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Selected ABMC 4 students attended a seminar in Makati City

What: Press Conference on THE PRESS, THE ELECTIONS, AND THE ROLE OF NEW MEDIA
When: August 26, 2009
Where: Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Makati City
Sponsored by : Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP)
Speaker: SHEILA CORONEL, Director, Center for Investigative Journalism, Columbia University;
founder and former Executive Director of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ)
Who: Selected ABMC 4 students (RJ MALLARI, MARJORIE CRISTOBAL, HAZZEL DUMANDAN, CRIS BALINGIT, and PAUL ADRIAN HENSON
Registration Fee: FREE
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Cris Balingit, Hazzel Dumandan, Marjorie Cristobal, SHEILA CORONEL, Paul Adrian Henson and RJ Mallari

Marj with Howie Severino

Photos during the International Convention in UP

AB Comm. 3 students who participated on the convention: Sucha, Kim, Cai, Crystal, Candice, Shaine, Paul, Kate, Meeca, Bianca, Grace, Dominique, Elaine, Pau, Cherry, Klim, Justine, Darren and Robert.

King Jim, Cai and Candice

Cai, Crystal and King Jim

Shaine, Crystal and Cai

Virgie Bautista with Mr. Rico Hizon and Mr. Alex Baltazar

RJ with Ms Sol Aragones

Miles Cabatingan (ABMC 4) with Ms Karen Davila

Paul Henson (ABMC 4) with Mr. Rico Hizon

RJ with Ms Kara David

Ms. Virgie Bautista presented the plaque of recognition to Mr. Rico Hizon. Beside Mr. Hizon is Mr. Alex Baltazar, ICCS Managing Director

Photo credits: Cai Cuyugan (AB Comm. 3), RJ Mallari and Jonathan Barrera (ABMC 4)

SAMASKOM members Met with Media Practitioners at an International Convention

What: Participation on the 1st INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON MEDIA EDUCATION
When: August 8, 2009
Where: UP Film Institute, Diliman,Quezon City
Who: 99 AB Comm. / ABMC students and 4 faculty members
Organizer: International Center for Communication Studies (ICCS)
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SPEAKERS DURING THE CONVENTION:

KAREN DAVILA, News Presenter/Host, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp.
Lecture: Climbing up the Journalism Ladder

MARK FRANCIS, Executive Producer, The Discovery Channel
Lecture: Documentary Making: The Discovery Way

RICO HIZON, News Presenter, World Business Report, BBC World
Lecture: International Broadcast Journalism

ROLLY NG, Senior Video Journalist, Reuters Television
Lecture: The Camera man and his Tools, Skills and Responsibilities

BOY ABUNDA, Entertainment Host, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp.
Lecture: Credibility on Entertainment Reporting

KARA DAVID, News Producer/ Host, GMA Network
Lecture: Journalism as Public Service

Program Hosts:
SOL ARAGONES, MARK SALAZAR, and SUSAN ENRIQUEZ

Photo credit: JONATHAN BARRERA, ABMC 4 and RJ MALLARI, ABMC 4

Charles' PowerPoint presentation during the conference

LIVING IN THE WORLD OF WARCRAFT: Construction of Virtual Identities among Online Gamers

SAMASKOM member presented his thesis in an International Conference

What: A SAMASKOM alumnus presented his thesis in an international conference
Who: JUNG, DEA-WOUNG (ABMC BAtch 2009)
Where: Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi, India
When: July 14,2009 [18th AMIC (Asian Media Information and Communication Centre)
Annual Conference

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Mary Jane Olidan went to India to witness Charles' presentation

Charles with me as his thesis adviser :-)

We met some Filipinos during the conference: Ms Elaine Llarena (based in Australia), Ms Ivy Alcantara (based in Singapore) and Ms Chichi Robles (past president of PACE )

Charles and I before the thesis presentation --- practice, practice, practice!

pamamaalam

Matagal na nung huling nagsulat ako sa filipino, at dahil sa huling hurit ko na ito, siyempre gusto ko espesyal kaya ang sariling wika natin ang gagamitin ko. Kaya relaks ka lang diyan at hayaan mo akong magsalita...

