GUICO, LYKA M.

BSED ENGLISH 3201

CAMPUS JOURNALISM LEAD WRITING
Exercise 1
Writing the Summary lead:
Write summary leads based on the following facts which are given at random.

A.
- the incident happened shortly after midnight yesterday.
- unidentified men sprayed the casualties with bullets.
- two men died in the said incident. Another was seriously wounded.
- the unidentified men were in a sport utility vehicle.
▪ Two men were killed and one was seriously wounded in an incident happened after
midnight yesterday when the unidentified men in a sport utility vehicle sprayed the
casualties with bullets.
B.
– the Defense Department has requested supplemental budget
- the reason: to pay for the pension of the retirees.
- amount is more than P500-million
- the Department requested the said amount from the Department of Budget
and Management.
- the retirees are from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)
▪ Defense Department requested supplemental budget that costs more than P500-million
from the Department of Budget and Management to pay for the pension of the retirees
from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
C.
What: commuter safety zones were launched.
the safety zones are 24 hours
Who: Makati City police and the Department of Public Safety (DPS)?
this is under the city government.
When: it happened yesterday.
 ▪ Makati City police and the Department of Public Safety (DPS) under the city government
launched a 24 hours commuter safety zones yesterday.
D.
- Fire razed a commercial building along Sixto Roxas Avenue in Pasay City.
- Damage to property was estimated at P10 million
- A whole block of residential houses was burned
- About 300 families were rendered homeless
- Five persons were killed including five-month-old baby.
▪ Five persons were killed including a five-month-old baby when a fire razes a commercial
building along Sixto Roxas Avenue in Pasay City. A whole block of residential houses
was burned and about 300 families were rendered homeless. The damage caused by the
fire to property was estimated at P10 million.
E.
– 38-year-old murder suspect was recently captured
- he has allegedly been hiding in Mindanao
- he was traveling to Manila
- he was captured by sea marshals on board passenger vessel
- the said suspect has a standing arrest warrant
▪ A 38-year-old murder suspect with a standing arrest warrant and has allegedly been
hiding in Mindanao for a year, was recently captured by sea marshals on board a
passenger vessel as it was traveling to Manila.
F.
- A marine lieutenant was killed in an attack. Here nine others were also hurt.
- The attack was believed to be carried out by Abu Sayyaf bandits.
- The armed men swooped down the command post in Barangay Bitan-ag in
Panamao at about 11:10 a.m. The attack happened Thursday in the
Southern Philippine province of Sulu.
▪ One marine lieutenant was killed and nine was hurt when Abu Sayyaf bandits attacked
on Thursday in the Southern Philippine province of Sulu and swooped down the
command post in Barangay Bitan-ag in Panamao at about 11:10 a.m.
G.
-National Bureau of Investigation and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
-They arrested a counterfeiter. They also seized hundreds of fake denominations
Philippine peso bills.
-The arrest happened last week.
-It happened in Sta Cruz, Manila.
▪ National Bureau of Investigation and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas arrested a
counterfeiter and seized hundreds of fake denominations of Philippine peso bills last
week in Sta Cruz, Manila.
H.
-the earthquake struck around 2:24 p.m. yesterday. it sent tremors across
Southern Luzon and the Visayas.
-a magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook the island province of Mindoro. This was
according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
(Phivolcs)
▪ Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) report a magnitude 6.1
earthquake shook the island province of Mindoro when an earthquake struck around
2:24 p.m. yesterday.
I.
-A woman was rescued Monday from the sea off the southern Philippines
- She’s alive. She was rescued by air force para-jumpers. This was announced by
Navy Commander Rear Admiral Alexander Pama.
- The rescue happened more than 24 hours after a passenger ferry she was on sank,
the navy said.
- The Super Ferry 9 sank off the coast of Zamboanga peninsula early Sunday.
▪ A woman was rescued by air force para-jumpers on Monday from the sea off the
southern Philippines, more than 24 hours after a passenger ferry she was on sank
J.
- shootout with lawmen, yesterday afternoon
- 6 suspected car thieves were killed
- the shootout happened after the suspects tried to evade a checkpoint which was
on Osmena Highway
- the highway is in San Andres, Manila and it was formerly known as South
Super Highway.
▪ Six suspected car thieves were killed in a shootout with lawmen, yesterday afternoon.
The shootout happened after the suspects tried to evade a checkpoint which was on
Osmena Highway in San Andres, Manila and it was formerly known as South Super
Highway.