English Exercise 1

COPYREADING AND HEADLINE WRITING

Name ______________________________________School Paper___________________

School _____________________________________ District _______________________
School Paper Adviser ________________________Principal ______________________

DIRECTIONS: Read the following article carefully, then copyedit using appropriate
copyreading symbols. Write a one - line head as indicated

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“In the case of the Captain’s Peak Resort, the DENR issued a Temporary Closure Order last Sept.
6, 2023 and a Notice of Violation to the project proponent last Jan. 22 for operating without an
environmental compliance certificate (ECC),” the DENR said.

The denr added that Region seven executive director paquito Melicor issues yesterday a
memorandum to Provincial Enevironment and Natural Resources Office-Bohol’s Ariel Rica to
form a team to check on the complianc of Captain’s Peak Resort the with temporary closure
order.

MANILA, Philippines — the department of Natural environment and Resources (DENR)

yesterday ordersthe implementation of a temp closure oredr earlier issued against a resort at the
chocolate hills on bohol amid viral social media posts of a swimming pool built right at the foot
of the declared National Geological Monument.

The team has been directed to conduct an inspect to ensure the that resort remains closed, the
dept. said.

“The DENR Environmental Management Bureau will continue to monitor,” it added.

The Choocolate Hils was declared a protected area on July 1, 1997 through Proclamation 1037
issued by then prime minister Fidel Vamos.

According to the DENR the declaration aimed to preserve the iconic landscape of the Chocolate
Hills and promote sustainaaable tourism while protecting the bioidiversity and environmental in
tegrity of the area.

The Proclamation desiiignated the Chocolate Hills as a National Geological Monument & a
Protected Landscape in view of its unique geological formations and the importance of
MAintaining the natural wonder for future generations
 DENR wants Chocolate Hills resort closed

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)

yesterday ordered the implementation of a temporary closure order earlier issued against a resort
at the Chocolate Hills in Bohol amid viral social media posts of a swimming pool built right at
the foot of the declared National Geological Monument.

“In the case of the Captain’s Peak Resort, the DENR issued a Temporary Closure Order last Sept.
6, 2023 and a Notice of Violation to the project proponent last Jan. 22 for operating without an
environmental compliance certificate (ECC),” the DENR said.

The DENR added that Region 7 executive director Paquito Melicor issued yesterday a
memorandum to Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office-Bohol’s Ariel Rica to
form a team to check on the compliance of Captain’s Peak Resort with the temporary closure
order.

The team has been directed to conduct an inspection to ensure that the resort remains closed, the
department said.

“The DENR Environmental Management Bureau will continue to monitor,” it added.

The Chocolate Hills was declared a protected area on July 1, 1997 through Proclamation 1037
issued by then president Fidel Ramos.

The Proclamation designated the Chocolate Hills as a National Geological Monument and a
Protected Landscape in view of its unique geological formations and the importance of
maintaining the natural wonder for future generations.

According to the DENR, the declaration aimed to preserve the iconic landscape of the Chocolate
Hills and promote sustainable tourism while protecting the biodiversity and environmental
integrity of the area.

“If a land was titled prior to Proclamation 1037 declaring an area as a protected area, the rights
and interests of the landowner will generally be recognized and respected. However, the
declaration of the area as a protected area may impose certain restrictions or regulations on land
use and development within the protected area, even for privately owned lands. These restrictions
and regulations are to be detailed in the Environmental Impact Statement prior to the issuance of
an ECC for the project,” the DENR said.
COPYREADING AND HEADLINE WRITING in FILIPINO
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Panuto: Basahing mabuti ang kopya. Ihanay ang bawat talata sa tamang ayos at isunod-
sunod ang mga ito gamit ang simbolo sa pagwawasto.

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Ang pahayag ay ginawa ng denr kahapon sa harap ng ginawang pagbatikos ilang ng

netizens sa nag-viral sa Social media na isang resort na naiitayo sa gitnaaa ng Choocolate
Hills na naideklarang National Geological Monument and Protected Landscape nong
panahon ni dating Prime Minister Fidel Vamos.

MANILA, philippines — nagpalabas na ng temp closure odrer ang Departement of

natural environment and Resources (DENR) laban sa may-ari ng isang resort sa gitna ng
Chocolate Hills sa lalawigan ng bohol noon pang nagdaang taon

Ang viral video video ng swimming poool sa bisinidad ng itinuturing na iconic na tourist
sites ng Pilipinas ay umani ng negatibong kritisismo sa mamamamayan.