Napakabilis. Sobrang bilis talaga. Parang kailan lang noong tumayo ako sa harapan,nagpakilala, nagsabi-sabi ng mga kung ano-anong bagay tapos ngayon ito ako, nagpapaalam na. O huwag kang mag-alala, hindi naman magiging sobrang madamdamin to.

Ano ba ang napala ko sa pagiging presidente ng SAMASKOM? Gusto mo bang malaman ang totoo? Nang dahil sa SAMASKOM, labas pasok ako sa opisina ni Ma’am Virgie. Nang dahil sa SAMASKOM, para akong bata na takbo ng takbo para makapagpapirma ng mga papeles at kung anu-ano pa sa OSAFA. Nang dahil sa SAMASKOM, pahirapan ang pagpapapirma ko ng aking clearance. Nang dahil sa SAMASKOM, sumakit ang ulo ko at bonggang bonggang stress ang napala ko. Pero higit sa lahat, nang dahil sa SAMASKOM, sumaya at nagkasaysay ang buhay ko bilang estudyante. Oo,seryoso ako at walang halong kaplastikan o kung anu man ito.

Gusto mo bang malaman kung bakit? Masaya kasi sa dinami-dami ng tao, ako ang maswerteng nanalo at pinaniwalaan ng tao. Masaya kasi nagkaroon ako ng mga maraming oportunidad na makilahok sa iba't-ibang seminars at conference. Masaya kasi andaming bagay ang aking mga nadiskubre tungkol sa aking sarili sa tulong ng SAMASKOM. Nagkaroon ng saysay ang buhay ko bilang isang estudyante dahil nabigyan ako ng pagkakataon maglingkod sa iba. Hindi lang ako nagpasarap sa buhay kundi naglaan ako ng oras para magbigay serbisyo sa iba.

Hindi naging madali ang aking termino. Iba't-ibang pangyayari ang naganap na sa awa ng Diyos e aking nalampasan. Nalampasan ko ang mga unos sa tulong ng mga tao na umalalay at nagbigay suporta sa akin. Hindi ko na paguukulan pa ng pansin ang mga di kanais-nais na bagay sa halip ay gagamitin ko ang pagkakataon na ito para magpasalamat.

Una sa lahat, sa Poong Maykapal na nagbigay sa akin ng lakas at determinasyon. Alay ko sa kanya lahat ng aking ginagawa at mga bagay na aking nakamit.

Kay Paul Henson,ang katuwang ko sa bawat hakbang ng aking termino, sa tulong niya ay napadali ang aking trabaho at mas naging magaan ang mga bagay-bagay. Salamat sa pagtupad ng iyong tungkulin. Sa suportang iyong ibinigay. At higit sa lahat, sa pagmamahal at dedikasyon mo sa ating organisasyon.

Sa ABMC3 na walang sawa ang pagtulong sa mga aktibidades. Sa walang sawang pagbibigay ng oras at donasyon.

Sa aking mga kapwa masscom,salamat sa tiwala at tulong na inyong ipinagkaluob.

At syempre, kay Maam Virgie na walang kapantay. Sa walang humpay niyang suporta at paggabay. Kung hindi dahil sa kanya,walang SAMASKOM.

Sa mga papalit sa aming mga posisyon, sa pangunguna ni Pau, hangad ko ang inyong tagumpay. Asahan ninyong andito parin ako,handang tumulong.

Mukhang napapahaba na ito at kailangan ng putulin. Marami pa akong nais pasalamatan pero sabi nga nila,ang mga taong dapat pinasasalamatan ay di kinakailangan sabihan sapagkat ramdam na ito ng kanilang mga puso.

Sa dinami-dami at hinaba-haba ng aking nasabi,marami pa ring kulang pero hahayaan ko na itong ganito. May mga pagkakataon na sa sobrang ganda o madamdamin ng iyong bibigkasin e mas mainam ng huwag mo na itong sambitin at hayaan mong ang puso mo ang magsabi.

