03/05/2026
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๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐๐ต
As part of the campus press across the country, marked World Press Freedom Day 2026 with a renewed call to protect truth and uphold responsible storytelling in an age of fast-moving information.
Arcollective Publication, as a student publication not just commemorate the day but we lived it. From early morning editorial meetings to late-night layout revisions, young writers, editors, and photojournalists worked behind the scenes to produce stories that matter to their communities. For many, campus journalism is more than a requirement; it is a commitment to give voice to the unheard.
โPress freedom is the unrestricted flow of truth. It allows information to move without filters, fear, or manipulation, guided only by integrity and responsibility. Through this freedom, the press becomes a bridge between reality and the people, sustaining awareness, justice, and democracy.โ said Kaizha Quimio, and architecture student and the associate editor of Arcollective Publication.
โWithout discrimination, without manipulating the minds of the people, press freedom is an instrument for those who do not have a power to fight for what is right, and to know the truth the hidden behind the propagandas.โ said Daniel San Buenaventura, an architecture student and the head layout artist of Arcollective Publication.
In the Philippines, where media practitioners continue to face challenges, the observance serves as a reminder that truth requires courage. Student journalists, though often overlooked, play a crucial role in shaping awareness at the grassroots level. Through feature stories, opinion pieces, and real-time happenings, they mirror the realities faced by their generation.
Organizations like UNESCO, which leads the global commemoration, emphasize the importance of safeguarding freedom of expression and ensuring access to reliable information which are principles that resonate even within school walls.
As the day concluded, in drafting rooms turned newsrooms, Arcollective Publication reaffirmed their mission: to inform, to question, and to stand firm in the pursuit of truth, ๐ค๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ข ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ท๐ช๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ.
โ๐ป: Desiree Kyle Oliver
๐จ: Mariah De Luna
