Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF PAMPANGA

March 1, 2024

DIVISION MEMORANDUM
No. _____, s. 2024

2024 DIVISIONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE

To: Assistant Schools Division Superintendent

Chief Education Program Supervisors
Education program Supervisors
Public Schools District Supervisors
Public & Private Elementary School Heads
School Papers Advisers & Teacher-coaches of Public & Private Elementary
Schools
All Others Concerned

1. Pursuant to Republic Act No. 7079 otherwise known as the “Campus

Journalism Act of 1991, this Office announces the conduct of the Divisional
Elementary Schools Press Conference (DESPC), on March 20-23, 2024 and
42nd Divisional Secondary Schools Press Conference (DSSPC), both English
and Filipino, on April 3-4, 2024.

2. Primarily, the press conference aims to:

a. demonstrate understanding of the importance of journalism by
expressing it through different journalistic endeavors and approaches;
b. sustain advocacy on social consciousness;
c. provide a venue for an enriching learning experience for students
interested in pursuing journalism as a career;
d. promote responsible journalism and fair and ethical use of social
media;
e. enhance journalistic competence through healthy and friendly
competitions; and
f. select the division’s delegates to the Regional Schools Press
Conference.

3. The conference activities shall include the following:

a. Individual Contests
i. News Writing
ii. Features Writing
iii. Editorial Writing
iv. Sports Writing
v. Copyreading and Headline Writing
vi. Science and Technology Writing
vii. Photojournalism
viii. Editorial Cartooning
ix. Column Writing

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b. Group Contests
i. Radio Script Writing and Broadcasting Contest
ii. Collaborative Desktop Publishing (CDP) Contest
iii. Online Publishing Contest (for secondary level)
iv. TV Script Writing and Broadcasting Contests (for
secondary level)

c. School Paper Contests

i. News Section
ii. Features Section
iii. Editorial Section
iv. Science and Technology Section
v. Sports Section
vi. Layout and Page Design

4. This year’s theme is Pinalakas at Pinasiglang Pamahayagang Pampaaralan

Tumutugon sa mga Hamon ng Matatag na Paaralan

5. The list of venues is as follows:

DESPC (Elem) – Individual Contests – Mexico ES, Mexico South District

- Group Contests – Our Lady of Guadalupe School,
Mexico, Pampanga

DSSPC (Sec) - Individual & Group Contests – San Juan HS, Mexico,
Pampanga

6. The DESPC/DSSPC shall be conducted in accordance with the following

contests rules and mechanics:

a. The list of District/Sectoral winners duly signed by the Chairman and

the Principal of the host school should be submitted to the Division
Office immediately after the cluster press conference.

b. Only the winners belonging to the Slot Distribution Matrix below shall
qualify to the Division Level. The next in rank shall serve as alternate
when any of the qualifiers cannot join the DESPC/DSSPC.

Elementary Level
No. of Participating Schools Slots/Qualified Entries
1-10 1
11-15 2
16 -Above 3

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Secondary Level
Cluster Slots/Qualified Entries
1 5
2 7
3 8
4 7
5 7
6 7
7 5
8 5
9 5
10 6

c. A contestant can join in only one (1) contest category in one (1)
medium, either English or Filipino. The teacher-coach may register all
his/her contestant/s on the first day of the contest.

d. The top ten (10) contestants per category in the individual contests for
both elementary and secondary level will be declared winners and shall
be awarded certificates of merit and recognition in the Gawad Parangal
2024.

e. However, only the Top 3 winners per contest category in the individual
contests will join the Regional Schools Press Conference (RSPC). The
4th and 5th placers shall serve as alternates when any of the top 3
winners cannot join the RSPC.

f. The contestants for the group contests (Radio and TV Script Writing
Collaborative Desktop Publishing, and Online Publishing should not
be contestants in any of the individual writing contests. In these
contests, each sector should submit four (4) entries, two (2) for English
and two (2) for Filipino. Meanwhile, for the secondary level, the Top 1
winner for both English and Filipino will advance in the division level
competition. To be able to create a competitive team, a sector/cluster
may opt to recruit pupils/students from other schools within the
districts/sector/cluster or get from the pool of best participants. The
same scheme shall likewise be observed in choosing the division’s
representatives for the RSPC.

g. Team Contests such as RBI, TVB, and CDP shall be composed of Seven
(7) members while the ODP shall be composed of five (5) members only.

