Integrated Media Outfit and DOSCST Partners for Responsible Journalism

City of Mati-  The Davao Oriental Alliance for Integrated Media (DOAFIM) and the Davao Oriental State College of Science and Technology (DOSCST) organized an Advance Journalism and Video Documentary  Training with  Integration on Media Ethics  last October 27-28 at the RIC Building for the media practitioners, LGU-Mati Program implementers and DOSCST students and faculty.

The training aimed to equipped media practitioners and would be influencers the core values of journalism.

The output of the training was 3 minute video documentary wherein their subject is  the GreenCom Program of the LGU Mati.

Group 1 is Bidlisiw Production and their documentary was  entitled  Napuslang Sinalikway. The documentary focuses on solid waste management as benefit of the implementing the GreenCom Program. They won the best Video Documentary and Best Videography staring Milagrosa Garo.

The Group 2 was Power Puff Girls Files and their video documentary was entitled Naay Kita sa Gamayng Yuta. The story focuses on income and savings as benefits of the GreenCom Program. The group won 2nd Place for Best Documentary Staring Teresita Rodriguez together with her family.

The Group 3 is the Mati wonders and their video documentary was entitled Nataran wherein it focuses more on GreenCom Program as climate change mitigation. The group won 3rd Place in Best Documentary, Best Story and Best Script staring  Marissa Bajay.

 

DOAFIM President Rocky Silverio said that, they already signed a Memorandum of  Agreement  with DOSCST. Their partnership with DOSCST a includes media tour for their students and media practitioners and also monthly press conference to be held at the institution. He added that DOAFIM will also be the training ground for their Development Communication students to experience tri-media firsthand.

 

 

Photo Credits: This writer took photos  from the video production of each groupwith the approval of the organizers.

 

 

 

Service to the Poor is Service to Humanity

“I believe that government services given for the poor is a service to humanity.”

PCUP Marilou Tarona Awards Luisita Coyno a certificate of appreciation during Training in Panabo Urban Poor Organization

Luisita Coyno a 4Ps beneficiary  is also one of the leaders in green revolution in the City of Mati.

Contributed Photo

“The DSWD – City Link encourages us to have backyard garden so that we can provide fresh food in the garden.”

She applied it in her own home and in her church  for savings and extra income  then later she was was invited to attend a training of container gardening of Green Communities Program of the Local Government of Mati.

“City Vice Mayor Glenda Rabat-Gayta went to our purok to personally invite us”, she added.

Coyno was recognized as  one of the top achievers of the GreenCom last July 26, 2016. The program allowed it to be income generating for the family.

A year later when President Rodrigo Duterte announced that there will be a rice subsidy for every 4Ps beneficiary who will have a garden in their backyard they were ready! We thanked  City Vice Mayor Glenda Rabat Gayta because she prepared us for the challenge.

“More than the money, my family are able to eat fresh, healthy and nutritious fruits and vegetables in our garden”, Coyno said.

As of today they  are joining  trade fairs to sell their  produce and they  get to be invited in other cities to share their  experience and learnings through the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP).