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EDITORIAL WRITING /
PANGULONG TUDLING
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What is EDITORIAL WRITING?

An editorial is an article that presents

the newspaper's opinion on an issue. It
reflects the majority vote of the editorial
board, the governing body of the
newspaper made up of editors and
business managers.
Types of Editorial Writing

 Nagpapabatid (Informative)
 Nakikipagtalo (Argumentative)
 Nagpapahayag ng kritisismo o namumuna
(Criticism)
 Nagbibigay papuri (Commendation)
Parts of Editorial Writing

1. Pamagat (title)
2. Panimula/pamatnubay (newspeg)
3. Katawan (body)
4. Konklusyon (conclusion)
5. Solusyon (solution)
 Title
 makatawag-pansin (catchy)
 maikli (brief) *1-5 words
 may kaugnayan sa paksa (connected)

HALIMBAWA:
Iwas droga Tapat na hangarin Kiss of death
Equal opportunity Election blues

NOTE:
The title must be striking to attract attention.
 Introduction
Newspeg
 Summary of a news item
 Stand of the writer/ publication
NOTE:
First or first two paragraphs
 Title and Newspeg

Palimos ng Habag

Kasunod ng pangako ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte

na mawakasan ang kontraktuwalisasyon, inihain ni
Senador Francis Pangilinan ang “End ENDO Act”.
Angkop at nararapat lamang ang panukalang ito upang
magkaroon na ng sapat na sahod at benepisyo ang mga
ENDO worker ng sa gayo’y hindi na nila kailanganin pang
mamalimos ng habag.
 Title and Newspeg
Crucial Agreement
(Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Amid the shifting conditions of the historic bond shared by the

Philippines and the United States, the two countries signed on
April 11 the Child Protection Compact (CPC). This is aimed at
reinforcing the battle against child abuse and trafficking.
This agreement is a crucial one. Under the agreement, the
United States will provide $3.5 million (P175 million) and the
Philippines’ Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (Iacat) P40
million for programs and organizations. The intention is improving
the investigation, prosecution, identification and monitoring of
those involved in online sex abuse and trafficking.
 Body
 argumento (reasons)
*strong to strongest
 Ebidensiya / patunay (statistics,
surveys, statements, examples)
 other side of the issue
 Conclusion
 summary
 pagbubuod ng kabuuang ideya ng mga
naunang talata
 hihimukin ang mga mambabasa na
sumang-ayon sa ipinaglalaban mong panig
ukol sa isyu
 Solution
 atleast 3
 iwasan ang pagbibigay ng ‘mababaw’ na
solusyon
 tiyak at konkreto ang imumungkahing
aksiyon
 siguraduhing may kaugnayan ang wakas sa
pamagat at panimula ng artikulo
 The SPECS Model

 S - State the problem

 P - Position (stand)
 E - Evidences
 C - Conclusion
 S - Solutions
 Always remember
1. Simple style
 Avoid high sounding words
 Learn to develop a simple, clear, direct
and vigorous style of writing
 Choose your words that will accurately
describe or explain a point or issue

2. Sound reasoning (be witty)

 Always remember
3. Brief, exact & concise
 Complex sentences and long paragraphs
are wearisome and dull the senses
 Be direct to the point
4. Use third person’s point of view.
 Crucial Agreement
(Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Amid the shifting conditions of the historic bond shared

by the Philippines and the United States, the two countries
signed on April 11 the Child Protection Compact (CPC). This is
aimed at reinforcing the battle against child abuse and
trafficking.
This agreement is a crucial one. Under the agreement,
the United States will provide $3.5 million (P175 million) and the
Philippines’ Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (Iacat) P40
million for programs and organizations. The intention is
improving the investigation, prosecution, identification and
monitoring of those involved in online sex abuse and trafficking.
 As horrific as it is to imagine, child pornography and
trafficking have been amplified by the vast reach of the
internet. Fighting these crimes now requires greater
resources and attention such as provided by the CPC. “Let
us not leave no stone unturned in our avowed purpose to
protect our children. Let us send a message, a strong one
at that. Hurt our children, and we will come after you. And
you will not like it,” Justice Secretary and Iacat chair
Vitaliano Aguirre II said at the signing ceremony. “Let us
invest in our children. They are our hope. They are our
future… Anything that debases or [dehumanizes] the
dignity of a person is an abomination that must end,” said
US Chargé d’Affairs Michael S. Klecheski.
 The two countries have assisted each other in the
recent past to end at least one child porn case and
trafficking operation in Dasmariñas, Cavite. In what has
become the common criminal practice, the sisters Elvie
and Arlene Aringo made children engage in sex, filmed
them, and distributed the videos online to foreign clients
for up to $100. Some of the clients reportedly even came
to the country to engage in actual sex with the children for
at least P10,000. Based on information shared by US
sources, the National Bureau of Investigation arrested the
sisters in March, shut down the operation, and rescued 13
minors.
 The hugely lucrative child porn trade in the Philippines is
intended almost entirely for foreign pedophiles. “There is no interest
in [viewing] child pornography in our culture,” Senior Supt. Gilbert
Sosa, director of the Philippine National Police’s anticybercrime unit,
said last January. “So it is mostly production [of child porn videos that
is being done here].
Cybersex dens operate in various parts of the country, with
some families coercing their own kin to perform lewd acts for profit.
The internet provides anonymity and protection from conventional
attempts at enforcing such laws as Republic Act No. 9995 (the Anti-
Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009), RA 7610 (the Special
Protection of Children Against Child Abuse, Exploitation and
Discrimination Act), and RA 9208 (the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act
of 2003). The PNP and NBI have been shutting down one such
operation after another, only for new ones to spring up. The
government’s push against online child abuse and trafficking seems
difficult.
 Filipino children are increasingly at risk. Last July, the
Department of Social Welfare and Development reported that child
abuse in the country was on the rise. The number of cases of child
abuse reported in the first quarter of 2016 (2,147) was almost half of
that reported in the entirety of 2015 (4,374). Most of the cases
involved sexual abuse (539). According to Social Welfare Secretary
Judy Taguiwalo, the DSWD would intensify its efforts to stop child
abuse through “information dissemination … and implementation of
psychosocial interventions geared toward the recovery, healing and
reintegration of victims-survivors.”
Indeed, one country cannot go it alone. This is why the
renewed commitment and crucial collaboration of the Philippines and
the United States in battling online sex crimes involving children
acquire the utmost urgency.
It is hoped that this crucial agreement really curb the widespread
online porn business in the country.
 Abner L. Pureza – Quezon NHS
THE COCONUT
Irlo L. Dumo – President
City of Dasmariñas Association of School Paper Advisers (CDASPA)