EDITORIAL WRITING

LARRY S. ERBITE
Teacher III
Activity
Tell whether the statement expresses
FACT or OPINION.
1.Former Philippines President Joseph
Estrada was convicted to life imprisonment
and later was granted a pardon.
2.The Filipino people are very
accommodating and generous.
3. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is the
14th President of the Republic of the
Philippines.
4. Tondo is the most dangerous place in Metro
Manila.
5. Sugar is bad for diabetic persons, according
to medical reports.
6. The city is dirty because the mayor is lazy.
7. The Department of Health reports that nine
persons died of meningo coccemnia last year.
8. Dengue fever has been the lead cause of the
death of hundreds of people since the year
2000, the survey said.
9. The contestant did not win the writing contest
because judging was done hurriedly.
10. Pluto is no longer a planet, space scientists
declared.
What is an editorial?
• An article that states a person’s, or newspaper’s
opinion on a particular issue. Basically, it is a
persuasive essay on a researchable topic that
has more than one view point.
• An editorial allows you to discuss your opinion
on an issue facing your school, community, or
the world- persuading the audience with facts.
Editorial…
• The voice of the editorial staff and the
readers
• newspaper opinion on a certain issue
• Expresses the opinion of whatever the
management of the publication feels in
relation to the present occasion
• Commonly concerns a current issue
Functions of an Editorial
• To explain and interpret news
• To forecast the future
• To pass moral judgment
• To persuade the readers to follow a
course of action that the newspaper
believes
REQUISITES OF AN EDITORIAL
• First, an editorial is based on an issue
having high degree of sensibility to the
public readers. It must be relatable and
essentialized to the context of the
people's lives.
REQUISITES OF AN EDITORIAL
• Second, there must be two groups with opposite
views in dealing with such an issue.

• Third, there must be a stand/ position in which the

group believes in.

• Lastly, there must be pieces of evidence each

group must present to justify their position.
KEY CONCEPTS ON EDITORIAL
• Collective stand of the publication.

• Heavy artillery (battlefield of opinions {not only the

publication’s opinion} / views that compete for
readers' attention

• Takes leadership position on issues affecting the

community.
FOCAL POINTS
The goals of editorial:
➮ to drive home a point
➮ to influence public opinion
➮ to enlighten people
CHARACTERISTICS
➮ it follows a pattern
➮ it simplifies an issue
➮ it provides opinions from the opposing viewpoints
➮ it presents evidence delivered in a formal manner
➮ it offers a concise conclusion
PRELIMINARIES.

WHERE/HOW
DO WE START?
PRELIMINARIES.
1. Choose a topic. 2. Obtain background
SOURCES: material and information
screaming news, about your topic
commissioned news, ➲ observe
trending news ➲ read
• Current and timely ➲ interview
• Substantial for ➲ research
writing
PHASE 1: PRE-WRITNG STAGE
1. Identify your purpose and audience – inform,
interpret, criticize, argue, suggest reforms, urge
readers to action.
➲ Explain or interpret the way the newspaper
covered a sensitive or controversial subject.
➲ Criticize constructive actions, decisions or
situations to get readers to see the problem.
PHASE 1: PRE-WRITNG STAGE
2. Organize Information – briefly outline your
facts logically before writing the piece.
➲ Choose details
➲ Order details according to importance (outlining)
PHASE 1: PRE-WRITNG STAGE
FOCUS ON A CENTRAL THEME
➲ The single greatest error made by
beginning writers is trying to say too much.
➲ The error comes from the belief that, in
order to be convincing, an argument must be
utterly comprehensive, addressing every
possible issue that relates to it.
PHASE 1: PRE-WRITING STAGE
FOCUS ON A CENTRAL THEME
➲ However, no argument is effective unless it
can be absorbed and remembered by the
reader.
➲ An effective editorial must be essentialized.
PHASE 1: PRE-WRITNG STAGE
3. Working on an effective title.
The title of an editorial article is mostly composed
of only three words.
The title is a label head.
Example: Huwag Tipirin ang Pag-unlad
Walang Linaw Usad Pagong
Court Parkingan Election Blues
PHASE 1: PRE-WRITNG STAGE
3. Working on an effective title.
Example:
Bukbok na Diskarte
Sinagasaan ng Train (Law)
Saving YOUth
Ruling Out the Law
PHASE 2: WRITING STAGE
INTRODUCTION:
- presentation of the SITUATION/NEWS ITEM
(newspeg)
- stand/ position
PHASE 2: WRITING STAGE
BODY
Claims fully supported by proofs
Explanation/Evidence/Example/Extra Details

