Caoayan, Ilocos Sur – Almost 200 students and advisers from all over the country received training from the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to prepare them for covering the 2018 Palarong Pambansa here, which opens today at the Quirino Stadium.
The Philippine Sports Commission’s Communicate Sports Seminar, which aims to teach campus journalists the basics of ethical sports journalism, partnered with the Department of Education and the Philippine Information Agency to train campus writers and their advisers to cover one of the most awaited multi-sports events in the country.
PSC Commissioner Charles Maxey, himself a former sports journalist, expressed his elation that “we have the opportunity to be with these young people who are the future communicators of our country.”
The seminar participants are expected to cover matches of the scheduled 28 sports where 15,000 students from all regions across the country will vie for 1599 medals.
