owever, the three types of sports news stories are
considered the main types of sports stories. These are the ad-ance story, the co-erage story and the ad-ance co-erage
story.
$. Advance story
It is also sometimes called dope or prognostication. It is usually written in order to boost the enthusiasm and
interest of readers for coming games or events. The advance story may include various data such as team line-ups,
records of performance of a team or player, history and system of the game and report about the past games.
*#ample6
Will Gilas (e World Cup surprise-
0*VI77* S Ma9ing it to the 9noc9out round-of-$+ is the 8hilippines" goal at the ?I>A .orld 1up and Gilas
coach 1hot ;eyes said yesterday nothing is impossible in bas9etball as proved in recent history with surprises
registered by underdog teams in different &one ,ualifiers.
*gypt was a surprise ,ualifier in ?I>A Africa and ?inland came from nowhere to beat several giants in ?I>A
*urobas9et last year,! said ;eyes. 7et"s not forget how Gilas defied the odds to finish second in ?I>A-Asia. It"s no
longer surprising for surprises to come in international bas9etball competitions. Going bac9 to the %44% .orld 1up,
Aew Jealand placed a surprising fifth. .ho 9nowsN Maybe, the 8hilippines will be the surprise of this year"s .orld
1up.!
;eyes said it will ta9e two wins in the preliminaries to advance to the round-of-$+. 7ast Monday, the 8hilippines
was drawn to play in Group > with Argentina, 1roatia, Greece, 8uerto ;ico and 0enegal. The consensus is Group > is
the second toughest among the four brac9ets behind Group A composed of 0pain, 0erbia, ?rance, >ra&il, *gypt and
Iran. Group : is third in the power rating with 0lovenia, 7ithuania, Angola, Horea, Me#ico and Australia. Group 1 is
made up of the :ominican ;epublic, Tur9ey, L0A, ?inland, Aew Jealand and L9raine.
The draw could"ve been better for us but we can"t complain because it could"ve been worse,! said ;eyes.
7uc9ily, we didn"t end up in Group A. .e"re e#cited to play in 0eville where we hope to bring over at least $,444
?ilipino fans. .e were informed that our Ambassador 31arlos 0alinas5 is planning to organi&e activities to promote
our participation. This is a huge event for 8hilippine bas9etball as it"s our first .orld 1up appearance as a ,ualifier
since $<-(. .e hosted in $<-/ and were seeded into the final eight so technically, we didn"t ,ualify for the
tournament.!
;eyes, team manager Aboy 1astro and logistics director Andrew Teh flew yesterday to this 0panish city from
>arcelona where the draw was held. They were welcomed by 2ose Antonio ;ui& >arrera and Adriana 8i,uet who
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wor9 with the 0eville government international events promotions arm. The traveling party inspected the -,444-seat
8alacio Municipal de :eportes and the %<)-room >arcelo ;enacimiento @otel where the 8hilippine team will be
billeted during the tournament.
.hen ;eyes and his companions were at the 8alacio Municipal de :eportes, the 0eville professional club 1a=asol
coached by Aito Garcia was on the court for practice. ;eyes met Garcia, the legendary coach who led 0pain to the
silver medal in bas9etball at the %44/ Blympics. Garcia, +-, has won nine 0panish league championships with
>arcelona and =oined 1a=asol from Lnica=a Malaga in %4$%.
Garcia said he was impressed with the 8hilippines" showing at the ?I>A-Asia 1hampionships last year. Anytime
a national team performs well or has a good result in an international competition, it means promoting pride for the
country,! he said. 0ports is a great way to inspire people to achieve. I"ve heard a lot about 8hilippine bas9etball and I
thin9 a 0panish team even went to Manila to play in the $<+4s. I wish the 8hilippines all the luc9 in the coming .orld
1up.!
;eyes said Gilas" schedule is a huge challenge. The 8hilippines ma9es its first appearance against 1roatia on Aug.
'4 then battles Greece on Aug. '$ and Argentina on 0ept. $. After three straight games, Gilas will ta9e a rest on 0ept.
% then returns to action against 8uerto ;ico on 0ept. ' and winds up its schedule against 0enegal on 0ept. ( if the
8hilippines advance to the round-of-$+, its 9noc9out game on 0ept. + in Madrid. Assuming Gilas finishes fourth in
Group >, it will face the top placer in Group A, li9ely to be 0pain, in the 9noc9out round-of-$+.
.e need to score an upset in our first four games then go for fourth place against 0enegal to ma9e it to the
9noc9out round-of-$+,! said ;eyes. All we need is one good game where our naturali&ed player dominates, our
shooters are on target and we hold our own in defense. If we win that one game in our first four, we"ll go for it against
0enegal.!
;eyes said winning twice in the preliminaries won"t be easy. 8uerto ;ico is bannered by former 8>A import
;enaldo >al9man, A>A veterans 2. 2. >area, :aniel 0antiago and 1arlos Arroyo and +-) naturali&ed citi&en 2ohn
@olland of >oston Lniversity. 0enegal is led by seven-foot former ;utgers Lniversity center @amady A":iaye who
played for the .ashington .i&ards and 0acramento Hings in the A>A. Argentina will be fully loaded with A>A
veterans Manu Ginobili, 7uis 0cola, Andres Aocioni, 1arlos :elfino and 8ablo 8rigioni. 1roatia"s stars include %4$$
Miami @eat second round draft pic9 >o=an >ogdanovic and )-$$ naturali&ed citi&en :ontaye :raper. Greece"s roster
lists +-< Milwau9ee >uc9s naturali&ed citi&en Anteto9ounmpo of Aigeria, +-( former @ouston ;oc9ets gunner
Vassilis 0panoulis and --4 Gree9-American Hosta Houfos, a five-year A>A veteran from Bhio 0tate. Greece boasts
nine players standing at least +-/ with two seven-footers.
Source
www.philstar.com
%. 1overage 0tory
It is written to present the actual coverage of an ongoing game or event. It re,uires 9een eyes, attentive ears and
fair observations. Interviews may also be done after the event.
*#ample6
San Mi1 Coffee escapes Rain or Shine in Ga/e Three Thriller to ta0e ,7+ lead
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The 0an Mig 0uper 1offee Mi#ers survived a tense ----+ victory over the ;ain or 0hine *lasto 8ainters
in Game Three of the 87:T @ome :07 8hilippine 1up finals on .ednesday at 0MA;T-Araneta 1oliseum.
.hat an awesome game,! said 0an Mig 1offee coach Tim 1one. It was a bac9 and forth game.!
The Mi#ers too9 a %-$ lead in the best-of-seven finals series, but not before watching a final attempt from
2eff 1han clang off the ring to escape with the win.
The matchup between the two best bas9etball clubs in the land felt li9e a heavyweight pri&efight, with
neither s,uad opening a double-digit lead throughout the game.
;ain or 0hine threated to brea9 away in the first half, but 0an Mig 1offee ended the second period on an
/-4 run to cut the *lasto 8ainters" lead to a single point, '<-'/.
The two three-point shots we made before the half was really 9ey,! said 1one.
The *lasto 8ainters tried to put some distance again between them and the Mi#ers in the third ,uarter. >ut
0an Mig 1offee superstar 2ames Kap, playing limited minutes because of foul trouble, scored $$ of his $' points
in the period to 9eep his s,uad in the game as ;ain or 0hine too9 a measly +(-+' lead heading into the final
period.
They came out in the second half, they were li9e a house on fire,! said 1one. 2ames gave us enough of
an edge, 9eeping us in there, gave us a chance to let guys come in and fill the void.!
It was still a nip-and-tuc9 affair with ;ain or 0hine up by one, -(--', on a =umper by 7arry ;odrigue&
with less than four minutes remaining.
>irthday boy 2oe :evance then scored on bac9-to-bac9 layups, both off assists from Marc 8ingris, to
push 0an Mig 1offee ahead, ----(.
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2ervy 1ru& cut the 0an Mig 1offee lead to a single point after a bas9et with $6$< remaining. After
scoreless trips for both teams, ;ain or 0hine forced an airball on Kap"s desperation three-point attempt with $4.+
seconds left to get one final shot to win the game.
>ut 1han"s shot over the outstretched arms of 8ingris was short, allowing the Mi#ers to come away with
the victory.
8eter 2une 0imon led 0an Mig 1offee with $( points, while :evance continued his fine performance in
the series, finishing with $' points, nine rebounds, and four assists.
:espite the victory, 1one warned that tired legs may finally be ta9ing their toll on the Mi#ers, who had to
go through a grueling Manila 1lasico series against >arangay Ginebra 0an Miguel in the semifinals.
Guys showed a little fatigue tonight,! said 1one. Gotta try to find our second win.!
The scores6
0AA MIG 0L8*; 1B??** -- S 0imon $(, :evance $', Kap $', 0angalang $%, >arroca /, 8ingris -, Mallari ),
;eavis (, Melton $, :e Bcampo 4.
;AIA B; 0@IA* -+ S 7ee %', 1han $$, 1ru& $4, Alma&an -, >elga +, ;odrigue& +, Guinahan ), Aorwood (, Tiu
%, Ibanes %, Tang 4, Teng 4.
Guarters6 $<-%4, '/-'<, +'-+(, ----+
Source
www.intera9syon.com
'. Advance-coverage story
It consists of the information of a forthcoming event as the first part or introduction of the article and the
information about a past event as last part of the article.
*#ample6
Pac8uiao2 radle. see0 rede/ption
>everly @ills, 1alifornia C Manny 8ac,uiao and Timothy >radley intend to leave no doubt this time.
Aearly two years after >radley beat the ?ilipino congressman in a hotly disputed split decision, the
welterweights both seemed uncommonly confident Tuesday as they began promotional wor9 for their April $%
rematch.