At sa oras na ito ay iyon na lang ang aking gagawin. MARAMING MARAMING SALAMAT PO SA ISANG MASAYA AT MAKABULUHANG SAMASKOM08-09.

SEMINARS/CONFERENCES Participated in by SAMASKOM officers and members

1. PINOY MEDIA CONGRESS Year 4
National Congress
(participated in by selected ABMC 3 students)
November 27-28, 2008
St, Scholastica's College, Manila

2. 2nd COMMUNICATION RESEARCH CONFERENCE
National conference
(participated in by selected ABMC 4 students with their research instructor, Mr. Renante Dingal)
UP College of Mass Communication
September 6, 2008

3. 17th Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) Annual Conference
International Conference
July 14-17,2008
Manila Hotel, Manila, Philippines
(participated in by Jung, Dea-woung, Li,Feng, Mary Jane Olidan, Manuel Domingo, Jr., and Jaimee Granados with Mrs. Virgie Bautista and the MMC Director, Ms Cristina Reyes)

4. 3rd International Center for Communication Studies (ICCS) Broadcast Journalism Seminar
Regional
(participated in by selected ABMC 3 and AB Comm. 2 students)
July 5-6, 2008
UP Baguio, Baguio City

ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED BY SAMASKOM AY 2008-2009

1. Survey on socio-technographic profile of AUF students

March 2009

conducted by ABMC 3

2. SAMASKOlloquiuM: A Peek into the Future

March 21, 2009 @ PS 517

conducted by ABMC 3

3. Internship Forum

February 17, 2009 @ PS 413

participated in by ABMC 4 and ABMC 3 students

4. Newspaper Literacy Campaign Part 2

March 9-14, 2009

conducted by AB Communication 1A and 1B

5. VJ Hunt 2009

January 30, 2009

conducted by ABMC 3

6. Community extension program at Bahay Pag-Ibig

December 17, 2008

participated in by SAMASKOM officers and selected members

7. Campus Open 2008

November 19, 2008

SAMASKOM officers and members

8. Search for the Auctionista Model

September 16-18, 2008

SAMASKOM officers and members

9. Newspaper Literacy Campaign Part 1

September 9-11, 2008

AB Comm. 2 and SAMASKOM officers

Summary of activities for AY 2008 to 2009

Congratulations to the Graduating batch 2009

Kathleen Medina, Timothy John Mallari, Jayvie Dizon, Paul Genesis Gatus, Manuel Domingo Jr., Renzelle Palma, Dea-woung Jung, Camille Perkins

Manuel, Kathleen, Jeremy Kris Cortez, Renzelle, Jayvie, Karen de la Cruz, Dea-woung, PG, Timothy JOseph Mallari and Tim

PG, Kathleen, Karen, Jeremy, Tim, Charles and Gladys
Graduation ceremony was held on April 21, 2009. It was a rainy afternoon so instead of holding the ceremony at the Quad A, it was conducted at the covered court.

** These are the only photos available for posting as of this time

SAMASKOlloquiuM: A Peek into the Future

Activity: SAMASKOlloquiuM : A Peek into the Future
Date: March 21, 2009
Venue: PS 517, PS Building, AUF, Angeles City
Organizers: ABMC 3 for Comm. 12a class
Project Leaders: Marjorie R. Cristobal and Cris M. Balingit
Overall Rating based on Evaluation: Very Good!

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SAMASKOlloquiuM: A Peek into the Future aimed to bring together the past batches and the current batch of ABMC and AB Communication students in order to help the latter "peek" into the future jobs waiting for them as soon as they finished their course.

