21st RHEPC Letter To HEIs

ASSOCIATION OF TERTIARY SCHOOL PAPER ADVISERS OF REGION III (ATSPAR III) INC.
Angeles City • Aurora • Bataan • Bulacan • Nueva Ecija • Pampanga • Olongapo City • Tarlac • Zambales
ATSPAR III Inc.

OFFICERS AND MEMBERS
OF THE BOARD FOR: PRESIDENTS/ HEADS, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
RIZALDE M. CAPIO
Republic Central Colleges
rizalde.capio@rcc.edu.ph
Dear Sir/ Madam:
PRESIDENT
The ATSPAR III Inc. is pleased to invite your campus publication editorial staff and
CECILIA C. GARSON adviser/s to the 21st Regional Higher Education Press Conference on May 17-
Pres. Ramon Magsaysay State University
cecilia_garson@dlsu.edu.ph
19, 2023 at Villa Alfredo’s Resort, City of San Fernando, Pampanga.
VICE PRESIDENT
Now in its 21st year, ATSPAR III Inc. celebrates with the theme: "Campus
JEFFREY C. CABAL Journalism: Responsive to the Digital Siege." This annual campus press
Colegio de San Juan de Letran - Bataan
jccabal@letranbataan.edu.ph conference for college students is spearheaded by ATSPAR III Inc. in coordination
SECRETARY with the Commission on Higher Education and aims to (1) provide an effective
medium in the development and promotion of campus journalism, promote
DEXTER ANDREW O. MANALO
Pampanga State Agricultural University
consciousness among campus journalists on the value of responsible expression
dexterandrew_manalo@psau.edu.ph and appreciation of the many contributions the student publication gives to the
TREASURER institution, community and the nation as well; and (2) improve the quality of
management and production of campus publications.
NORMITA M. LUGTU
Bataan Peninsula State University
nmlugtu@bpsu.edu.ph Interested student publication can register their team by answering the
AUDITOR Registration Form until May 12, 2023. Only the publications which have
registered within the schedule will be accepted. There will be Php 6,000.00
registration fee per participant. It is earnestly requested that you confirm and
pay before the deadline to avoid any inconvenience. After receiving the registration
VISION from the publication, the RHEPC Secretariat will send a confirmation email and
The Association of Tertiary School Paper contact you for updates.
Advisers of Region III Inc. envisions to
empower higher education campus paper
advisers as agents of press freedom. Payment should be deposited to the: Association of Tertiary School Paper
Advisers of Region III (ATSPAR III) Inc. savings account number:
007850086632 (BDO Magalang Branch). Please scan your deposit slip, fill in all
MISSION the necessary information in the Registration Form, and forward them to
The Association of Tertiary School Paper
Advisers of Region III Inc. shall uphold and
atspar3@gmail.com. Further inquiries regarding the conference can be addressed
protect the freedom of the press at the to Prof. Rizalde M. Capio (President) or Asst. Prof. Dexter Andrew O. Manalo
campus level and promote the development (Treasurer). The contact numbers are 09303785195 / 09205242169.
and growth of campus journalism in Central
Luzon.
The CHED Endorsement and Contest Guidelines are attached for your
information. Thank you very much, and we hope to see your delegates at the 21st
CORE VALUES Regional Higher Education Press Conference!
Accountability. Transparency. Servitude.
Professionalism. Adaptability. Responsibility.
Very truly yours,
RIZALDE M. CAPIO
President
With Registration No. CN201540552 under the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Address: Sinukuan Gazette Office, Office of Student Services and Development Bldg.
Tamarind St., Pampanga State Agricultural University, Magalang, Pampanga
Email Add: atspar3@gmail.com
ATSPAR III Inc.

OF THE BOARD
RIZALDE M. CAPIO
PRESIDENT
CECILIA C. GARSON
VICE PRESIDENT
JEFFREY C. CABAL
jccabal@letranbataan.edu.ph
SECRETARY

dexterandrew_manalo@psau.edu.ph
TREASURER
NORMITA M. LUGTU
nmlugtu@bpsu.edu.ph
AUDITOR
VISION
advisers as agents of press freedom.
MISSION
protect the freedom of the press at the
campus level and promote the development
and growth of campus journalism in Central
Luzon.
CORE VALUES
ATSPAR III Inc. Contest Guidelines