That"s because each man is still unsha9ably certain he won their first meeting.
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Manny 8ac,uiao and trainer ?reddie ;oach appear to have a serious conversation during yesterday"s
press conference in 1alifornia. 3A85
I want to maintain my name at the top and prove I can still fight,"" 8ac,uiao said. My career is not done
yet.""
The 2une %4$% decision was savaged by fans, media and even >ob Arum, both fighters" promoter. They
all believed 8ac,uiao"s power and combinations had beaten >radley"s elusiveness and tactical
approach.
>radley 3'$-4, $% HBs5 still feels wronged by the reactions to the biggest win of his life, ranging from
catcalls on the street to death threats in the mail.
.ith all the controversy, this fight is about redemption,"" >radley said. I want to redeem what I didn"t
get, which is the credit. It"s important for me to ma9e the win decisive in the people"s eyes this time. I"ve
already got a win. This is so I can wal9 down the street and nobody says, W@ey, you didn"t win that fight,
man." That hurts me.""
8ac,uiao 3))-)-%, '/ HBs5 and trainer ?reddie ;oach both believe 8ac,uiao won essentially every round
in the first bout. >ut the 8acman still wants to prove he"s bac9 on top of his game by avenging the loss
that snapped his $)-fight winning strea9.
I"m not angry anymore,"" 8ac,uiao said. I was surprised by the decision, but I"m the 9ind of person that
I respect the decision of the =udges.""
>ut did 8ac,uiao agree that >radley gave him a bo#ing lesson,"" in the infamous words of =udge :uane ?ordN
I thin9 I gave him a bo#ing lesson, and the =udges gave him that,"" 8ac,uiao said with a smile.
8ac,uiao and >radley will meet again for the .>B $(--pound title at the MGM Grand Garden in 7as
Vegas. >radley is opening camp in his native 8alm 0prings area on Monday, while 8ac,uiao will train in the
8hilippines before moving bac9 to ?reddie ;oach"s .ild 1ard Gym in @ollywood in March.
To be honest, I wasn"t as motivated when I was training for our first fight,"" 8ac,uiao said. I guess I
didn"t ta9e him seriously enough.""
The split decision was so reviled that the .>B hired five independent =udges to re-score the bout on
video, and all five favored 8ac,uiao. The .>B didn"t overturn the result, but as9ed for a rematch X and after both
fighters boosted their careers with victories last year, they were ready to do it again.
8ac,uiao was 9noc9ed out by 2uan Manuel Mar,ue& a few months after the >radley bout, and he too9
nearly a year off before returning to dominate >randon ;ios in Macau. >radley watched both fights, but wasn"t
impressed.
@e still has all the s9ill sets,"" >radley said. I =ust feel li9e that 9iller instinct is gone.""
Source
www.mb.com.ph
Structure of the Sports Stor.
0ports stories are also news storiesD therefore, sports news stories also consist of a lead and a body.
Lead
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It may be a word, phrase, sentence or even a paragraph that introduces and summari&es the news story. The lead
must always be eye-catching.
7eads of sports news stories can be written in different forms6
$. !he "lassic / 01s Lead S this lead directly answers the ,uestions a5 .ho wonN, b5 Against whomN, c5 >y what
scoreN, d5 .hereN, and e5 .hyN
*#ample6
Ateneo de Manila Lniversity dominated :e 7a 0alle Lniversity, /-' in Game % of the LAA8 0eason -+
>aseball ?inals on Tuesday, ?ebruary $/, %4$( at the ;i&al Memorial >aseball 0tadium.
%. !he *ey (lay Lead S it states the clima#! of the game. It may be the most significant or crucial part of the game.
This may also include what made the winning team succeed.
*#ample6
7a 0alle dragged L0T"s frontline into early foul trouble and systematically mil9ed the post to 9noc9 out
the upset-conscious Tigers, ----4, and force a winner-ta9e-all Game '.
'. !he 2utstanding (layer Lead 3 is also sometimes called 4ero of the Game lead. It the name of the player or the
team who won or stood out in the game.
*#ample6
Villanueva struggled with errors throughout Game Two but delivered the match-nailing hits to power
Adamson Lniversity to the -+th LAA8 womenYs beach volleyball tournament championship.
(. !he Analytical Approach Lead S it presents an analysis of the results of the game. .hat was the strength of the
winning team that made it winN .hat was the wea9ness of the losing teamN
*#ample6
8ropped up by victories in the centerpiece men"s and women"s bas9etball, 7a 0alle tallied $+% points to
lead the first half of the season. >ut the Archers are not yet done this season.
Source
www.uaapsports.studio%'.tv
od.
These are the main information to be discussed in the news story.
After the lead, the other information is written in descending order. This format was suggested by *duardo
7achica of The 8hilippines @erald.
$. !eam and5or Indi-idual Standing S the sports story must present how the players stand in relation or against their
competitors. This is usually needed when the event reported is a series of games.
