UNEP Communication Studes Off to Manila for the 10th EdukCircle Confab

The University of Northeastern Philippines (UNEP), particularly its AB Communications students and professors, joined other communicators, media practitioners from different news organizations, and other Communication students and professors from prestigious colleges and universities at the AFP Theatre Manila in

a one-day communication confab spearheaded by the EdukCircle- International Center for Communication Studies (ICCS), Sunday.

Aside from the valuable lectures, this year’s confab offered two significant events – the awarding of winners for the 4th EdukCircle Annual Documentary Making Competition and the recognition of outstanding movie and film personalities in the 2nd MOPiP Film and TV Awards.  This is on top of the line of veteran newscasters and anchors who served as speakers and lecturers during the said conference.

Among the big names who graced the confab as speakers/ lecturers includes Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) Executive Director Malou Mangahas , GMA Network Imbestigador Host Mike Enriquez, RAPPLER Editor-at-large Ms. Marites Danguilan Vitug and Ms. Che Che Lazaro, President of Probe Productions. They talked about Investigative Journalism.  Citing the many experiences that these personalities have, the audience were awed with the presentation.

In the Documentary Making Competition, the organizers asked the journalism and communication students to produce a comprehensive documentary that will showcase their journalism skills and ability to develop persuasive analysis on the chosen feature story, and impact suggestive solutions on the problems presented. The documentary must uphold social values and responsibilities and must adhere to the international principles of journalism ethics.

The documentary must be produced, written, voiced and edited by a student or group of students headed by a student-producer and supervised by an adviser or group of advisers. Last year, Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation received the Gold awards, Pangasinan State University Urdaneta, Silver and New Era University got the Bronze medal.

For their exemplary performances in film and television, the EdukCircle - International Center for Communication Studies cited the following recipients of the Most Outstanding Personalities in In the 2nd MOPiP Film and Television Awards:  For television:          Jessica Soho and Arnold Clavio for Journalism, Korina Sanchez for Magazine Show, Bernadette Sembrano and Alvin El Chico for Public Service, Anne Curtis for Advertising, Luis Manzano and Billy Crawford for hosting, Kim Chiu for Drama and Jose Manalo for Comedy.

Film awardees were Coco Martin-  Actor of the Year,   Angel Locsin- Actress of the Year, John Lloyd Cruz- Most Admired Film Celebrity and Sarah Geronimo-Most Admired Film Celebrity.

The UNEP AB Comm Students also visited the taping of various national programs as part of their media exposure.  (UNEP)