This is the legal basis for the development and promotion of Campus Journalism in all public elementary and secondary schools of the Department of Education. At the last paragraph below of this RA: 7079, there appears DepED Order No. 47 s. 2010 and the latest DepED Memorandum No. 200 s. 2017.
Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila
Eighth Congress
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled::
Section 1. Title. –
This Act shall be known and referred to as the "Campus Journalism Act
of 1991."
Section 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.
Section 3. Definition of
Terms. –
(a) School. – An institution for
learning in the elementary, secondary or tertiary level comprised of the
studentry, administration, faculty and non-faculty personnel;
(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.
Section 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.
Section 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.
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.
Section 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.
Section 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.
Section 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.
Section 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.
Section 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.
Section 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.
Section 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.
Approved: July 5, 1991.
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