LATHALAIN O BALITA?

BALITA:
4 patay sa pagguho ng Chuzon
Supermarket matapos ang lindol

LATHALAIN:
Naputol na Pangarap: Paanong
inagaw ng lindol ang pangarap ni
Lourdes para sa kanyang pamilya

Ang patuloy na takbo ng buhay ni

Lourdes sa kabila ng naputol na paa
LATHALAIN O BALITA?
BALITA:
Catriona Gray kinoronahang Miss
Universe 2018

LATHALAIN:
Dreams do come true: How Catriona
fulfilled her mother’s 12-year dream
of a pageant crown
LATHALAIN O BALITA?
BALITA:
Mock election, isinagawa ng
COMELEC bilang paghahanda sa
Eleksyon 2019

LATHALAIN:
Ang paghahangad ng pagbabago
ng 90 anyos na ginang sa Eleksyon
2019
LATHALAIN

Mga kuwento o
salaysay na batay
sa katotohnan
LATHALAIN

Mga kuwento na
nagbibigay
impormasyon at
inspirasyon
KAPAG SUMUSULAT NG
LATHALAIN
Ang manunulat ay humahanap ng
subject.
Nagtatanong ng ano naman? Bakit
ito ilalathala? Ano ang
kahalagahan nito?
FACT
TRUTH
CHARACTER
SETTING
PHENOMENON
ISSUE / CONFLICT
FIND STORIES
hook
tension
reflection
payoff
ANG EPEKTIBONG PAMAGAT AY
NAGSASALITA
MAY SINASABI! (CLEAR)
Sa pagbasa pa lang ng pamagat alam na kung
tungkol saan ito
MAY DATING! (COMPETITIVE)

Mararamdaman ng babasa na “Gusto kong basahin

ito!”
AN EFFECTIVE TITLE IS STRONG AND POWERFUL!

Must establish the point of the feature story

Hindi ligoy, palabok, mema
STRAIGHT AND FORWARD

How writing a biography restored

one writer’s faith
STRAIGHT AND FORWARD

5 bayaning Filipina na bumago sa

kasaysayang Pilipino
vs
LABAN PINAY!
STRAIGHT AND FORWARD

The elderly gay Filipinos who perform

in drag to survive
vs
Mga lola, pagod na!
Ang mga manunulat ay hindi
maiwasang magsulat ng
maligoy, mahaba at hindi
mahalagang PANIMULA
(INTRODUCTION)
PANIMULA (INTRODUCTION)

✔ The starting point of a feature story

✔ Must hook the readers
✔ Set the tone of the article
✔ Range: 1-5 sentences (depending on your
style)
✔ YOU MUST ESTABLISH YOUR POINT HERE
IWASAN

Question Introduction
Have you ever been in love?

Nakaligo ka na ba sa dagat ng basura? Nagpasko

ka na ba sa gitna ng kalsada? Si Manny Villar
nagawa ‘yan!
IWASAN

Sunod-sunod na pang-uri o paglalarawan

Mapula. Madumi. Malubak. ‘yan ang mukha ng aking
matalik na kaibigan.

Nabigo. Nasaktan. Bumangon. Naging teacher.

IWASAN

Quotation
A wise man once said, “Practice makes perfect.” But
then again no one’s perfect, so why practice?
IWASAN

Generic Statements
Learning to love yourself is the greatest love of all.
IWASAN
Literary
Sa bawat pagtilaok ng manok sa madaling araw,
nakadarama ako ng dagling pag-asa. Habang
humahampas ang malamig na simoy ng hangin ay
nabubuo sa akin ang panibagong lakas. Hindi
alintana ang bagwis ng pagsubok na darating
sapagkat taglay koý lakas na hindi mapapantayan
ninuman.
Instead, do one of these…
EXAMPLE: (USING CONTRAST)
Dreams do come true: How an 80 year old Granpa
became a model

In fashion runaways, we used to seeing young and

fresh-faced models. However, Deshun Wang can still give
these 18-year old catwalk heroes a run for their money.
Tagged as the ‘World’s Hottest Granpa’, all eyes are on him
as he becomes the only 80-year old model on the catwalk.
REINVENTING A SAYING
May asim pa si lolo: Ang pagtupad sa pangarap ng
tinaguriang “Hottest Granpa in the World”

Sa hinaba-haba ng kanyang naging prusisyon, sa rampa

pa rin ang kanyang naging tuloy. Animnapung taong
naghintay si Deshun Wang, 80, bago niya nakamit ang
kanyang inaasam-asam na pangarap- ang maging isang
modelo.
ONE LINER
The Love Affair starring three penguins

Even penguins get involved in love triangle.