%. 6ecisi-e (lay S describes the most crucial part of the play wherein the winning team had an advantage.
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'. +est scores for the day S Though the scores are usually written in the headlines and leads, the top scorer or pointer
must still be mentioned and recogni&ed.
(. (lay7by7play S refers to the actual happenings of the game. @owever, this part is usually compressed or
condensed because of limited space in the newspaper.
). 8uotation S it is also important that a sports writer is able to 9now the thoughts and feelings of the significant
people involved in the event, especially the hero of the day.!
2ose 7una 1astro, former e#ecutive editor of the Manila times, had also enumerated eight elements that
ma9e up a good sports story. These elements include6
8ersonalities
8lay-by-play description
0tatistics
Guotes by players
Guotes by trainers and coaches
>ac9ground stuff on players
The importance or significance of the event
The bac9ground of the game
Sports Lin1o or Slanguage
0ports lingo refers to the special vocabulary or terms used in sports. It is necessary for a sports writer to be
familiar with sports terms because it is one way for him to sound authoritative and convincing to the readers. @ere are lists
of sports lingo in various sports.
as0et(all
five ,uintet shot twinner pivot rally
rebound technical foul ,uarter count $)-foot line hoo9 shot
lay-up ice-brea9er tip-in press one defense
man to man '4 second rule full court gun time lemon time
9eyhole area long tom follow-up bac9board bac9court
bac9courtman baseline field goal foul line foul shot
free throw free-throw line frontcourt full-court press goaltending
half-court pass halftime =ump ball =ump shot midcourt
9olle.(all
spi9es neat placing change court 1hinese 9ill wallop
bloc9 scored off straight set two out of three spi9er
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bloc9ed his 9ill booming service net ball return play three out of five
ase(all and Soft(all
diamond pitcher bac9stop deep center struc9 out
lower fourth shut out hitless inning hit a homerun one-bagger
two-baggers force out scorcher fly bac9 pitcher"s mound
upper third flier rolling ball umpire bunt
slide shortstop fielder southpaw no-hit run
fanned out-pegged at third a scorcher to left outfield
$oot(all
soccerites goalie full bac9 corner 9ic9 centrada
penalty 9ic9 free 9ic9 pigs9in ball carrier ball club
blit& 3n.D v.5 end line end &one fair catch field goal
fullbac9 goal line goal line stand handoff 9ic9off 3v.5
9ic9off 3ad=.5 left guard linebac9er line of scrimmage pitchout 3n.5
place 9ic9 ,uarterbac9 split end tight end touchbac9
touchdown wide receiver
Sipa
fancy 9ic9 deadball
ball on play single
double
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$ield
heaved the shotput hurled the =avelin threw the discuss hop step and =ump broad =ump
high or long =ump pole vault Grecian disc
Tennis
best of three matches surfeit services
straight set singles
smash cut
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>as9etball
La Salle2 $E% duel for last t:ice7to7(eat ed1e
.ho wants to be no.%N
:e 7a 0alle Lniversity and ?ar *astern Lniversity 3?*L5 will put that ,uestion to bed today as they
dispute the last twice-to-beat incentive entering the ?inal ?our stage of the -+th LAA8 men"s bas9etball
tournament.
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>oth toting $4-( slates, 7a 0alle and ?*L meet anew in a ( p.m. rubber match at the Mall of Asia Arena
to settle which team gains a decisive psychological edge heading into the ?inal ?our =oust.
The Archers are coming off a wee9-long rest after plastering fellow ?inal ?our entrant Lniversity of
0anto Tomas, +<-+(, last 0aturday.
8rior to that, the Tamaraws wrapped up their elimination campaign by drubbing Lniversity of the
8hilippines, /--+<, last 0ept. $$.
0eason -+ MV8 Terrence ;omeo registered his second ''-point performance this season, nailing $$ of %'
attempts against the lowly Maroons to virtually secure the league"s top individual award. @e also tallied nine
rebounds, five assists, and two steals in that outing.
;omeo also continues to get ample support from former MV8 ;; Garcia, Mi9e Tolomia, ;oger 8ogoy,
Gryanne Mendo&a, and sophomore wingman Mac >elo.
>ut 2eron Teng and company are no pushovers. Teng for his part has been clutch for 7a 0alle for two
straight games now. @is noteworthy endgame heroics of late first cropped up against top-seeded Aational
Lniversity via a game-winning putbac9 to clinch 7a 0alle"s ninth win.
ZThere wasn"t really any ad=ustment. .e =ust too9 time and we =ust started to wor9 on the things we need
to improve on. They"re a tough team to beat. .e"ll =ust have to 9eep on improving on a daily basis in practices
and hopefully be ready for the series,Z 7a 0alle coach 2uno 0auler said.
Interestingly, ?*L and 7a 0alle completed a sweep each in the first and second rounds, respectively.