The guests:

Melford G. Cunanan
(Batch 2008; High school faculty, Brightwoods School)


Michael Angelo S. Tiotuico
(Batch 2008; Marketing Head, THEOLD.com)


Joowon Yoon
(Batch 2008; Executive Assistant, International Language Institute)

Germiniano Manio Jr.
(Batch 2007; Subject Matter Expert at Sutherland Global Services)

Frances Anne T. Pasco
(Batch 2005; Part-time ESL instructor and in-house actress at AUF Repertory)Karen Anne Sordan
(Batch 2004; Language Trainer for Sutherland Global Services)

Reberto Sicoy
(Batch 2003; Escalations Associate, UOL Retention Corporate)

Jeffrey M. Gomez
(Batch 1999; News reporter, CLTV 36)


Ma.Filipinas Victoria Cabatingan
(Batch 1993; Business woman)


Peter C. Alagos
(Part-time faculty, Holy Angel University; Full-time writer, PR Dept. of Clark Development Corporation; Editor, Business Week)

The Organizers:
ABMC 3 students
[Comm. 12a class]

SAMASKOlloquiuM gives you a chance to PEEK INTO THE FUTURE

ABMC alumni are coming to AUF this Saturday, March 21, to be our guests in SAMASKOlloquiuM. This event aims to bring together some ABMC alumni from different batches who will share their experiences about their current and previous jobs.

This is titled A PEEK INTO THE FUTURE because the participants would be able to find out what kinds of jobs are waiting for ABMC graduates. We're having guests from batch 1993, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008.

This is a production of ABMC 3 students as partial fulfillment to E-Newsroom 2 class.

All ABMC and AB Comm. students are WELCOME to PEEK INTO THE FUTURE.

See you there!

INTERNSHIP FORUM

Activity: INTERNSHIP FORUM
Date: February 17, 2009
Venue: PS 413, PS Building, AUF, Angeles City
Participants: ABMC 3 and 4 students
Speakers: Selected ABMC 4 students
Overall Rating based on Evaluation: Very Good!

SAMASKOM holds INTERNSHIP FORUM among selected senior ABMC students and the junior ABMC students. This forum aimed to assist the incoming ABMC 4 students in their internship-related plans.

In the forum, five groups/individuals shared their experiences on their internship last summer.


Mitch, Ishna and Gladys talked about the adventure and challenge of being interns in FILMLESS FILMS. They were part of the production crew of an independent film. As interns, they had a chance to experience real-life production in Ilocos. Unlike other interns, they did not spend their time in offices or in production studios, or editing room. Instead, they were assigned to be on the field where they had to literally endure the heat of the sun.



Edwin Ryan de Leon, on the other hand, talked about how challenging internship can be if you're part of a big company. He had his internship at the Ayala Corporation. He got this chance when he was selected as among the country's representatives on the Ayala Young Leaders Congress. Edwin also got an opportunity to travel throughout his internship program. He had gone to places like Bohol and Leyte while he was completing the required units for the course.




Timothy Joseph Mallari discussed significant matters which the intern-applicants should consider when planning to apply at advertising agencies or production houses. Based on his own experiences, Tim, among all other suggestions, advised the junior ABMC students that they should "never assume." He said that if they don't know the answer to the question of the staff/bosses in the company, then they should admit it and not assume that they know although they actually don't.

Gypsy Salazar, Karen Gail Cunanan, April Joy Boado and Patricia Kaye Bodino were also ready with their presentation. They shared what they learned from NBN where they had their internship. Aside from the warning they gave regarding the "sinful couch," they also gave a lot of tips on how to succeed, and not merely survive, in their internship.

Al Christopher Mendoza, towards the end of the forum, reminded the ABMC 3 students that internship is not just about penetrating broadcast network but also about becoming independent interns in some publishing companies. Al invited the third year to consider applying at Business Week where they could learn to produce stories without actual supervision from the intern supervisor. Al mentioned that he basically completed 100 hours though he only saw the supervisor for perhaps 3 hours.


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This is the first time that such a forum among the junior and senior students is held. I hope that the event helped answer some of the questions that ABMC 3 students have regarding what they will be embarking on this summer.

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THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT, ESP. TO THE SENIOR STUDENTS WHO VOLUNTARILY CAME FOR THIS FORUM: Edwin, Mitch, Gladys, Ishna, Tim, Gypsy, Karen Gail, Apple, April and Al.