OFFICERS AND MEMBERS st
OF THE BOARD 21 REGIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION
RIZALDE M. CAPIO PRESS CONFERENCE
Republic Central Colleges Villa Alfredo’s Resort, Baliti, City of San Fernando, Pampanga
PRESIDENT
May 17-19, 2023
CECILIA C. GARSON
Pres. Ramon Magsaysay State University A. INDIVIDUAL WRITING CONTESTS
VICE PRESIDENT
1. Eligibility. Any bona fide college student is eligible to participate in the press
JEFFREY C. CABAL conference. The following documents shall be submitted upon arrival and
Colegio de San Juan de Letran - Bataan registration:
SECRETARY a. Certification from the school registrar (with dry seal), or Certificate of
Enrolment / Registration of the participants;
DEXTER ANDREW O. MANALO b. Certification from the school re: participants’ compliance with CHED CMO
No. 63, S. 2017; and
TREASURER c. Certification from the school or proof that the participants are indeed
campus journalists / staffers of the school’s publication.
NORMITA M. LUGTU
nmlugtu@bpsu.edu.ph
A valid school ID will be needed by the participants during the individual
AUDITOR contests.
2. The registration fee per participant for the three-day press conference is
6,000.00 pesos for every participant inclusive of food and accommodation.
VISION Payment shall be deposited to the bank account of the association
Advisers of Region III Inc. envisions to Bank : Banco de Oro (BDO) Magalang Branch
Account Name : Association of Tertiary School Paper
Advisers of Region III (ATSPAR III) Inc.
MISSION
The Association of Tertiary School Paper Account Number : 007850086632
campus level and promote the development Please send pre-registration form with deposit slip of full payment to the above-
and growth of campus journalism in Central mentioned account. Scanned deposit slip should be sent to the Association
Luzon. of Tertiary School Paper Advisers of Region III (ATSPAR III) Inc via e-mail:
atspar3@gmail.com on or before May 12, 2023. The contact number of
CORE VALUES ATSPAR III Inc. Treasurer is 09205242169.
Professionalism. Adaptability. Responsibility. 3. Contestants may participate in not more than three (3) contests. Participants /
contestants who will not comply with this shall be disqualified in ALL events.
4. There following shall be the contested categories:

ATSPAR III Inc.
OF THE BOARD 1. News Writing
a. English
RIZALDE M. CAPIO b. Filipino
PRESIDENT 2. Editorial Writing
a. English
CECILIA C. GARSON b. Filipino
VICE PRESIDENT 3. Opinion / Column Writing
a. English
JEFFREY C. CABAL b. Filipino
SECRETARY 4. Development Communication Writing
a. English
b. Filipino
TREASURER 5. Feature Writing
a. English
NORMITA M. LUGTU
b. Filipino
nmlugtu@bpsu.edu.ph
AUDITOR 6. Sports Writing
a. English
b. Filipino
VISION 7. Poetry Writing

The Association of Tertiary School Paper a. English
empower higher education campus paper b. Filipino
8. Copyreading and Headline Writing
a. English
MISSION b. Filipino
protect the freedom of the press at the 9. Photojournalism
campus level and promote the development a. English
and growth of campus journalism in Central b. Filipino
Luzon.
10. Infographics
CORE VALUES a. English
Accountability. Transparency. Servitude. b. Filipino
11. Editorial Cartooning

ATSPAR III Inc. a. Traditional
OF THE BOARD i. English
ii. Filipino
RIZALDE M. CAPIO b. Digital
i. English
PRESIDENT ii. Filipino
CECILIA C. GARSON 12. Comic Strip Drawing

a. Traditional
VICE PRESIDENT i. English
ii. Filipino
JEFFREY C. CABAL b. Digital
jccabal@letranbataan.edu.ph i. English
SECRETARY ii. Filipino
13. Literary Graphics Illustration
dexterandrew_manalo@psau.edu.ph a. Traditional
TREASURER i. English
ii. Filipino
NORMITA M. LUGTU
b. Digital
nmlugtu@bpsu.edu.ph i. English
AUDITOR ii. Filipino
14. Layouting
VISION 5. Layouting shall follow these guidelines:

empower higher education campus paper a. Materials (text, photos, graphics, masthead, editorial box) shall be
advisers as agents of press freedom. provided by the lecturer / judge either in Filipino or English.
b. In one and a half (1 ½) hours, each contestant shall make a layout of a 4-

MISSION page newsletter with 8.5”x11” sized paper that shall contain news, opinion,
feature and sports sections.
campus level and promote the development c. Contestants are not allowed to add or remove any of the materials
and growth of campus journalism in Central provided by the judge in the final layout.
Luzon.
d. Final layout should be saved in portable data format (.pdf).