Tools: narrative of incidents, statement from credible

sources, statistics, provision from memo, order, by-laws,
constitution, etc.
PHASE 2: WRITING STAGE
CONCLUSION
Recap of the main points
Recommending a SOLUTION/ CALLING
for an ACTION
OUTLINING
Title: _______________________________
1. Situation: _________________________
2. Position: __________________________
3. Claims (three - point rule) *strong to strongest claims
(EXPLANATION, EVIDENCE, EXAMPLE)
a. __________ b. ____________ c. _______________
- arguments/ proofs to support each of your claims using surveys,
statistics, statements and examples
5. Conclusion
6. Solution
 Curbing illicit activities
Being the largest school in the division, Quezon High has an average
enrolment of 10,000 students annually. What springs from the big
S population is also a big problem especially on safety for both students and
Situation teachers.
Within the first two quarters of the current school year, three cases
of prevalent thefts happened in the campus. These occurred separately on
different dates. All these cases happened when major school activities are
being held. While some students left their belongings inside their
classroom, these thieves attack. The most recent happened during the
P rehearsals of wellness program of the MAPEH department. The thieves
Problem cut through the grade seven classroom and stole an expensive new DSLR
arising from
the Situation
camera, laptops, money, and other valuables that students bring for their
presentation and projects in school.
What worst is that even teachers’ room is penetrated by these
intruders stealing teachers’ bags, money, cellphones, and other valuables.
 ..
Early this October, a grade 10 student stabbed a
school mate because of heated arguments. The onset of
P cases like these, alarm QNHS’ community. For this reason,
Proposed the PTA officers and the school administration collaborate
course of action to install surveillance cameras within the identified areas.
As much as Php112,000 PTA fund will be spent for CCTV
installation. It’s a big amount indeed, but with big purpose
too.
Installing CCTVs within the school’s vicinity comes as
P a respite from the fangs of theft, gang clash, drug trade,
Position
and other untoward incidents happening inside the
campus.
 ...
The CCTV cameras are advantageous to QNHS
grounds. It reduces fear of crimes. Numerous studies have
E determined the presence of cameras in public places
Explanation
lessen fear of crime in people who use the area. There is
some reduced level of fear of felony among people in CCTV
areas, since people are aware that they are under
surveillance. It also encourages people to be more security
conscious. CCTV camera evidence can be compelling. In a
big school like QNHS, the long-range effects to crime
prevention can be beneficial.
 .
It is a common knowledge that some outsiders
enter the campus despite tight security measures. There
is a chance that crimes such as drug trade happen using
students as couriers. There have been reports about it,
E though witnesses fear to testify. In serious matters like
Evidence this, police intervention is required. The potential of a
CCTV system plays an important role in drug trade
prevention; it contributes in a detection role. Camera
footage can also help identify potential witnesses who
might not otherwise come forward to the police.
 .
Relatively, CNN Philippines’ report for instance
confirmed that a month after 32 CCTV’s were installed
at Pasig Rotonda last May 2015, weekly theft and
robbery cases in the area went down from 50 to 10 to
E three cases – an 80 to 94 percent decrease. This implies
Example
the effectiveness of surveillance cameras to lessen
untoward incidents. Thus, if CCTV cameras are fully
installed in QNHS, the same probability in reducing
thefts, drug trade and gang troubles will surely have
positive result.
 What can be said at this juncture is that CCTV
. inside QNHS aids in monitoring suspected intruders
and their movements in a less intrusive manner.
C So, despite some teachers negative reaction on
Conclusion ‘privacy matters,’ QNHS community in general
finds a silent partner in curbing unlawful incidents
inside the school premises.
The Coconut staff gives its full support to this
noteworthy partnership between the PTA and the
school administration hoping that not only 10, but
more CCTVs must be installed in all vantage points
of the campus. (The Coconut)
 Editoryal: Aanayin pa ba?

