COPYREADING AND HEADLINE WRITING- ENGLISH

Exercise 2 (2017 Edition)

High School

INSTRUCTION: Using the standard symbols, copyread the news article written by Bong Santisteban for
Rappler on June 12, 2017. Write the slugline in the upper-left corner below the instruction. Write two
possible headlines, one in quotation headline, and the other one in flush left with unt counts between 22-
32 untis per deck. Indicate the unit counts and Printer’s Direction for each headline. For further
questions, you can e-mail me at jieven1024@gmail.com

zambonga CITY, Philippines The governament cheif peace negotiator appearred to the residents of

Zamboanga City on Monday, June 12, to support his excellency President of the Republic of the

Philipiness Rodrigo Duterte's declaration of martial law in Marawi but to remains vigilante of aabusess at

all times. Secretary Ernesto Abella of the Office of the Personal Advisor in Peace Process (oppap), along

with zamboanga city mayor Beng Climaco-Salazar lea

d the flag-raising end wrath laying ceremonies at Zamboanga City

Hall during the cities comemoration of the 119th anniv ersary of the declaration of Philippine

independence
It is very important that we support martial law. Support it, but remain vigilant. Hindi p'wede 'yung may

nakita kang pag-abuso tapos quite ka na lang (It is acceptable to stay silent when you witness abuses),”

Abella said

President Digong declares martial law by virtue of Presdetial degree 216 in the whole of Mindanao on

May 23 following the clash between government troops and local terror groups in Marawi City, Lanao

del Norte.The following day, May 24, Duterte said she might expand martial law across the entire

country if the threat of the terrorist Islamic State (ISIS) persists.

This is the first time since the regime of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos that the country is

celebrating independence day with a portions of it under martial law.

Zamboanga itself was besieged by Moro Islamic Liberation Front fighters in 2013 lead by Nur Misuari

On Monday, Abella say that the martial law that is implemented currently is different from the one

declared by Aginaldo in 1971, citing the parameters stated in the 1935 Constitution. This (Martial Law) is

actually to protected civilian he add

This however contradic a earlier statement made by Digong when he said that the martial law in Marawi

will be no different from martial law during the time of Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
BongBong Marcos filed an electoral protest to the Supreme Court seating as the Presidential Electoral

Tribunal alleging that Vice president Leni Lobredo cheated in the May 2016 polls.

During his talk, Abella also honors the fallen 44 soldiers in Marawi. He mentioned Lieutenant John

Sabillano, who reports the recover of about fifty-three million in cash, and was killed a few days later.

He also shared the story of Prvt 1st Class Dhan Ryan Bayot who asked his commander to bomb his

location encircled by members of the Abu Sayaff Group during Marawi class

These are simple acts of heroism that we must recall and remember he said

An ID system for Muslims is being proposed in

Rizal province to ‘ensure safety’ from imminent terror treat