This page features the full text of
Republic Act No. 7079
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF CAMPUS JOURNALISM AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7079
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF
CAMPUS JOURNALISM AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Section 1. Title. — This Act shall be known and
referred to as the "Campus Journalism Act of 1991."
Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. — It is the declared
policy of the State to uphold and protect the freedom of the press even at the
campus level and to promote the development and growth of campus journalism as
a means of strengthening ethical values, encouraging critical and creative
thinking, and developing moral character and personal discipline of the
Filipino youth.In furtherance of this policy, the State shall undertake various
programs and projects aimed at improving the journalistic skills of students
concerned and promoting responsible and free journalism.chan robles virtual law
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Sec. 3. Definition of Terms.chanroblesvirtulalawlibrary —
(a) School. — An institution for learning in the
elementary, secondary or tertiary level comprised of the studentry,
administration, faculty and non-faculty personnel;chan robles virtual law
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(b) Student Publication. — The issue of any printed
material that is independently published by, and which meets the needs and
interests of, the studentry;
(c) Student Journalist. — Any bona fide student
enrolled for the current semester or term, who was passed or met the qualification
and standards of the editorial board.He must likewise maintain a satisfactory
academic standing.
(d) Editorial Board. — In the tertiary level, the
editorial board shall be composed of student journalists who have qualified in
placement examinations.In the case of elementary and high school levels, the
editorial board shall be composed of a duly appointed faculty adviser, the
editor who qualified and a representative of the Parents-Teachers' Association,
who will determine the editorial policies to be implemented by the editor and
staff members of the student publication concerned.
At the tertiary level, the editorial board may include a
publication adviser at the option of its members.
(e) Editorial Policies. — A set of guidelines by
which a student publication is operated and managed, taking into account
pertinent laws as well as the school administration's policies.Said guidelines
shall determine the frequency of the publication, the manner of selecting
articles and features and other similar matters.chan robles virtual law library
Sec. 4. Student Publication. — A student
publication is published by the student body through an editorial board and
publication staff composed of students selected but fair and competitive
examinations.
Once the publication is established, its editorial board
shall freely determine its editorial policies and manage the publication's
funds.
Sec. 5. Funding of Student Publication. — Funding
for the student publication may include the savings of the respective school's
appropriations, student subscriptions, donations, and other sources of funds.chan
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In no instance shall the Department of Education, Culture
and Sports or the school administration concerned withhold he release of funds
sourced from the savings of the appropriations of the respective schools and
other sources intended for the student publication. Subscription fees
collected by the school administration shall be released automatically to the
student publication concerned.
Sec. 6. Publication Adviser. — The publication
adviser shall be selected by the school administration from a list of
recommendees submitted by the publication staff.The function of the adviser
shall be limited to one of technical guidance.
Sec. 7. Security of Tenure. — A member of the
publication staff must maintain his or her status as student in order to retain
membership in the publication staff.A student shall not be expelled or
suspended solely on the basis of articles he or she has written, or on the
basis of the performance of his or her duties in the student publication.
Sec. 8. Press Conferences and Training
Seminar. — The Department of Education, Culture and Sports shall sponsor
periodic competitions, press conferences and training seminars in which
student-editors/writers and teacher-adviser of student publications in the
elementary, secondary and tertiary levels shall participate. Such
competitions, conferences and seminars shall be held at the institutional,
divisional, and regional levels, culminating with the holding of the annual
national elementary, secondary or tertiary School Press Conferences in places
of historical and/or cultural interest in the country.chan robles virtual law
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Sec. 9. Rules and Regulations. — The
Department of Education, Culture and Sports, in coordination with the officers
of the national elementary, secondary or tertiary organizations or official
advisers of student publications, together with student journalists at the
tertiary level and existing organizations of student journalists, shall
promulgate the rules and regulations necessary for the effective implementation
of this Act.chan robles virtual law library
Sec. 10. Tax Exemption. — Pursuant to
paragraph 4, Section 4, Article XIV of the Constitution, all grants, endowments,
donations, or contributions used actually, directly and exclusively for the
promotion of campus journalism as provided for in this Act shall be exempt from
donor's or gift tax.chan robles virtual law library
Sec. 11. Appropriations. — For the initial
year of implementation, the sum of Five million pesos (P5,000,000.00) is hereby
authorized to be charged against the savings from the current appropriations of
the Department of Education, Culture and Sports. Thereafter, such amount
as may be necessary shall be included in the General Appropriations Act.
Sec. 12. Effectivity. — This Act shall take
effect after fifteen (15) days following the completion of its publication in
the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.chan
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Approved: July 5, 1991
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