Usap-usapan ngayon ang mga nasirang aklat

Situation sa loob mismo ng pasilidad ng Mariveles National
High School- Camaya Campus. Ayon sa
pagtataya, humigit kumulang 200 na mga aklat ang
Problem arising inanay sa tatlong libong aklat. Matatandaang
from the Situation nagkaroon ng Anay Treatment nitong umpisa
lamang ng taong pang-akademiko ngunit tila ito’y
Proposed course of hindi pa rin sapat upang masugpo ang mga anay
action dahil na rin sa lokasyon ng paaralan.
 Nakakapanghinayang man, hindi naman natin
maaaring ibaling ang lahat ng sisi sa administrayon
ng paaralan. Hindi man gustuhin ng mga taong
P responsable rito, itinago ang mga nasabing aklat
Position dahil hindi pa itinuturo sa ating paaralan ang ilang
mga asignaturang may kinalaman sa aklat ayon na
rin sa kaslukuyang custodian.
 Ngunit sa kabilang banda, tila naglalaro ng hot potato ang ilang mga taong
responsible rito. Hindi maibigay ng kasalukuyang custodian nang diretso sa mga
estudyante ang mga aklat dahil walang mananagot sa oras na ito’y masira at mawala
kaya’t hanggat maaari’y sa mga guro ito ibinibigay. Tila naman natatakot ang ilang mga
guro sa responsibilidad ng panghihiram ng mga aklat dahil na rin sa parehong dahilan
na baka ang mga ito’y masira o hindi naman kaya’y mawala at sila ang managot dito.
Nakapagtataka nga lamang dahil mas mahalaga pang maingatan ang aklat
kaysa sa mapakinabangan nito ng mga estudyante. Ginagastusan mula sa kaban ng
bayan ang mga aklat upang magamit ng mga estudyante hindi para itago na lamang
dahil sa pangambang ito’y masira o mawala.
Tila parehas din naman ang kinahantungan ng pagtatambak nito sa bodega at
pagbibigay nito sa mga estudyante, sa huli’y nasira rin naman ngunit ang pagkakaiba
nga lamang ay hindi ito gaanong napakinabangan. Ngayong nasira na ang mga aklat,
aanhin pa natin ito?
Samantala upang agapan na rin ang problemang ito, inaaasahang ang
pagkakaroon ng silid-aklatan sa oras na pormal nang magagamit ang bagong tayong
pasilidad ng paaralan. Ang mga inanay na mga aklat na man ay ipapadala sa Division
Office.
 Hindi naman kawatan ang mga estudyante.
C Nawa’y matutunan sana ng mga taong responsible sa
Conclusion mga kagamitan ng paaralan ang pagtitiwala sa mga ito.
Nawa’y maipakita rin naman ng mga estudyante na
sila’y mapagkakatiwalaan sa mga kagamitan ng
paaralan.
PHASE 3: POST WRITING/ASSESSMENT.

• State the problem/situation

• Give your position on the problem
• Give the situation and background of the problem. Explain.
• Craft a conclusion/ summarize the main points
• Offer a solution to the problem/ call for an action.
Editorial writing
Magsulat ng isang editoryal base sa balita sa ibaba:
Pagbabalik ng pasukan ng klase sa Hunyo giit sa Kamara
MANILA, Philippines — Naghain ng panukala si Ilocos 1st District Rep. Ronald Singson na
naglalayong ibalik sa buwan ng Hunyo ang simula ng klase.
Sa kanyang expla­natory notes, sinabi ni Singson na layon ng House Bill No. 8508, na ibalik sa
unang Lunes ng buwan ng Hunyo ang pagbubukas ng klase upang maiwasan ang mga abala dulot
ng mga pag-ulan.
“While it is difficult to predict the weather due to climate change, the former school calendar is
what suits our country best. Should the school calendar be reverted, students, teachers and
parents will be spared from the inconvenience and hazards of adverse weather conditions,” ani
Singson.
Lumilitaw sa survey ng Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) na karamihan sa mga guro ay hirap
sa pagtuturo dahil sa matin­ding init na nararanasan tuwing summer.
Una na ring sinabi ni Sen.Sherwin ­Gatchalian, Senate Basic Education Committee Chairman na
panahon na upang ibalik muli sa Hunyo ang simula ng klase at gawing Abril at Mayo ang
bakasyon upang maiiwas ang mga estudyante sa matinding init.
COLUMN WRITING
What are Columns?
• Columns are the most personal of all
newspaper writing. They have a very personal
appeal, an authoritative influence, and very
useful contribution to make in spreading news
and opinions.
• They are high in reader-interest for they
stimulate public discussion of the days affair.
What are Columns?
• Columns are form of journalism that is less
formal and more biased than other types of
journalism.
• It generally answers why and how.
• It uses the first and second person (I and
you).
ESSENTIALS
➲ Article giving opinion/ perspective from the writer.
➲ Approximately 500 to 850 words
➲ Opinion of the columnist not necessarily shared by
the staff.
PURPOSE/S
 The main purpose of the column is to inform, interpret, and to explain the news by
giving a background of an event.
 To widen and provide a strong standpoint for the readers about the current issue
using factual evidences.
 Pointing out how the event will affect the readers.
 Helps form public opinion when the author gives comments with his logic, humor
or emotion on an issue.
COLUMN WRITING
➲ Columns are the most personal of all newspaper writing.
It has a very personal appeal, an authoritative influence, and very useful
contribution to make in spreading news and opinions.
➲ They are written to inform, to influence, or to entertain readers.
➲ It has high in reader-interest for they stimulate public discussion of the
day’s affairs.
Sources of Materials
➲ Current news ➲ Commendable Reports
➲ Observations ➲ Investigations
➲ Interviews
CONTENT
The ‘OPINION’ column
Resembles an editorial in form but, in contrast with
the editorial’s impersonal and anonymous approach,
carries the personal and stand of the writers own idea.
 Structure of a COLUMN
1. Column's regular title

2. Headline - try to use some alliteration or anything witty.

Kitang kita ang kita / Money matters
kwento ng kwenta / Silent session

use of pun - SPEDtacular / PROSTItuition

3. byline
Structure of a COLUMN
Lead/ Introduction (hook: clearly present the main point.

a. shocking statistics
The Department of Education confirmed that public school teachers' debt has reached P300billion. This is
the accumulated value of teachers' loan from GSIS amounting to P178 billion and Pag-Ibig Fund with P120
billion excluding the loans from private lending institutions.
Structure of a COLUMN
Lead/ Introduction (hook: clearly present the main point.

b. controversial statement
Prostitution is everywhere in Lucena City. What is more shocking is that there
are more males involve in this 'trade' than the females, city DSWD office reported.
Structure of a COLUMN
Lead/ Introduction (hook: clearly present the main point.

c. rhetorical question
If we have forgiven the Japanese that easy, why can't we
forgive Marcos too?
Structure of a COLUMN
Body / Points, Proof and Analysis
2-5 supporting facts (each fact is on its own paragraph)
a. POINT - state the fact
b. PROOF - paraphrase or quote an external source/ statement of same or related incident
c. ANALYSIS - comment on fact and proof presented. Write about YOUR OPINION on the
facts you have included. Comment on each fact.
Structure of a COLUMN
Conclusion

•conclude by creatively restating your main point.

•finish with a statement linking to your lead.
(a call for action works well)
Huwag Tipirin ang Pagbangon
Ni Mark Lester Andrei Cruzet

Bilang bahagi ng rehabilitasyon ng Marawi City, naglaan ang

Department of Budget and Management (DBM) ng limang libong piso
ngayong taon. Malayong-malayo ito sa pahayag ni Marawi Mayor
Majul Usman Gandamra na nangangailanagn sila ng 90 bilyong piso.
Kaugnay nito, maling-mali na tila tinitipid ang pagbangon ng lungsod.
Kung sisipatin ang kalagayan ng Marawi matapos ang limang
buwang sagupaan sa pagitan ng Armed Forces of the Philippines
(AFP) at Maute-ISIS group, hindi maitatanggi na nawasak ang halos
kabuuan ng siyudad. Sa ganitong kalagayan, sadyang kulang na
kulang ang halagang ipinagkaloob ng DBM.
 Malinaw na lahat ng aspeto ng pamumuhay ng mga taga-
Marawi ay nangangailangan ng rehabilitasyon. Kabilang na riyan
ang pagsasaayos ng mga nasirang kabahayan, mosque, paaralan
at iba pang gusali. Hindi rin dapat isantabi ang relief goods,
tulong pinansyal at pangkabuhayan ng mga apektadong
residente. Lubha rin silang nangangailangan ng matagalang
pagsasailalim sa ‘stress debriefing’

At ‘counselling’ lalo pa’t karamihan sa kanila ay

dumaranas ng matinding trauma particular ang mga bata.
 Kataka-takang kakarampot lamang ang pondo ang ibinibigay ng
pamahalaan sa Marawi rehabilitation gayong maliwanag pa sasikat ng
araw kung gaano kalaki ang pangangailangan ng lungsod. Nakahahabag
ang kalagayan ng ating mga kababayan na tila nanlilimos ng awa sa mga
lingcod-bayan. Maihahalintulad natin ang pangyayaring ito sa pulubing
nanlilimos sa isang mayamang tao ngunit tanging sentimo lang ang
ipinagkakaloob.
Gayunpaman, walang dudang Malaki ang halaga ng donsasyong
makakalap mula sa mga local na Non-Government Organization (NGO) at
banyagang bansa. Marahil ito ang rason kung bakit kampante ang
gobyerno kahit kakarampot lamang ang ibinigay nilang tulong.
Magkaroon naman sana ng kaunting kahihiyan na mas Malaki pa ang
naitulong ng ibang mga bansa sa ating kababayan kaysa sa mismong
gobyerno natin.
 Malaki rin ang posibilidad na maulit ang nangyari noong
panahon ng bagyong Yolanda kung saan ibinulsa ang ilang
bahagi ng pondo. Nakakapang-galaiti na katiting na nga lang ang
tulong ng pamahalaan sa Marawi ay posibleng manakaw pa.
kung kaya, nararapat tiyakin na mapupunta sa mga
benepisyaryo ang lahat ng pondo at hindi sa bulsa ng
masisibang politico.

