Manila, April 10 -- Education Secretary Sonny Angara on Friday said it's "all systems go" for the 2026 National Schools Press Conference (NSPC).

The five-day national event, themed "Mapanuri, Mapanindigan, at Mapanagutang Pamamahayag" (Critical, Principled, and Accountable Journalism), will be held in Ormoc City, Leyte, from April 13 to 17.

In a statement, Angara underscored the need for campus journalists to be critical thinkers able to uphold the truth.

"Ang NSPC ay isang paghuhubog ng mga kabataang magiging tagapagtanggol ng katotohanan sa hinaharap (the NSPC molds the youth to be future protectors of truth)," he said.

"Sa panahon ngayon kung saan napakabilis kumalat ang impormasyon, mas mahalaga ang papel ng kabataang mamamahayag ...