The College Editors Guild of the Philippines is an alliance of tertiary campus publications nationwide. Founded on 1931, CEGP is a patriotic and democratic alliance of over 750 student publications nationwide. It is the national center for the advancement of campus press freedom.
CEGP is considered to be the largest, oldest existing, and the only student organization of its kind in the Asia Pacific Region.
An alliance of tertiary student publications.
Membership is open to all tertiary student publications.
It has over 750 student publications as members from more than 500 schools in 68 (out of 78) provinces and cities nationwide.
A patriotic and democratic organization.
It is patriotic. It ardently struggles against foreign domination and control in economy, politics, culture and all spheres of national life.
It is democratic. It upholds and defends the interest and welfare of the Filipino people.
This commitment has kept the CEGP as one of the oldest- existing and widest youth organization in the country.
The national center for the advancement of campus press freedom.
It is steadfast in advancing and protecting the right of every student to seek, receive and impart information to any medium without any interference.
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Structure
The biennial National Student Press Congress is the highest policy- making body of the CEGP. It is composed of member publications. It adopts the Two-Year General Program of Action, elects new national officers, accepts new members and adopts positions on issues.
The biannual National Council meeting is the second highest policy- making body composed of elected and appointed local and national leaders.