7a 0alle though boasts of a more potent roster on almost every spot S from the bigs, the wingmen, down
to the guards. >ut the Archers are e#pected to dominate the inside against ?*L"s thinner frontline with guys li9e
Aorbert Torres, Arnold Van Bpstal, and 2ason 8er9ins providin the stops and scoring underneath.
Bn the other hand, ?*L en=oys a slight bac9court advantage, given the more e#perienced and steadier
,uarterbac9ing of the versatile trio of Garcia, ;omeo, and Tolomia against the predictable outside games of
Almond Vosotros, 7.A. ;evilla, and Thomas Torres.
Z.e should defend well as a team. 7a 0alle overpowered us during teh eliminations and weYre e#pecting
them to try to do the same,Z ?*L coach Aash ;acela said. Z@opefully this time collectively weYll be able to stop
them.Z
?*L and 7a 0alle split their elimination-round meeting. The Tamaraws claimed the first round 3/'--<5
before the Archers bounced bac9 3-)-++5 in the second round.
The game will air live on 0tudio %', >A770 @: $+- and uaapsports.tv with a same day replay tonight at
-6'4p.m. on >A770 09y1able channel '(I :estiny 1able channel '+.
Source
www.uaapsports.studio%'.tv
D:.ane Wade2 Leron *a/es star in "eat 9ictor. o3er Pistons
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MIAMI S :wyane .ade scored '4 points with $4 rebounds and five assists on Monday and 7e>ron
2ames =ust missed a triple-double as A>A champions Miami beat :etroit $4%-<+.
2ames scored %( points with $$ assists and eight rebounds as the @eat won for the fifth time in si# games.
>randon 2ennings led the 8istons with %+ points. ;odney 0tuc9ey added %4 and Greg Monroe and Andre
:rummond both recorded double-doubles C Monroe with $- points and $$ rebounds and :rummond with $%
points and $% rebounds.
The 8istons had won two straight going into the contest, and they are one of =ust four teams to beat the
@eat in Miami this season.
They 9ept it close for much of the night, but surrendered seven of their %$ turnovers in the fourth ,uarter
as the @eat pulled away.
;ay Allen opened the fourth period with a three-pointer that launched a $(-) @eat scoring run.
A three-pointer and a driving hoo9 shot by .ade stretched Miami"s lead to $44-/) with '6($ remaining,
and an $$-% scoring run to finish the game by :etroit wasn"t enough.
Source
www.intera9syon.com
Gine(ra center Gre1 Slau1hter shru1s off illness to to:er for Gin <in1s
>arangay Ginebra 0an Miguel roo9ie center Greg 0laughter had another big game for the Gin Hings in their
87:T @ome :07 8hilippine 1up semifinal series against the 0an Mig 0uper 1offee Mi#ers.
The Gin Hings went to 0laughter often in the fourth and he made several 9ey plays in the endgame, scoring five
of his team"s last seven points.
The big man finished with %4 points and $$ rebounds and credited some of his easy loo9s to teammate Mar9
1aguioa, who draw plenty of defensive attention while putting up a game-high %$ points.
They were trying to find me in there. 1oach Ato 3Agustin5 drew up some plays in there too. Mar9 was on fire all
game, so I thin9 they had a lot of defense focused on him. .e got some good opportunities down in the post in
the endgame,! 0laughter said.
That"s the good thing about our team. .e have so many weapons on our team, we can go anywhere. .hen
someone is hitting, we try to be more unpredictable.!

Bne of 0laughter"s biggest shots came amidst a 0an Mig 1offee run after 8eter 2une 0imon hit bac9-to-bac9
bas9ets to give the Mi#ers" a <$-// advantage with under two minutes to play.

0laughter sent ;afi ;eavis flying with a pump fa9e and 9noc9ed down a tough midrange =umper while getting
fouled on the play.

I 9new I had him in the air. I was =ust trying to fish for the foul and still try to get the shot up. I was =ust luc9y it
went in,! he said of the shot.
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@e recorded his fourth double-double of the series and breached the %4-point mar9 for the third time in the si#
games the teams have played in the semifinals so far.
Source
www.pba-online.net
Volleyball
Ateneo foils Lad. Ta/s4 3olle. (id
MAAI7A, 8hilippines C Ateneo fired $( service aces as the 7ady *agles spoiled ?ar *astern
Lniversity"s bid for the last semifinal slot with a %)-$-, %)-$<, %)-$+ win 0unday at the end of the eliminations in
the LAA8 women"s volleyball tournament at ?iloil ?lying V Arena.
Alyssa Valde& pumped in %$ points in the commanding victory that pushed the 7ady Tamaraws down to a
share of fourth with idle Adamson at +-/.
;oo9ie Michelle Morente, who had $( points, and *lla de 2esus accounted for half of the 7ady *agles" aces.
The 7ady Tamaraws and the 7ady ?alcons will dispute the last semifinal berth on .ednesday, with the
winner advancing against the third-ran9ed 7ady *agles 3$4-(5 in the stepladder semifinals.
