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𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 | LPC accedes LAMPARA toward advocating RA 7079
Date Posted: Sep. 22, 2025
In response to RA 7079 or An Act for the Development and Promotion of Campus Journalism, Limay Polytechnic College (LPC) President Dr. Elmer De Leon met the three advisers of LAMPARA Publication and laid down expectations on revitalizing and expanding its roles and functions to operational development of the institution and appropriating funds thereof.
The advisers committed themselves in reforming and leveraging the said publication, while sustaining its achievements and standards in the regional level.
The following were set to upgrade the publication: (1) Providing the publication needs and prioritization in the budget allocation; (2) Expanding its coverage within whole Limay Municipality-wide; (3) Capacitating the staff on different facets of journalism through workshops and mentoring systems; (4) Strengthening publication promotion through conference representations and competitions; (5) Conduct of regular broadcasting; (6) Innovating LAMPARA Official Page; and (7) Regular publication of newspaper, both print and digital with appropriate funding thereof; Printing of journal supplement, such as the monthly Management Review Newsletter (The Lamp) using the procured special printer and paper for this purpose and the crafting of Literary Folio with ISBN to be contended to Catholic Mass Media Awards for Literature and other publication citation and competition stints; (9) Collaboration with other campus publications (pref. with partner institutions) and (10) Granting of Press Scholarship to deserving LAMPARA staff.
On the other hand, Ms. Sheryl Bartolo was invited in the said meeting to take their requisitions for prioritization in the institutional budget toward the desired publication upgrading, innovation and development. Although, the president reminded them to also focus on the expected return of investment (ROI) from a cost-efficient financial management through cost-benefit analysis mechanism and audit of accomplishment at the end thereby, to justify the financial allocation and gainful utilization.
Meanwhile, Ms. Jesica Marata, OSADS expressed her full support to the publication by committing to initiate the processing of legal steps required in every off-campus activity to be undertaken in compliance to CHED requirements.
At the end, everyone vouched for full support and commitment to the upgrading, innovation and leveraging of the school publication, making it to outstand in the region, while sustaining its standards and consistent achievements and ranking placement in the regional level. Part of which is the review and revision of the publication vision-mission-goal (VMG) statements.
To note, powerhouse team of publication advisers include Ms. Queences Ricel De Guzman (Managing and supervising adviser); Mr. Nelson Sy (Content & Editing adviser); and Mr. John Rudolph Barbin (Visual & Layout adviser), respectively.
As such, it is expected to have a more powerful LAMPARA with more smart, productive and vigilant campus student scribes to be witnessed and experienced by the LPC Community now and beyond as everyone re-echoes "Hold on and uphold the power of pen." #
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