Bukod sa pagpapasara sa resort wala pang sinasabi DENR ang kung anong parusa ang
igagawad sa pamunuan ng naturang resort kaugnay ng paglabag sa batas. — Joy Cantos,
Malou Escudero

Ayon denr, nagpalabas na sila noon pang January ng notice of violation sa may-ari ng
Captain’s Peak Resort sa dahil pag-operate nito ng walang kaukulang environmental
compliance certificate (ECC.)
 DENR pinasasara na ang resort sa gitna ng Chocolate Hills sa
Bohol
MANILA, Philippines — Nagpalabas na ng temporary closure order ang Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) laban sa may-ari ng isang resort sa gitna ng
Chocolate Hills sa lalawigan ng Bohol noon pang nagdaang taon.

Ang pahayag ay ginawa ng DENR kahapon sa harap ng ginawang pagbatikos ng ilang

netizens sa nag-viral sa social media na isang resort na naitayo sa gitna ng Chocolate
Hills na naideklarang National Geological Monument and Protected Landscape noong
panahon ni dating Pangulong Fidel Ramos.

Ang viral video ng swimming pool sa bisinidad ng itinuturing na iconic na tourist sites ng
Pilipinas ay umani ng negatibong kritisismo sa mamamayan.

Ayon sa DENR, nagpalabas na sila noon pang January ng notice of violation sa may-ari
ng Captain’s Peak Resort dahil sa pag-operate nito nang walang kaukulang
environmental compliance certificate (ECC.)

Bukod sa pagpapasara sa resort, wala pang sinasabi ang DENR kung anong parusa ang
igagawad sa pamunuan ng naturang resort kaugnay ng paglabag sa batas. — Joy Cantos,
Malou Escudero
Chocolate Hills resort isinara na

MANILA, Philippines — Sarado na ang kontrobersiyal na resort na itinayo sa Chocolate Hills sa

Bohol subalit iginiit ng pamunuan ng Captain’s Peak Garden and Resort na sumunod sila sa mga
patakaran na itinakda ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

Sa pagsasara nito, sinabi pa ng resort na magpapatupad ito ng “various eco-friendly initiatives”

upang mapanatili ang sustainability nito.

Ngunit ayon kay Interior and Local Government (DILG), pinaiimbestigahan niya ang posibleng
pananagutan ng Bohol LGU sa viral resort na itinayo sa protektadong lugar ng Chocolate Hills sa
Bohol.

Ayon kay Abalos, aalamin nila kung may kapabayaan sa tungkulin o anumang iregularidad sa
bahagi ng mga opisyal na inatasang protektahan at pangasiwaan ang lugar.

Anya, ang Chocolate Hills ay isang UNESCO World Heritage Site at isang protektadong lugar sa
ilalim ng Proclamation No. 1037 Series of 1997 at ang National Integrated Protected Areas
System (NIPAS) Act of 1992.

“Anumang aktibidad na nakakagambala o sumisira sa mga protektadong lugar tulad ng Chocolate

Hills, nang walang tamang awtorisasyon, ay ipinagbabawal ng batas,” dagdag pa nito.

Una nang nilinaw ng DENR na naglabas na ito ng temporary closure order noong Setyembre
2023 gayundin ng violation notice noong Enero 2024 laban sa Captain’s Peak Resort.

Ayon sa ahensya, walang environmental clearance certificate (ECC) ang operasyon ng resort.

Sinabi naman ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Sagbayan, Bohol na hindi pa sila nakakatanggap ng

kopya ng temporary closure order mula sa DENR.
Chocolate Hills resort halts operations

SAGBAYAN, Bohol , Philippines — The Captain’s Peak Resort that lies within the
world famous Chocolate Hills area temporarily shut down its operations yesterday, resort
manager Julieta Sablas said.

Sablas, younger sister of resort owner Capt. Edgar Button, said the resort started closing
shop “upon the order of the mayor” as she admitted that the resort still has no
environmental compliance certificate or ECC.

While noting that “it is very difficult to comply” with the requirements needed for an
ECC, she said the resort has already complied with 75 percent of the requirements.

“We would not give up until we find a remedy to the situation,” Sablas said as she noted
that the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) for the Chocolate Hills had given
them the go-signal to proceed and operate the resort.

Aside from the PAMB, she added, “Sagbayan officials” also issued the permit to operate
prior to its opening in 2019.

She cited Resolution 01 series of 2018, issued by the local PAMB, which stated, among
other conditions, that the “hills should not be altered nor defaced and extraction is strictly
prohibited.”

“We were not able to secure an ECC but we have permits from the local government unit,
Protected Area Management Bureau and 15 of the 26 barangay captains of Sagbayan,”
Sablas said.

Bohol Rep. Kristine Alexie Tutor said the resort should be shut down for good, but that
this should follow due process.

“I am against any decision or action that goes against the status of the Chocolate Hills as
a UNESCO Geopark. The Chocolate Hills is also protected by a presidential
proclamation,” Tutor said.