For the first time in its history and in celebration of its
25th year since reactivation, the Philippine Press Institute (PPI) will have
President Benigno S. Aquino III and Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales as
keynote speakers during its 2-day by-invitation only 16th National Press Forum
on April 23-24 at the Traders Hotel Manila.
This also marks the 48th founding year of the Institute
since 1964. It was rendered moribund
during martial law, re-activated after the People Power Revolution, and
incorporated in 1987.
President Aquino will be the first head of state to address
the only annual gathering of owners, publishers and editors from Luzon, Visayas
and Mindanao , representing 72 publications.
The President is
expected to deliver a message on the “protection and preservation of press
freedom and democracy” in the opening ceremonies on April 23. Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales will keynote
the Community Press Awards, honoring the best civic journalism reportage of the
previous year.
Justice Carpio-Morales administered the oath of office to
President Aquino on June 30, 2010, the first female magistrate to do so. The PPI Board was inducted by the President
on October 3, 2011 in MalacaƱan.
The National Press Forum is the only conference of its kind
when the collective leadership of the nation’s influential publications convene
in Manila to
discuss matters concerning the industry and issues affecting the professional
and ethical practice of journalism.
This year’s conference theme “Media Accountability and
Public Engagement” will serve as opportunity for the media to assess itself
since the restoration of democracy over 25 years ago. Attendant issues to be discussed will be the
Asian Media Barometer: The Philippine Study, media self-regulation and the
safety and welfare of journalists.
Since 2009, the annual National Press Forum, one of the
most-anticipated print media events, is being consistently supported by The
Coca-Cola Export Corporation (TCCEC) under its long-term project on “Building
Better Communities Through Civic Journalism” which started in 2002 with
training programs.
This year, St. Luke’s
Medical Center stands as the exclusive corporate
partner for the forum. Platinum sponsors
are Chevron Philippines, Inc., First Philippine Holdings Corporation, Liwayway
Marketing Corporation, and Metro Pacific Investments Corporation. Other major sponsors are Anflo Management
Investment Corporation, United Laboratories, Land Bank of the Philippines , Pilipinas Shell, and Petron Philippines . The United Print Media Group (UPMG) is the
print media partner. Tv5 agreed to give
full coverage of the event.
The Philippine Press Institute is the national association
of newspapers. Its principal mandate is
to protect press freedom and continuously professionalize newspapers via
seminars, workshop, forums and strategic partnerships with other media
organizations. It also collaborates with
corporate supporters for the conduct of these activities.
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