In these categories, only the 1st Place winner will advance to the RSPC
while the 2nd and 3rd placers shall serve as alternates if the 1st place
fails to join the contest.

Address: High School Blvd., Brgy. Lourdes, City of San Fernando (P)
Telephone No.: (045) 435-2728; (045) 435-7404
Email Address: [email protected]
Website: www.depedpampanga.ph
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Region III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF PAMPANGA

h. Meanwhile, participants in the photojournalism contest will be allowed

to use any camera regardless of the megapixels in the DESPC/DSSPC.
However, those who will make it to the next level of the competition
are advised to use the prescribed megapixels by the contest
authorities.

i. The submission of the digital format of the school paper publication

for the Group Contests shall be on or before April 7, 2024, 5:00 P.M.
at the Division Office or through the Office 365 SharePoint which will
be shared by the EPS-I In-charge of Campus Journalism.

j. If there shall be any last-minute changes in the list of

contestants, the replacement shall submit
justification/certification duly signed by the Schools
Division/City Superintendent/Head of Delegation upon
arrival at the contest venue to the respective chair of the
RTWG.

k. The entries for the Group (School Paper) Contests in portable

document format (PDF) must be received by the SDO to be
submitted on the Office 365 SharePoint links which shall be
sent by the EPS in-charge on or before the set deadline. The
judging will be on April 8, 2024. No extension of the due
date/time will be allowed. Note: Use DepEd email in
accomplishing links.

l. All the DAESPA and DASSPA Officers, both in the Elementary

and Secondary Levels are requested to serve as a technical
working committee during the conduct of the Divisional
Schools Press Conference.

7. Listed below are the schedules of the district, sectoral, and cluster press
conferences.

Schedule of
Schedule of Sectoral Level
No. of
District District Venue (for Radio
Slots
Press Con Broad &
Collab)
Magalang North 2 March 8 San Miguel ES
Magalang South 2 March 6 San Francisco ES
Porac East 3 March 5 Porac ES
March 13
Porac West 2 March 1 Mitla ES
Arayat East 2 March 2 San Juan Baño ES
Arayat West 3 March 7 & 9 Arayat CES

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Bacolor North 1 March 1 Cabalantian ES-SL

Bacolor South 3 March 8 Bacolor IS
Candaba North 1 TBA TBA
Candaba East 2 TBA TBA
Candaba West 1 TBA TBA
Mexico North 3 March 11-12 Sto. Rosario ES
March 14
Mexico West 1 March 8 Anao ES
Mexico South 3 March 1 & 5 San Antonio ES
San Luis 3 March 7 & 13 San Luis ES
Sta. Ana 2 March 12-13 Sta. Ana ES
Floridablanca
3 March 14 Floridablanca ES
East
Floridablanca
3 March 16 San Jose ES
West
Guagua East 1 March 13 Guagua ES
Guagua West 3 March 6 San Antonio IS
March 18
Lubao East 3 March 6 Lubao ES

Lubao West 2 March 7 Sta. Cruz ES

Lubao North 2 March 13 Sta. Monica ES
Sasmuan 1 March 8 Sasmuan ES
Sta. Rita 2 March 6 An Basilio ES
Apalit 3 March 6-7 Jose Escaler MS
Macabebe East 3 March 12 Pampanga Colleges
Macabebe West 2 March 7 Sta. Maria ES
Masantol North 2 March 9 Palimpe ES
March 14
Masantol South 2 March 13 Bebe Anac ES
Minalin 2 March 8 Minalin ES
San Simon 2 March 5 San Simon ES
Sto. Tomas 2 March 7 San Matias ES

Schedule of District
Cluster No. of Slots Venue
Press Con

1 5 TBA TBA
2 7 March 19-20 Natividad HS
3 8 March 1 San Roque Dau HS

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4 7 March 7-8 Mexico NHS

5 7 March 20 Bahay Pare HS
6 7 March 9 Sta. Maria HS
7 5 TBA TBA
8 6 TBA TBA
9 5 TBA TBA
10 5 TBA TBA

8. A registration fee of P 150.00 (Individual Contests) and P 500.00/team (Group

Contests) shall be collected from each participant/team, and P150.00 for
teacher-coaches/SPAs to defray the miscellaneous expenses such as training
materials, sound system, etc. All expenses incidental to the press conference
are chargeable against school paper funds subject to the usual accounting
and auditing rules. All public and private secondary schools that would qualify
for the Division Level are encouraged to participate in this activity.

a. The district/sectoral, and cluster chairmen are requested to collect the

registration fee of both the CJs and SPAs during the DSPC/CSPC to be
remitted to the DAESPA/DASSPA treasurers on the day of the activity
to facilitate better collection procedures and avoid inconveniences and
delay of contests.

