Mangaldan's new OIC Chief of Police

Nakasama natin sa Regular Session ng Sangguniang Bayan ng Mangaldan ang bagong hepe ng Mangaldan PNP na si Police Superintendent Jay B. Baybayan noong Lunes ng umaga.

UPCAT 2018

Congratulations to our new Iskolar ng Bayan!!! 

Tag your friends who passed #UPCAT2018 

Results can be accessed here: https://upcat.up.edu.ph/results/

Mabuhay kayo mga isko at iska!

PSA: Walang Kuryente

Labor Day 2018

Mabuhay po ang ating pwersang manggagawa! Maraming salamat po sa inyong serbisyo.

Renascent

Two years ago, I  wrote my last blog entry.

I must admit that I missed blogging- which I consider as an avenue for sharing my thoughts and expressing my emotions on various topics through the art of writing. However, the daily grind of work as a broadcast journalist and family responsibilities as a father should not be a hindrance to me in pursuing my love for writing, So today, I am renewing my vow to write again on this blog site.

Perks of writing.  I believe that one of the perks of writing is that one could harness his abilities to orderly arrange his thoughts and putting it to words. Moreover, one could also enrich his vocabulary by incorporating terminologies new to him and applying those words on sentences that he uses.

Giving birth to ideas. One of my friends who is a writer (who actually published a book on his own) said that writing gives opportunities for new ideas to be conceptualized, or shortly, to be born. I think this is true because one could also challenge a debate on a particular post if a reader finds the article confusing or questionable. That is aside from sharing information to readers on a particular topic or idea.

Moving forward. From this day on, this blog will not just be about thoughts or random rants that I encounter to just express my frustrations but will also be an avenue to inspire people. I will share unique and unforgettable experiences that I encounter while gathering news on the field where I meet people of different background and struggles.

Untold stories. This blog, I hope, will also be an avenue to share inspiring stories that are untold in a one-minuter news story package.

     

Personal na Espasyo sa Pangmadlang Midyum

Ang blog ay isang personal na espasyo ng mga nasa isip o iniisip ng isang tao, subalit ito rin ay espasyo upang ikawala ang mga nararamdaman ng nagsusulat. Naniniwala ako na ang mga blog ay espasyo ng pag-alaala sa mga masasaya at ganoon din ng mga malulungkot na pagkakataon kaya ito ay ating isinusulat at ibinabahagi sa ating personal na espasyo- ang ating blog site. Matagal akong hindi nakapag-blog at aaminin kong sa bawat pagkakataong ninanais kong makapagsulat ay siya namang panahong inaatake ako ng aking katamaran.

Sa taong ito, ang blog entry na ito ang siyang unang entry ko sa aking personal na espasyo sa isang alternatibong midya na naka-direkta sa pangmadlang espasyo, ang Web o ang Internet. Masayang malamang sa lawak ng mundong virtual ay mayroon pa ring mga taong nagtitiyagang malaman ang iyong saloobin o naiisip ukol sa ilang isyu sa lipunan, maging ito nga ay pang-lipunang sakop o pang-personal na daing lamang.

Para sa bumabasa nito, mabuhay ka! At para sa may-akda ng entry na ito, nawa'y sikapin mo pang mas mapaunlad ang blog na ito sa simleng pagta-type ng mga saloobin o opinyong nais mong ikawala mula sa iyong isipan o damdamin.

Merry Christmas!

Lyle made this until I entered the scne and started editing the texts. :) Merry christmas everyone!

Iba't ibang Pangalan, iisang Laban: SONA ng Bayan 2011

Iba't ibang kulay at pangalan, iisang laban.

Ang pagguho ng isang rehimen, tagumpay ng masa.

Ang mga magsasaka, mula sa sakahan hanggang sa kalsada.

Maagang pagmulat.

Sakit sa ulo

Paglaban para sa mga buhay na nawala

Para sa bayan, at hindi para sa iilan.

Neokolonyalismong pamamahala.

PNoy o Penoy?

Iisang sigaw mula sa kongreso hanggang sa kalsada. 

Ang mga party-list representatives ng Anakpawis, Gabriela, Bayan Muna, ACT, at Kabataan.

Lagablab.

Domino Effect. Ang pamilya ang pinakamaliit na yunit ng lipunan.

Ang kabataan para sa pagbabago ng bayan.

‘Pay It Forward’ in the Context of Media Profession

            The movie Pay It Forward (2000) is about a young kid who tries to fulfil his assignment in his 7^th-grade Social Studies class. The assignment is for the students to give an idea on how they can change the world and the additional challenge is for them to put it into action. Upon knowing this, and also knowing the title of the film, it gave me already a clue on how the story will revolve but I just kept it myself. I think this idea of their professor is, and I agree to the students, weird. You cannot blame me on this argument- knowing the people in the United States who are very individualistic, and putting it into the Philippine context- knowing the Filipinos who are not far with the Americans on that particular trait, it is impossible to think of an idea that will have a domino effect in the society.

            The film made me realized how important it is to be positive and be faithful in your philosophy or on the movement you want to start. With Trevor’s determination to not only have an assignment but also to really put that assignment into action has created a domino effect- as seen in the society which is presented in the film- and the goodness of people within them has emphasized. My expectation with the film turned out to be untrue. I did not expect that the main character who served as the main catalyst for the movement will die in the end of the film. It only shows that a sacrifice is needed to have more impact on the society which can be likened to a wakeup call for the people.

            As a broadcast communication major and as someone who sees himself in the field of public affairs and public relations industry, I think that it is really hard to be optimistic on creating societal change, but I think and hope that it is still possible. The film moved me in such a way that it made me think that I can use the available resources such as the media which I am into for me to reflect the goodness of people, too and to encourage them to continue the movement of paying it forward.

            I remember some of the insights of my professors here in the College of Mass Communication on their opinions on how to be of service to the Filipino people while being in the profession of media. Journalism professor Luis Teodoro emphasizes that maintaining the ethics in the practice of journalism is a simple move yet it can go way beyond the pages of newspapers and the ink of pens. Broadcast journalist and professor Mae Ann Los Baňos emphasizes that we should always maintain the objectivity of the news we are reporting. Although the official publication of the U.P. Diliman which is the Philippine Collegian, believes that biases are made to unmask the issues faced by U.P. students.

            The U.P. Broadcast Department believes that the Philippine media particularly the television and the radio need an overhaul when it comes to the programming and content. This is what motivates me and inspires me in my course, and that is to changing the system in the current flow of media in the country from within and hopefully reflecting the outcome to the audiences and for them to also continue the crusade; and I see this as my contribution ‘pay-it-forward’ movement to the Filipino people who have in any way funded my education here in the University of the Philippines. 

This is a class requirement in BC 196 under Prof. Angelo Palmones, 1st Sem 2011-2012. This entry has been revised for this blog. No self plagiarism intended.

Google Me!

This made my morning. I tried Googling myself and I found out that Google recognizes me!

I feel loved by Google! :)

[PODCAST] US Prof talks about Competitive Advantage

To my BA 101 classmates and also to my  friends who are interested, here the poscast goes.
I hope you find this endeavor helpful. I will soon upload the third part of four podcasts.

I am sorry, I met some technical problems so I just wrote the link to my podcast site.
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