7a 0alle completed an incredible $(-4 sweep to clinch an outright championship berth while the ne#t
three s,uads clash in the semifinals, where Ao. % Aational Lniversity 3$%-%5 holds a twice-to-beat advantage.
In men"s action, *dwin Tolentino tossed in $% points as the >ulldogs downed the Tamaraws, %)-$/, %)-
$/, %)-$+, to clinch the Ao. $ spot with a $%-% record.
Lniversity of the *ast nailed its first win on by scuttling 7a 0alle"s bid for the last semifinal seat, %)-%',
$)-%), %)-%$, %)-%%.
The Archers wound up tied for fourth with Adamson and the two will battle for the last ?inal ?our berth
in playoff, also on .ednesday.
>oth the Archers and the ?alcons finished with --- records behind Ao. % Ateneo 3$$-'5 and the third-
ran9ed Tamaraws 3<-)5.
Source
www.sports.in,uirer,net
Perpetual clinches NCAA Wo/en4s 9olle.(all three7peat after :innin1
Ga/e Three Thriller o3er Arellano
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The Lniversty of 8erpetual @elp 0ystem :alta 7ady Altas clinched a third consecutive championship after
winning a hard-fought, five-set battle with the Arellano 7ady 1hiefs in Game Three of the A1AA 0eason /<
women"s volleyball finals on Thursday at the Arena in 0an 2uan.
The 7ady Altas completed their ,uest for a three-peat with a thrilling contest that they won $--%), %)-%%, %)-$+,
%)-%-, $)-+ behind an incredible effort from @oney ;oyse Tubino, who was named ?inals MV8.
Tubino scored a whopping ') points for 8erpetual, including the final 9ill that clinched the fifth and final set for
the bac9-to-bac9 defending champions.
Arellano too9 an early advantage, ta9ing the first set, before Tubino and the rest of the 8erpetual s,uad stormed
bac9 in the ne#t two to come to within a single set from their third straight title.
They came close to finishing it in a very tight fourth set but the 7ady 1hiefs refused to lay down without a fight
and forced a deciding fifth set.
The fifth set began in a similarly competitive manner with 8erpetual staying only slightly ahead. >ut the 7ady
Altas dominated in the end, 9eeping the 7ady 1hiefs at si# points while scoring several unanswered points to
clinch the win.
8erpetual won the first game, %--%<, %)-$', %)-$+, %$-%), $)-<, behind %- points from Tubino while Arellano
won the second game in straight sets, %)-%$, %)-%%, %)-+.
Source
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SMART sur3i3es Ar/. in fi3e2 Meralco =olts PNP in Sha0e.4s 97Lea1ue
0MA;T-Maynilad pulled through in a nerve-wrac9ing bac9-and-forth five-setter and e9ed out a %)-$/,
%%-%), %)-%', %4-%), $)-$' victory over Army, handing idle 1agayan 8rovince the top seeding in the ?inal ?our
of the 0ha9ey"s V-7eague 0eason $4 Bpen 1onference at The Arena in 0an 2uan 1ity.
.anida Hotruang, 0mart"s new Thai recruit, scored on a ,uic9 set that made it $(-$% in the fifth but
muffed a potential clincher in the ne#t play when she slammed her ne#t 9ill into the net, enabling Army to
threaten within one again.
>ut 0ue ;oces used her e#perience and deceived Army"s net defense with a drop shot while going for a
9ill, clinching the hard-earned victory for the Aet 0pi9ers, who improved to --(.
The win also assured 1agayan of the Ao. $ spot heading to the semis with the ;ising 0uns going for a
sweep of their $% matches against the Army .omen, who dropped to <-%, tomorrow.
>ut 0MA;T-Maynilad has to beat Meralco in the final ,uarters playdate tomorrow to arrange a semis
clash with Army as Air ?orce, toting a +-) card, still has a chance to force a tie for third with a victory over 8hl
Aational 8olice coupled with a 0mart loss in the league sponsored by 0ha9ey"s.
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Thai 7ithawat Hesinee and Alyssa Valde& combined for (' hits while Hotruang finished with eight points
and ;oces added seven for the Aet 0pi9ers, who bro9e away from a see-saw battle in the fifth, )-), to ta9e /-) and
<-+ leads.
>ut the Army .omen fought bac9 to tie the match again at $$ before the Aet 0pi9ers too9 four of the
ne#t si# points to wrap up the $6)4-hour encounter.
2ovelyn Gon&aga and ;achel Ann :a,uis scored $< hits each for Army, whose bidwhich also drew $$
points apiece from 2oanne >unag and M2 >alse. Army"s libero 8atricia Torres also sustained an in=ury midway in
the decider.
*arlier, Meralco held off 8hilipine Aational 8olice, %)-$<, %)-$), $+-%), %)-%', in a duel of ousted teams.
Maureen Buano fired $- hits while 1hinese import 1oco .ang, 0tephanie Mercado and ?ille 1ainglet
added $(, $' and $$ points, respectively, for the 8ower 0pi9ers, who notched their fourth win against seven
defeats.
