Discourse Analysis of the Editorials of Local Newspapers in Bacolod City

This study aimed to describe syntactically and semantically the editorials of local newspapers in Bacolod City. The corpora included nine from three newspaper publications published August November 2016. extracts each editorial were analyzed using Swales’ (1990) CARS model find out organizational moves used. It was found that most prevalent move Move 2, which optional since obligatory are based on cut-off frequency 60 percent occurrence as a measure stability (Muangsamai, 2018). Moreover, among Flowerdew’s (2002) Signalling Nouns [Halliday Hassan’s (1976) General Nouns] change with six occurrences. Among Halliday four Conjunctive Relations, additive type prevailed 138 occurrences; and, 125. As for Modal Verbs Roberts fellow authors (2010), can transpired twenty-two counts. In terms (1993) Concordances, people prevalent, eight concordances left, namely where, their, a, but if, the, well right, look, care, cam, cooperate, Power, – Negrenses. adopted protocol by Pilar (2014), states independent coders at least master’s English or have researched Discourse Analysis Contrastive Rhetoric achieve high-reliability level. results thoroughly analyzed, described, discussed individually. Hence, it be concluded writers City express their argument stating problems target issue they focus better citizens proposing possible solutions. Therefore, students should taught significant lexical items organization arguments. this may serve basis an intervention program would develop writing skill students.