DIPOLOG CITY – City Schools Division Superintendent Victorina G. Perez has called on
the media practitioners here to be responsible in exercising their profession.
Speaking during the 48th
induction program of the Zamboanga del Norte Press Club (ZNPC), Perez recalled
that she was once maligned in a news article written by a media man whom she
did not know personally.
After that story saw
print, the guy came to her in the guise of getting her side and was asking how
many copies of his paper she would order. “I felt so bad about it,” said the
lady superintendent.
Since that time her
trust in the press eroded until a certain media man came, got her side and
published the whole story without asking any favor from her.
For Perez, every media practitioner must
uphold the highest standards of journalism to stay credible so that he/she
could not ruin the image and reputation of other people.
Perez served as guest
of honor and speaker in the oath-taking rites of the newly elected officers of
the club on Saturday with the theme, “Promoting peace through responsible
media.”
The ZNPC officers led
by their president Rosemarie Patangan-Miranda were sworn in by Judge Pio D. Velasco,
also a club member.
The other officers are
Engr. Eduardo de la Cerna -Vice President, Vicente Hernani Carreon-Secretary,
Crispin Garcia-Treasurer and Ruben Enoy-Auditor.
Composing the members
of the board are Atty. James Cyril O. Ruiz, Atty. James Verduguez, Czarito B.
Zamora, Franklin P. Gumapon, Elmer Elmedulan, Samuel Amatong, Maynard Baes,
Edwin Bation, Rhey Davie Magdayao and Elmer Razo.
ZNPC was founded in May
1965 with the end in view of promoting unity among local media practitioners
regardless of political persuasions and religious affiliations. (PIA9)
