TUGUEGARAO CITY –– The Department of Education (DepEd) said on Monday that students in the country would learn how to think critically through programs that strengthen campus journalism. Student journalists are instruments of empowerment for the communities, Education Undersecretary for Curriculum and Development Diosdado San Antonio told delegates of the 2020 National Schools Press Conference (NSPC) in Tuguegarao City. You do your part as instruments of empowerment for our communities,” he added. San Antonio also formulated the acronym PRINCE, to inspire the campus journalists to become the leaders they want to become. Anchored on the theme “Empowering communities through campus journalism,” this year’s NSPC gathered the best school journalists all over the country.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 12, 2020 04:18 UTC