Advanced Media Skills Training for the youth conducted

By Philippine Information Agency (PIA 8)
August 30, 2012

DARAM, Samar  –  Thirty young children and youth participated in the Advanced Media Skills training conducted on August 24, at Barangay Saugon, in the island town of Daram, Samar.

The participants aged 11 to 17 were from the municipalities of Daram, Gandara and Santa Margarita, all in the province of Samar, according to Janice Tapil, a Plan Philippines youth volunteer.

The training was spearheaded by Plan Philippines, a non-government organization that advocates and protects the rights of children, and AnakTV, that advocates for child-sensitive and family-oriented television programs.

According to Camille Mapa, one of the participants in the said training, the participants were taught on how to produce music television or MTV, public service announcements or PSAs and mini documentary.

“The PSAs and MTVs we produced are not common because what we want to convey are stories about the concerns that young children and youth encounter and face in the present time,” Camille informed.

To recall, last July 25-26, the Sinebata Kabataang Pinoy Media Festival participated in by children and youth from all over the country was conducted in Tacloban City.