Braso ng 24-anyos na babae putol sa MRT

NAPUTOL ang kanang braso ng babae nang mahilo at mahulog siya sa riles bago madaanan ng tren sa Ayala station ng MRT 3
Martes ng hapon.
Isinugod sa Makati Medical Center si Angeline Fernando, 24, ng Pasay City. Naiwan ang braso niya sa riles, ayon sa security
guard.
Lumabas sa ulat na naghihintay si Fernando sa platform ng north bound Ayala station alas-2:30 nang mahilo at bumagsak sa
pagitan ng ikalawa at ikatlong bagon ng papaalis na tren.
Sa panayam sa radyo, sinabi ni Transportation Undersecretary Cesar Chavez na sumabit ang braso ng biktima sa coupler ng train
na nagdudugtong sa una at ikalawang bagon.
Idinagdag ni Chavez na kokonti lamang ang mga pasahero nang maganap ang insidente.
Aniya, inaalam pa kung sino ang dapat managot sa pangyayari.
DU30 pinasalamatan ang mainstream media sa tagumpay ng Asean summit
PINASALAMATAN ni Pangulong Duterte ang mainstream media sa naging papel nito para matiyak ang tagumpay ng katatapos na
pagho-host ng Pilipinas sa 31st Association of Southeast Asian (Asean) summit.

“Before I close, I wish to express my appreciation to the members of the media for your coverage throughout the year of the
Philippines’ Chairmanship of Asean,” sabi ni Duterte sa closing ceremony noong Martes ng gabi.
Ito’y sa kabila naman ng patuloy na pag-atake ng mga blogger na kilalang suporter ni Duterte sa mga mamamahayag.
“You have been [our] invaluable partners in raising ASEAN awareness to our peoples, particularly our hard work toward improving
the lives of our peoples and in strengthening our AseanCommunity. I thank you for getting that message across to the public,”
dagdag ni Duterte.
Noong Lunes, tinalakan ng isang blogger na kilalang maka-Duterte ang isang BBC reporter sa International Media Center (IMC) sa
World Trade Center, Pasay City sa kasagsagan ng pagko-cover ng Asean summit

Pagsulat ng Balita
3 Sangkap ng Pagbabalita

1. Katiyakan
2. Kalinawan
3. Istilo
Mga mungkahi sa mahusay na Pagsulat
1. Isang ideya lamang sa bawat pangungusap
2. Limitahan ang bilang ng mga salita sa pangungusap. Hanggang maaari ay 23-25 lamang ang
gamitin. Isang paraan ng pagsubok-basahin ito nang malakas ng hindi humihinga. Kung hindi
mabasa nang walang hinto, mahab ang pangungusap.
3. Tiyaking maayos at lohikal ang pagkakahanay ng mga kaisipan. Maging tuwiran, huwag
antalahin ang kahulugan ng mga kaisipan. Huwag gumamit ng maraming kuwit sa paglalahad.
4.Gumamit ng mga matitindi at maaalab na pandiwa na nasa aktibong tinig.
5. HAnapin ang mga simpleng salita sa halip na malalalim.
6. Huwag gumamit ng parehong salita sa isang pangungusap. Humanap ng iba pang
kasingkahulugan nito kung kinakailangan.
7. Piliin ang mga angkop na salita para sa mga tiyak na gamit sa balita

N ovelty lead
Astonisher lead
CHAMPION of Division of Iloilo City!
BETTER look your best this week!
Contrast lead
FOUR MONTHS before the Green Drive, Zone 3 of Brgy. Bo. Obrero, IloiloCity was the dirtiest
community. Three months after the campaign, it won first place in the cleanliness contest
sponsored by the Department of Interior and Local Government.
Epigram
LIKE father, like son.
Herman Lagon Jr. graduated first honor this year. Twenty years ago, his father, Engr. Herman
Lagon Sr. also topped his class and delivered his valedictory address on the same rostrum where
the young Lagon gave his.
Picture lead
THE NEW principal, Ms. Arianne Agnes Ciao, although only in her early thirties, is already silver-
haired. She seldom talks, but when she does, she talks with sense.
Background lead
THE CPU campus was turned into a miniature carnival ground Sept. 1 during the 89 th Foundation
Day celebration of the school. Decorated with buntings and multicolored lights, the University
quadrangle was a grand setting for a barrio fiesta.
Descriptive lead
DRESSED in white polo barong, and with diplomas in their hands, 109 graduates marched down
the stage to the tune of Hail Alma Mater.
Parody lead
WATER, water everywhere, but no water to drink. This was what the flood victims found to their
dismay.
Punch lead
VICTORY Day!
Bonifacio High School celebrated March 18 its fifth victory in the city-wide journalism contest.
One-word lead
MARCH!
Thus ordered Chess Club president Pol Buenconsejo to start the “Walk to Win” fund-raising drive.
Quotation lead
“THE YOUTH sucks,” thus said Association of Dimwits president Don Pepot in a seminar-
workshop yesterday in Brgy. Walang Kwenta, Siete Pecados, Guimaras.
Question lead
WHO WILL reign as Miss Intramurals this year?
This will be known Aug. 8 after the final screening to be held at the WVSU gym.

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NEWS WRITING EXERCISE
Identify what kind of lead is used in the following:
He used to be a mechanic. Now, he is president of a college.
Dressed in caps and gowns, and with diplomas in their hands, the graduates sang their farewell
song to their alma mater.
There was food and fun galore! The student body of Lally Jane CabanillaHigh School held an
excursion in Villa beach last Sunday.
Supt. Rasan Trompeta was the guest speaker during the investiture of boy scouts held Jan. 15
at Jaz Tandug High School.
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N
ews leads are not always one sentence in length, but because of the frequent
paragraphing in journalistic writing, a one-sentence lead (of at most 25-35 words) is
the most common. Whatever the arrangement, the lead answers some or all of the 5
W’s and 1 H. The shorter, more complete and clearer the lead, the better it is.
ASEAN integration seen to make PH property sector competitive
AP
ASEAN COLORS A giant lantern, along with the Cultural Center of the Philippines and its fountain, is
lit in the ASEAN colors as the partnership’s 50th anniversary.
MANILA – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) economic integration will compel
the Philippine property sector to be more competitive with the influx of foreign investments, according
to property consultancy firm Colliers International.
“The ASEAN integration, it will make us a little bit more competitive as there will be more foreign
players,” Colliers International senior research manager Dinbo Macaranas told reporters on the sidelines
of the company’s third quarter property market briefing in Makati City on Thursday.
The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) established in 2015 is a milestone in regional economic
integration, offering business opportunities within a single market worth an estimated $2.6 trillion with
over 622 million people, according to the AEC primer.
The AEC is characterized by the free flow of goods, services, investment, capital, and skilled labor.
With the unimpeded movement of goods, services, investments and labor, Macaranas said there would
be an increase in demand for office, industrial, and residential spaces.
He said the ASEAN integration will compel the country’s developers to improve their “game plan.”
“I think, we can compete because we have a good number of developers and our products are
comparable,” Macaranas said.
“But they have to ensure that they are updated as far as technology is concerned, as far as the know-
how in building structures and the elements that are important in any development,” he added. (GMA
News)