WRITING A NEWS STORY:

1. The five Ws and H

a. Who is the subject of the story? Bacnit Multi-Purpose Cooperative (Bacnit MPC)

b. What happened? Launching of Farm Business School (FBS)

c. When did it happen? May 28, 2018

d. Where did it happen? Barangay Bacnit, Sagay, Camiguin

Why/How did it happen?

 In order to help farmers to become competitive of the new opportunities; and to

develop their skills by way of learning and actual practice.

 By selecting the most qualified cooperative to become recipient to the program and
involving all its members and the local officials of concerned barangay and
municipality.

2. List other details that you want to include in the story.

 PARPO II Zoraida O. Macadindang , Al Hadja attended the activity and she gave her
message to the farmers and to the barangay officials as well.

 Members and officers of Bacnit MPC and the barangay officials and LGU Sagay
actively participated and promise to give their full support to the program.

 The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) clearly defines the role of each

organization/offices towards the implementation of the program.

 The program will be conducted for nine (9) sessions/Saturday classes.

 Trained DAR personnel will conduct the lecture during Saturday classes.

 Speakers from the Department of Agriculture (DA) are also invited to discuss on
certain topics.
3. List quotes you want to include

4. Write the body, the sequence in which you will tell the story.

 This activity was attended by no less than our PARPO II Zoraida O. Macadindang,
who gave her inspirational message to the farmers.

 Officers and members of Bacnit Multi-Purpose Cooperative were responsive to

the call of their participation to the said activity.

 Point person/s from DAR-Misamis Oriental and Camiguin actively coordinated all
concerned agencies and clearly defines the role of each office/agency towards
the implementation of the program.

 The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was successfully signed by Zoraida O.

Macadindang, Al Hadja, PARPO II , Hon. Joseph O. Uayan, Municipal Mayor of
Sagay, Camiguin, Hon. Editha N. Calayca, Punong Barangay of Bacnit and Mr.
German Quider, Bacnit MPC Chairperson.

 The body agreed to conduct their nine (9) sessions/classes every Saturday to
start on June 9, 2018.

 The sessions will be facilitated by trained personnel from the Department of

Agrarian Reform, unless the topics to be tackled calls for speakers from line
agencies like the Department of Agriculture.

5. Write attention-getting first sentence.

 Farmers skills and capacity can only be built through learning and practice.
6. Write your lead paragraph.

 In order for the farmers to improve their farming system and make farming their
business, DAR- Misamis Oriental and Camiguin, in coordination with the
recipient cooperative, barangay and municipal officials launched the Farm
Business School (FBS) in Bacnit, Sagay, Camiguin on May 28, 2018.