The 8atrolers, led by ?rances Molina and 2anine Marciano"s identical $- hits and Thai 0angmuang
8atcharee"s $( mar9ers, too9 their ninth loss against two wins in the carryover ,uarters phase of the tournament
bac9ed by Mi9asa and Accel.
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>aseball
Ea1les 0eep %AAP (ase(all plu/2 repel archers
MAAI7A, 8hilippines - Ateneo ban9ed on the solid pitching of roo9ie Miguel :umlao while its hitters
delivered on their end to drub 7a 0alle, /-', and retain the LAA8 0eason -+ baseball diadem before a si&eable
crowd at ;i&al Memorial 0tadium yesterday.
:umlao shut out the Green Archers in the first si# innings as Matt 7aurel and their batters powered the
>lue *agles to an /-4 lead to set the tone for their title-clinching Game Two victory. The Ateneans too9 Game
Bne in $4 innings last ?riday, $4-/.
In softball action, unbeaten defending champion Adamson e#ploded with eight runs spar9ed by 1lari&
8alma"s grand slam in the final inning to score an $$-' win over Aational L. The 7ady ?alcons have won their
(-th straight game dating bac9 to %4$4 and could wrap up their fourth consecutive crown with another win on
?riday.
.e did it. The championship e#perience of the team gave us a huge lift,! said Ateneo coach ;andy
:i&er.
:umlao, the eventual ;oo9ie of the Kear awardee, played li9e a veteran, too, as he held the Archers
scoreless most of the way before Aacho 1o=uanco and eventual MV8 Andy Tan closed it out for the champions.
Tan yielded three runs off five hits in his e#tended stint, including a solo home run to 1arlos MuFo& in the
seventh.
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:umlao was supposed to pitch for three innings then we"d go with 1o=uanco and Tan. @e held his own
and we"re able to stic9 to our rotation especially after we got a cushion,! :i&er said.
The *agles drew first blood with an error-aided run by 7aurel in the first inning then they doubled the
lead with a run-scoring e#tra-base hit by 8elos ;emollo in the ne#t and made it '-4 off ;yon Tionloc"s sacrifice
fly in the third.
The Ateneans widened the gap with a four-run spree in the fourth. Adrian >ernardo drove in Inigo
Lntalan with a single afterwhich 7aurel blasted a double to score >ernardo and ;emollo. 7aurel reached the plate
off a passed ball to e#tend Ateneo"s lead to --4. This became /-4 two innings later via :io ;emollo"s ;>I double.
Ateneo caught a brea9 defensively in the second inning where they thwarted 7a 0alle in a bases-loaded
situation.
?ull-bases and no out and yet we"re able to stop it 3scoring opportunity for 7a 0alle5. That"s the brea9 of
the game,! said :i&er.
Aside from MV8 honors, Tan also too9 home the >est 8itcher plum while teammate 7aurel secured >est
0lugger and Most @ome ;uns plum and shared Most 0tolen >ases award with Alfredo Blivare& of AL, and >asti
Lichico and MuFo& of :70L. MuFo& was also feted with >est @itter honors.
Adamson bro9e out of a '-' standoff in its final turn at bat, pouncing on 8alma"s pivotal grand slam to
secure the triumph and to close in on the title.
The 7ady ?alcons en=oy thrice-to-beat advantage in the finals after sweeping the elims.
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>o#ing
Gallant Nonito Donaire loses unani/ous decision to slic0 Guiller/o Ri1ondeau;
?ilipino fighter Aonito :onaire dropped a unanimous decision to undefeated 1uban Guillermo
;igondeau# 0aturday night 30unday morning in Manila5 in Aew Kor9 1ity.
The smaller ;igondeau#, who spent most of the middle rounds dancing around :onaire, won in $$(-$$',
$$)-$$%, and $$+-$$$.
:onaire lost to the two-time Blympic champion despite scoring a 9noc9down in the $4th round, the most
action-pac9ed chapter of the fight that drew boos from the crowd in attendance.
It was close. I don"t thin9 he won the fight,! said :onaire, who nonetheless gave ;igondeau# credit.
@e did well. That was my mista9e for not changing up.!
The loss continued a strea9 of tough losses for top ?ilipino fighters. Manny 8ac,uiao suffered bac9-to-
bac9 defeats to Timothy >radley and 2uan Manuel Mar,ue&, while >rian Viloria lost his title to 2uan ?rancisco
*strada last wee9.
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:onaire lost his .>A world =unior featherweight title and saw his $%-year, '4-fight winning strea9
snapped6
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?ootball
Dra: :ith <a.a side hi0es Spar0s output> Pachan1a :ins
MAAI7A, 8hilippines - 7oyola Meralco 0par9s survived a gritty Haya ?1 side as it escaped with a
scoreless draw to remain on top of heap at the close of the first round elims in the ?irst :ivision of the Lnited
?ootball 7eague at the *mperador 0tadium Tuesday night.
B2 8orteria missed a couple of chances for the 7>1-ban9rolled Haya booters, enabling the 0par9s to
clinch another point to hi9e their total to %4 points, four ahead of Global and Haya, which tote $+ points apiece.
The $<-year-old 8orteria, formerly a :1 Lnited Kouth standout, barged into the 7oyola bo# on the +4th
minute but his stri9e was challenged by centerbac9 Kves Ashime and later saved by goalie >aba 0ampana.
8orteria snea9ed through 7oyola"s defense again $) minutes later and earned a penalty from 0imon
Greatwich but whose shot was thwarted by 0ampana.
I thought we were the better side. .e clearly out possessed the opposition,! said Haya coach :avid
8er9ovic. I was happy with our performance. I would"ve loved a goal, don"t get me wrong, but the ne#t time we
play them, I 9now who"s going to be confident S me and our boys.!
.ith three minutes remaining, 8hil Kounghusband had a chance to snatch the win for 7oyola but his free-
9ic9 hit the crossbar.
.orse, Kounghusband was assessed a red card right after the final whistle for unsavory comments he
made against the referee. @e will sit out their ne#t match because of the mandatory one-game suspension.
.e"ll ta9e it. .e"re missing a lot of players, we had to ma9e do with certain players playing in
unfamiliar positions,! said 7oyola mentor Vince 0antos, who missed the services of a number of top players,
including bac9liner 2oaco 1anas. 1onsidering what we had, I thin9 we"re o9ay with a point.!
In the only other match, 8achanga 87:T ?ibr leaned on a match-clinching goal of Aate >ur9ey as it
trounced Green Archers Lnited Globe, $-4, to move to solo fifth with nine points, two shy of reigning 7eague
champion 0tallion ?1 with $$.
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>adminton
Ateneo shuttlers re/ain perfect
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>lue and white remained the color of dominance on the smashcourts as Ateneo de Manila Lniversity aced
separate assignments over the wee9 to move on the verge of sweeping the eliminations of the -+
th
LAA8 menYs
and womenYs badminton tournament.
The 7ady *agles blan9ed Aational Lniversity 3AL5, )-4, while their male counterparts conceded only a
game en route to a (-$ ripping of ?ar *astern Lniversity 3?*L5 last .ednesday as Ateneo churned out identical
+-4 slates in both men"s and women"s divisions.
AL stayed behind the *agles in the men"s draw, outclassing Lniversity of the *ast 3L*5, (-$, to fashion a
)-$ record. The 7ady Tamaraws also carried the same )-$ card after nipping L*, '-%, last .ednesday at the
2umpsmash 1ourts in Gue&on 1ity.
:e 7a 0alle Lniversity wound up at (-% after posting contrasting results in the men"s and women"s
divisions, respectively last .ednesday. The 7ady Archers toppled Lniversity of the 8hilippines 3L85, (-$, to
offset the Archers" %-' loss to the Maroons.
L8 and Lniversity of 0anto Tomas 3L0T5 matched 7a 0alle"s (-% record. The Tigers trounced Adamson
Lniversity, (-$, while the 7ady Maroons boo9ed the same card despite losing to 7a 0alle.
In other women"s matches, L0T escaped Adamson, '-%, to go up at '-'.
;ounding up the women"s standings are L* 3%-(5 and Adamson and AL with similar 4-+ ledgers,
respectively.
Meanwhile, L8 3'-'5, ?*L 3%-(5, Adamson 34-+5, and L* 34-+5 complete the men"s standings.
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Acti3it.
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AL >ulldogs defeated L0T Tigers with the score -)-+$, completing a three-game winning strea9 in the -+
th
Men"s >as9etball tournament at the Araneta 1oliseum.
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;obin ;ono, bac9-up guard of AL ,uintet, tallied $< points including $% in the crucial fourth ,uarter S all on
three-point shots. @e also grabbed four rebounds and % steals.
AL earned $) turnover points against L0T.
The bulldogs had more fastbrea9 points 3%)-/5
L0T is a very strong team. That"s why we have to play better defense so that we can limit their normal
output. .e also prepared hard for 2eric 3Teng5. Bur challenge really was to shut them down.! S AL coach
*ric Altamirano
Lndistracted with Teng"s return, bulldogs showed their guts on with Villamor, ;ono and Alolino.
'+-'', 9eeping L0T at bay, at the end of the first half.
Minus 2eric Teng and Al=on Mariano, the Tigers depended on Harim Abdul, Hevin ?errer and *d :a,uioag.
>ulldogs returned their defense which caused the Tigers to give careless and hurried shots.
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8orter 4, Aeypes 4, 7abing-isa 4, 2avelona 4, Ale=andro 4.
L0T +$ S Abdul $/, ?errer $$, Mariano <, :a,uioag <, 7o ), >autista ), Teng %, 0heriff %, Tan 4, 8e 4, 7ao 4.
Guarter scores6 $--$(, '+-'', )+-((, -)-+$.
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