9. All guidelines set in DO No. 024, s. 2023 shall still apply in the conduct of the
district, cluster and sectoral press conferences except for minor revisions in
the group contests like Radio Broadcasting, TV Broadcasting and
Collaborative Desktop Publishing. Violation and deviation from such would
mean disqualification from joining the annual journalism activity.

10. All Teachers and other DepEd personnel who shall render services on a
Saturday shall be entitled to service credit/s as stipulated in DO 53, s. 2003
– Updated Guidelines on Grant of Vacation Service Credits to Teachers.

11. All participants are advised to observe standard health protocols in the
conduct of the district, cluster, and division level press conferences.

12. Attached is the format for the list of Division Qualifiers per District/Cluster
which shall be accomplished by the District/Cluster Coordinators duly signed
by the PSDS in-charge and Cluster-Principal Chair.

13. The detailed matrix of activities as well as the members of the technical
working group shall be released in a separate memorandum.

Address: High School Blvd., Brgy. Lourdes, City of San Fernando (P)
Telephone No.: (045) 435-2728; (045) 435-7404
Email Address: [email protected]
Website: www.depedpampanga.ph
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF PAMPANGA

14. This Division Memorandum shall serve as the Travel Authority of all the
participants.

15. Wide dissemination of this Memorandum to all concerned is earnestly desired.

ROMEO M. ALIP PhD, CESO V

Schools Division Superintendent

Address: High School Blvd., Brgy. Lourdes, City of San Fernando (P)
Telephone No.: (045) 435-2728; (045) 435-7404
Email Address: [email protected]
Website: www.depedpampanga.ph
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Department of Education
Region III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF PAMPANGA

Enclosure No. 1 to Division Memo No. _____, s. 2024

FORMAT FOR THE LIST OF STUDENT CONTESTANTS AND DIVISION SCHOOL

PAPER ENTRIES

A. List of Contestants for the Individual Contests

Category: ____________________________ District/Cluster: ________________________

Level (Elementary or Secondary): _______________________________________

No. Complete Gender School Name of School District/

Name of School Paper Cluster
Student Paper Adviser
1
2
3
Etc.

B. List of Radio Broadcasting and Script Writing Contestants

Level (Elementary or Secondary): _______________________________________

Complete Gender Role/Assigned School Team District/

No. Name of Task (indicate the Coach/e Cluster
Student contestants who s
have dual roles)
1
2
3
4
5
Etc.

C. List of Collaborative Desktop Publishing Contestants

Level (Elementary or Secondary): _______________________________________

Complete Gender Role/Assigned School Team District/

No. Name of Task (indicate the Coach Cluster
Student contestants who /es
have dual roles)
1
2
3
4
5
Etc.

Address: High School Blvd., Brgy. Lourdes, City of San Fernando (P)
Telephone No.: (045) 435-2728; (045) 435-7404
Email Address: [email protected]
Website: www.depedpampanga.ph
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Department of Education
Region III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF PAMPANGA

D. List of Online Publishing Contestants (for Secondary only)

Complete Gender Role/Assigned School Team Division

No. Name of Task (indicate the Coach
Student contestants who
have dual roles)
1
2
3
4
5
Etc.

E. List of TV Broadcasting and Script Writing Contestants (for Secondary only)

Complete Gender Role/Assigned School Team Division

No. Name of Task (indicate the Coach
Student contestants who
have dual roles)
1
2
3
4
5
Etc.

Prepared by:

___________________________________
District/ Cluster Coordinator
Signature over Printed Name

Noted by:
___________________________________
PSDS/Cluster Principal In-Charge
Signature over Printed Name

Address: High School Blvd., Brgy. Lourdes, City of San Fernando (P)
Telephone No.: (045) 435-2728; (045) 435-7404
Email Address: [email protected]
Website: www.depedpampanga.ph