Sa kabilang banda, hindi lang naman sa gobyerno dapat iasa ang

tulong sa Marawi. Nararapat din tayong tumulong sa ating mga
kababayan, in-cash o in-kind donation man. Higit sa lahat,
ipagdasal natin ang agarang pagbangon ng mga kapatid nating
Muslim.
 Sa huli, makabubuti kung kakalampagin ng Task Force
Bangon Marawi and DBM upang dagdagan ng sapat na halaga
ang pondo ng rehabilitasyon ng Marawi. Ang pagdaragdag ng
pondo ay hindi lamang dagdag tulong bagkus ay patunay rin ito
na sapat ang ating habag at malasakit sa muling pagtayo ng
ating mga kababayan.

Si Mark Lester Andrei Cruzet, tubong Imus Unida Christian School.

Siya ay limang taon ng kampeon sa kanyang rehiyon at dalawang beses
nang nanalo sa NSPC sa kategoryang pagsulat ng Editoryal.
POINTERS.
• personal is political
• personal insights should be tested against facts
• no such thing as “this is my opinion.”
• even opinions should be based on facts not merely emotion
• column writing promotes diversity.
DISCOURSE
• the ability and power to connect seemingly unrelated matters.
Example:
-Duterte and Hitler
-Martial law and hair color policy
-heavy traffic and ants
 So It Seems
By: Jenina Cruz
Simultaneous with the opening of classes and the coming of
the rains is the emrgence of instant “tiendas” and ambulant
vendors within the school premises.
They sell all sorts of food-green mangoes with
“bagoong”, pared singkamas, soaked in brine, and artificially
colored “gulaman”. Topping all these is the ubiquitous
“inihaw na posit”, the unpleasant odor which enters the
classroom.
The unsafe food sold by the unlicensed vendors is
exposed to flies that swarm in garbage piled up around the
“tiendas”.
 Gastroenteritis, dysentery, typhoid, and stomach
ailments are on the rise in the community.According to the
school nurse, the easiest way to contract these diseases is by
eating contaminated food.
Now and then, the school through the health services
appeals to these vendorsto refrain from selling unsafe food to
students. But all pleas fall on deaf ears.
The best remedy therefore, is for the students to keep
away from ambulant vendors.
The school runs a very comfortable canteen, where clean,
delicious and nutritious food is sold.
Would it not be better, too if our students patronize
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The Journalist’s Checklist
 Have I written down my name and the date I wrote
the article?
 Does my paper have the correct margins? (1 inch on
the left, .5 inch on the right)
 Have I indented properly?
 Is my penmanship neat and readable?
 Have I followed all other instructions?
 Have I done the writing task required?
Checklist for Editorial Writing
 Have I analyzed the issue or current event?
 Have I chosen the appropriate news peg?
 Can I back up my stand or opinion logically and
with substance?
 Is my language formal and strong enough?
 Have I summarized my arguments?
 Have I made an appeal in the conclusion?
WORKS CITED.
• Andrada Mykel, Ph.D. squeeze.ph.
• Rojas Xandra, slideshare.
• The coconut
• Philippine Daily Inquirer.
• Manila Standard.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING...
 SITUATION:
. Demafelis case and the Kuwaiti gov't action
. STAND/POSITION:
It 'appears' justice is served.

CLAIM/ARGUMENT:
Despite the arrest, it is not CLAIM/ARGUMENT: CLAIM/ARGUMENT:
known where and when the Demafelis recruiter
employers will have to face the is still at large Government's slow action on the
consequences. lifting of total ban among Filipinos
from working in Kuawit

RECAP OF THE MAIN POINTS: CONCLUSION:

Serious and lonf-term solution
Unless there's no good job in our country, to end similar cases.
the OFWs will continue to work in Kuwait.