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NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

• Jose Cosido
NATIONAL PRESIDENT
(The Catalyst, PUP)
brown_rimbaud@yahoo.com

• Rowie Madula
SECRETARY GENERAL,
(Matanglawin, ADMU)
rowimadula@atenista.com

• Jason Valenzuela
DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL
(The Catalyst, PUP)
JasonValenzuela@gmail.com

• Leo Angelo Nery
VP FOR LUZON
(Matanglawin, ADMU)

• Kristine Marie Musni
VP FOR VISAYAS
(Tug-Ani, UP Cebu)

• Paolo Dumayac
VP FOR MINDANAO
(Atenews, Ateneo De Davao)

NATIONAL SECRETARIAT

• Shineth Fabian Kiram
(The Catalyst, PUP)

• Frederick Dabu
(Manila Collegian, UP Manila)

E-MAIL US
cegpnational@yahoo.com
guilders_2001@yahoogroups.com

The College Editors Guild of the Philippines is an alliance of tertiary campus publications nationwide. Founded on 1931, CEGP is a patriotic and democratic alliance of over 750 student publications nationwide. It is the national center for the advancement of campus press freedom.

CEGP is considered to be the largest, oldest existing, and the only student organization of its kind in the Asia Pacific Region.

An alliance of tertiary student publications.

Membership is open to all tertiary student publications.

It has over 750 student publications as members from more than 500 schools in 68 (out of 78) provinces and cities nationwide.

A patriotic and democratic organization.

It is patriotic. It ardently struggles against foreign domination and control in economy, politics, culture and all spheres of national life.

It is democratic. It upholds and defends the interest and welfare of the Filipino people.

This commitment has kept the CEGP as one of the oldest- existing and widest youth organization in the country.

The national center for the advancement of campus press freedom.

It is steadfast in advancing and protecting the right of every student to seek, receive and impart information to any medium without any interference.

Structure

The biennial National Student Press Congress is the highest policy- making body of the CEGP. It is composed of member publications. It adopts the Two-Year General Program of Action, elects new national officers, accepts new members and adopts positions on issues.

The biannual National Council meeting is the second highest policy- making body composed of elected and appointed local and national leaders.

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Sunday, 07 August 2005

Wrong Gloria!

CEGP condemns life threat to News Break reporter

The College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP), a group of campus journalists condemns the recent death threat to Glenda Gloria, the News Break reporter who consistently reported the alleged involvement of the president to the ‘jueting pay- off’ in connection to the rigging of the 2004 presidential elections. Recent reports pointed the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) as the architect of the said threat. According to the group (CEGP), it is not Glenda Gloria’s life that should be threatened, but President Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo’s political career instead. It is not Glenda Gloria who should halt her doings, but the Malacañang’s Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

‘The recent political development puts the president’s political career in peril. Hence, to save it, the administration must do maneuverings by using its political allies and even its armed forces to silence the vocal critics.’, stated Jose Cosido, CEGP national president. ‘The Filipinos have witnessed how the administration deals with the members of the press. After the case of gagging the FOCAP members during the president’s press conference in Malacañang last week, now another attack to our rank is staging to protect her selfish interests’, Cosido continued.

The CEGP branded Ms. Arroyo as an enemy of the press and the number one violator of press freedom in the country. According the group, the present press freedom situation in the country is the manifestation of the escalating cases of curtailing the messengers’ rights. Earlier this year, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), had branded the Philippines as the most murderous place for journalists due to the series of killings that the government has not resolved any. ‘The government should be held responsible on the CPJ report, and yet, another attack stages. But this time, the perpetrator comes directly from Malacañang.’, Cosido further reiterated.

‘The press’ initiative to conduct investigative reports regarding the issues that the president and its family are involved is inevitable. It is its orientation as the fourth estate of this democratic society, and preventing them from doing this is definitely a violation to its right as a member of the press. The messengers are even aware of possible retaliation from the government, but it will not impede the journalists sworn duties.’, the CEGP president announced.

CEGP reiterated again its position calling for the president’s removal from power. ‘The administration has given the media a reason to further intensify the nationwide campaign to call for her resignation. She should learn from Erap’s experience of gagging the press that made contribution to his ouster.’, Cosido ended.

The CEGP challenges its fellow journalists at the mainstream to fight back on any attack that would possibly happen. It had mentioned the vulnerability of the journalists situation in connection to the present political scandals that the present administration is involved