ONE LINER
No Other ‘Penguin’: Ang love triangle sa mundo ng mga
penguin

Kahit silang mga penguin nakikiapid din.

ONE LINER
The elderly gay Filipinos who perform in drag to survive

For Manila’s Golden Gays, drag is both a means of survival

and a glimmer of hope.
ONE LINER
Sa may bahay ang kanyang bati: Karoling ni Rufino para
sa kanyang kapatid

Para kay Rufino Tapdasan, 8, ang pangangaroling ay hindi

lamang isang paraan para ipagdiwang ang Kapaskuhan,
kundi isa ring paraan para matustusan ang siyam na
buwang gulang na kapatid.
COMBINATION
Fallen ‘heroes’: OFWs turned hungry and homeless

Para kay Rufino Tapdasan, 8, ang pangangaroling ay hindi

lamang isang paraan para ipagdiwang ang Kapaskuhan,
kundi isa ring paraan para matustusan ang siyam na
buwang gulang na kapatid.
Ang mga manunulat ay hindi
maiwasang maligaw at
mawalan ng pokus sa
KATAWAN (BODY)
AN EFFECTIVE BODY IS ORGANIZED
Coherent
- Details are related to the angle of
the subject
Cohesive
- Relationship of sentences and
paragraph
 ANG KATAWAN (BODY)

✔ This is where the story angle comes in: Kapag

walang anggulo, magulo
✔ Stay focused
✔ Do not be overwhelmed by the details
✔ Stick to the point of your feature story
Ang mga manunulat ay hindi
maiwasang mag-iwan ng
hamon o stand sa
CONCLUSION
NOTE:

END WHERE YOU

STARTED!
TITLE: Sa may bahay ang kanyang bati: Karoling ni Rufino para sa
kanyang kapatid

INTRODUCTION: Para kay Rufino Tapdasan, 8, ang pangangaroling ay

hindi lamang isang paraan para ipagdiwang ang kapaskuhan, kundi isa ring
paraan para matustusan ang kaanyang siyam na buwang kapatid

CONCLUSION: Hindi maitatangging nasa murang edad pa lamang si Rufino,

mahina pa ang pangangatawan at isip. Ngunit, ang kanyang boses ang magiging
lakas niya upang ipagpatuloy ang pangarap kasama ang kanyang minamahal na
kapatid.
INTRODUCTION: When he was young, Airick had set his eyes on one thing:
to be an Atenean.

CONCLUSION: Airick wasn’t bound to be an Atenean because God had

designed the most beautiful destiny for him that would make him his best: to be a
Thomasian.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!
 Before Gal Gadot, there was Irene Habijan- my Wonder WoMom
Everyone is looking for Wonder Woman in Israel, But I have found her in the
Philippines.
In 1998, I was diagnosed with Rheumatic Heart Disease. It was excruciatingly
painful to move every part of my body because my joints were extremely sore. I
cried every time I tried because I couldn’t endure the pain. So I had no choice but to
stay on bed- lonely, scared and a bit depressed.
But in the middle of my agony, my Wonder Woman was always there to save
me.
I told her that 1 piece of Chickenjoy helped in easing the pain. So she would
frequent buy Jollibee and come home with a 2-piece Chickenjoy.
Every time I felt depressed, she would bring me to Sta. Lucia’s World of Fun. She
knew that singing in Celine Dion’s “Heart Will Go On” would energize me and
make me happy.
 Having RHD also hindered me from school and this got me anxious and
pressured about my academic standing. So she went to my school to ask my
teachers about our lessons and how could I catch up with the class. And it was a
good thing that she was a teacher in profession.
I knew she was in pain seeing me in bed looking powerless and defeated. But
she never showed that to me. Instead she would always cheer me up with plans of
the things that we would be doing after I win over the disease.
And whenever I asked her, “Ma, gagaling ba ako?” she told me that I should not
doubt because God was in control of my life. Then, we would hold hands, prayed
together, and claimed to my complete healing.
Fast forward to 2017. I just turned 30 last July 11- healthy, strong and
beautiful! 19 years ago my heart is sick, but my mama’s love was the cure.
“Only love will truly save the world,” said Wonder Woman. And without doubt,
my own Wonder Woman’s love saved my world!