CORE VALUES
Accountability. Transparency. Servitude. e. Placing of any marks that shall identify the school is not allowed. Entries
with marks shall be automatically disqualified.
6. Contestants in Editorial Cartooning (traditional) shall use charcoal and / or

pencil only. A 1/8-illustration board shall be used for the competition.
7. Use of ink in Comic Strip Drawing (traditional) is allowed. Comics drawing

ATSPAR III Inc. should be in 4 boxes. A 1/8-illustration board shall be used for the competition.
OF THE BOARD
8. For Literary Graphics Illustration (traditional), contestants are to interpret a
RIZALDE M. CAPIO poem or any prose to be given by the lecturer/judge in a 1/8-illustration board.
Any medium maybe used.
PRESIDENT
9. The Digital format for Editorial Cartooning, Comic Strip Drawing and Literary
CECILIA C. GARSON Graphics Illustration shall follow these guidelines:
VICE PRESIDENT a. Entries must be original digital art (print) form. Animation, motion graphics,
and other sub-classification of digital art will not be accepted.
JEFFREY C. CABAL
jccabal@letranbataan.edu.ph b. Entries should be submitted with the following specifications:
SECRETARY
ü High resolution JPEG or PNG file;
dexterandrew_manalo@psau.edu.ph ü Artboard size: 2000 x 2000 pixels, 300 ppi; and
TREASURER
ü Maximum file size of 8MB for the output and 10MB for the raw file.
NORMITA M. LUGTU
nmlugtu@bpsu.edu.ph 10. Topic for opinion writing shall be on national or development issues.
AUDITOR
11. Photojournalism contestants shall use digital SLR cameras. Caption-writing
will immediately follow.
VISION 12. Participants who shall come late in his/her contest due to participation in
The Association of Tertiary School Paper another individual contest shall not be allowed to participate in the contest for
empower higher education campus paper that category anymore.
13. Top 10 shall be announced winners. Top three shall receive medals and
certificates of recognition, while certificates of merit shall be awarded to the
MISSION winners’ advisers.
campus level and promote the development Note: Dress code shall be strictly observed. Contestant shall not be allowed
and growth of campus journalism in Central inside the contest rooms in house clothes. Advisers are not exempted
Luzon.
from this rule.
CORE VALUES
B. GROUP COMPETITIONS
ATSPAR III Inc.
OF THE BOARD 1. School papers / publications published within the present academic year
(2022-2023) shall be considered entries to the group competitions.
RIZALDE M. CAPIO
2. There shall be two (2) brackets: NEWSLETTER and LITERARY FOLIO.
PRESIDENT
3. Schools can enter their publications in ANY or ALL bracket categories provided
CECILIA C. GARSON there is no duplication of the same bracket type as entry. Any form of
duplication of articles / contents / pictures in different brackets shall be ground
VICE PRESIDENT for disqualification. Only schools with registrants in the 21st RHEPC shall be
allowed to join the group contests.
JEFFREY C. CABAL
jccabal@letranbataan.edu.ph 4. Standard sizes of Print Publications shall be observed as stated below. The
SECRETARY decision of the organizing committee shall be respected in determining
acceptance of entries deviating from the following:
o Newsletter – Newsprint only
dexterandrew_manalo@psau.edu.ph (8.5” x 11.5” or 9”x12”, minimum of 12 pages)
TREASURER o Literary Folio – Glossy / White Book Paper or Newsprint
(Any size, minimum of 40 pages)
NORMITA M. LUGTU
nmlugtu@bpsu.edu.ph 5. Mimeographed and computer printed papers or publications shall not be
AUDITOR allowed for competition. ONLY OFFSET PRINTED PUBLICATIONS SHALL
BE ACCEPTED.
6. Five (5) copies are required in each bracket for the competition.
VISION
The Association of Tertiary School Paper 7. Top 10 shall be announced winners. ALL shall receive certificates of
empower higher education campus paper recognition, while top three shall receive plaques / trophies.
8. All group entries should be received on or before May 12, 2023 by the 21st
RHEPC Secretariat. Please send entries to:
MISSION
Name : Dexter Andrew O. Manalo
protect the freedom of the press at the School : Pampanga State Agricultural University
campus level and promote the development Address : PAC, Magalang, Pampanga
and growth of campus journalism in Central Mobile # : 09205242169
Luzon.
9. Mailed group entries post-marked on or before May 12, 2023 shall still be
CORE VALUES accepted by the Secretariat. Entries received after the specified date shall be
Accountability. Transparency. Servitude. disqualified.
10. Failure to comply with any of these requirements shall disqualify the paper
from the contests.
11. For further details about the group competitions, please contact the
Secretariat.

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ASSOCIATION OF TERTIARY SCHOOL PAPER ADVISERS OF REGION III (ATSPAR III) INC.

ATSPAR III Inc.

ATSPAR III Inc.

DEXTER ANDREW O. MANALO

ATSPAR III Inc. Contest Guidelines

4. There following shall be the contested categories:

VISION 7. Poetry Writing

11. Editorial Cartooning

CECILIA C. GARSON 12. Comic Strip Drawing

VISION 5. Layouting shall follow these guidelines:

b. In one and a half (1 ½) hours, each contestant shall make a layout of a 4-

d. Final layout should be saved in portable data format (.pdf).

6. Contestants in Editorial Cartooning (traditional) shall use charcoal and / or

7. Use of ink in Comic Strip Drawing (traditional) is allowed. Comics drawing

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