Press lives on strong in Negros
March 4, 2012 Statement of National Press Club President
Jerry S. Yap
Press lives
on strong in Negros
The National Press Club feels happy
and confident that press freedom lives on in Negros Occidental despite the recent
incident where Ilonggo broadcaster Niel Aranga Jimena was killed in EB
Magalona, Negros Occidental on August 22, 2011 and the March 2, 2012 ambush on
another broadcaster, Fernando Gabio, in
the nearby Jaro, Iloilo City.
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| In photo from left: Arman Toga, president; Edgar Lucasan, vice-president; Clarence Locsin, secretary; Boy Ciocon, treasurer; Chrysee Samillano, auditor; Henceboy Cestina, Adriano Nemes III, Ranie Azue, (not in photo) Merlinda Pedrosa, and Butch Bacaoco, all board members. |
The recent election and
induction of new set of officers for Negros Press Club mean, of all other things,
a manifestation of strength of the organization.
The new officers of the other
NPC (Negros Press Club) are: Arman Toga, president; Edgar Lucasan, vice-president;
Clarence Locsin, secretary; Boy Ciocon, treasurer; Chrysee Samillano, auditor; Henceboy
Cestina, Adriano Nemes III, Ranie Azue, (not in photo) Merlinda Pedrosa, and Butch
Bacaoco, all board members.
The coming to existence of the new
mandate from the members of the oldest press club in the Philippines means there
is a will to vote and to elect leaders.
The strong will means the
members and officers of Negros Occidental have strong intentions to exercise
the liberty of the press.
This also means that press lives
on strong in Negros.
Let be assured that the National
Press Club will always be supportive and a strong ally in the fight for justice
and freedom of the press.
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