2. MELC 1: Use information from news reports,
speeches, informative talks, panel
discussions, etc. in everyday conversations
and exchanges (EN10LC-Ia-11.1)
3. 1.Use information from news reports that can be
used in everyday life.
2.Promote the interest and sense of responsibility
of the learners in validating the quality of
information needed in academic and personal
use by writing news.
3.Develop the abilities to organize information
and construct it into a text.
OBJECTIVES:
11. P22.7-m shabu seized; 50 suspects
nabbed from June 15-20
Predict the content and find out the facts
about the whole story.
Write questions about the story.
12. How many suspects were
arrested by the
authorities?
1. Authorities seized
around PHP22.7 million
worth of suspected illegal
drugs and arrested 50
suspects in intensified
operations nationwide in a
week.
13. When did the Philippine National
Police arrest the drug suspects?
2. Among the highlights of week-
long accomplishments of the PNP
include the arrest of two drug
suspects by officers of the District
Drug Enforcement Unit of the
Northern Police District for carrying
PHP1.36 million worth of shabu from
a drug suspect in a buy-bust
launched by the Drug Enforcement
Unit of the Tacloban City Police
Office last July 19.
14. Who is the PNP Chief?
3. Philippine National Police chief,
Gen. Archie Gamboa commended
the PNP Drug Enforcement Group
(PDEG) and police regional offices
for their sustained operations
against the illegal drug trade in the
country while the National Capital
Region Police Office (NCRPO)
intensified its illegal drugs drive with
buy-busts in Paranaque, Caloocan,
Navotas, Quezon City, Marikina,
Pasig, Manila, Taguig, and Las
Piñas.
15. What is the worth of the marijuana
plants which were uprooted by the
authorities?
4. Meanwhile, operatives of the
Tinglayan Municipal Police Station
(MPS) uprooted and burned on-site
last June 15, around 13,500 fully
grown marijuana plants worth
around PHP2.8 million that were
planted by unidentified suspects on
a 1,100-square meter lot in Barangay
Tulgao West, Tinglayan, Kalinga.
16. How old is the drug suspect
arrested with 11.6 million worth
of shabu?
5. Last June 18, an 18-year-old
drug suspect who considered
as a high value target was
arrested along with his
partner caught with PHP11.6
million worth of shabu.
17. 1. NEWS REPORTS begin with a catchy
HEADLINE. Headline is the heading at
the top of an article or page in a
newspaper or magazine.
Ex. COVID-19 deaths soar high in Cebu
City
Parts of News Report:
18. 2. LEAD PARAGRAPH informs the reader of the most important aspects of
the story as soon as possible. The LEAD PARAGRAPH is often the only part
of the story that people read. Use the 5Ws rule:
• WHO (is involved)
• WHAT (took place)
• WHEN (did it take place)
• WHERE (did it take place)
• WHY (did it happen)
• HOW (did it happen) – only include this if there is space.
Ex. This evening at about 10:00 p.m. at Malaya Hotel, the Senator, while in
the lobby with his family, was shot by an assassin, by a riding in tandem.
Parts of News Report:
19. 3. BODY of the News Report gives more details and
provides more information about the WHY and HOW
of the story.
4. TAIL contains the less important information
which is often omitted by the newspaper editor if
there is not enough space left in the newspaper.
Parts of News Report:
20. Hints:
• Your News Report should be easy to
understand; every news story should be able to
be read by a twelve-year-old learner.
• Try to be fair – include both sides of the story
and don’t let your opinion get in the way of
reporting the facts.
Parts of News Report:
