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As an advocate of Media and Information Literacy (MIL), I am very much knowledgeable of the effects of having to deal with fake news, disinformation, and other forms of manipulation of media and information in our society. I am thankful that I have been connected with an organization that advocates MIL and helps educators deliver the best practices for dealing with the media and information ecosystem in the country. Maria Ressa (Source: PBS.org) In the many years of being a Christian, I was tricked on social media to believe lies about the church, and there I would like to share what just came into my mind about lies laced with anger and hatred. I remembered the documentary "A Thousand Cuts" in 2020 featuring Rappler CEO and Nobel Prize laureate Maria Ressa about what she had discovered about the problems with the information ecosystem in the Philippines and why it has become a primary target of disinformation syndicates. Ms. Ressa said in the documentary, to wit: " Face...

Posible ba gayod ya man intiende y man habla Chabacano, mas quien Davaoeño yo?  After many weeks following the Zamboanga crisis, and watching TV Patrol Chavacano , one of their regional news programs produced by ABS-CBN, it seems I now would be able to understand the context of what has been said in each report, simply because I begun to figure out the grammatical structure of the Spanish-based creole. I don't know, but it seems I have this sort of inherent talent to pick context clues in languages that I am not familiar about. The languages of the Philippines are sort of close to each other, plus some of their words loaned from Spanish (owing to 300 years of Spanish rule) that it just needs your keen eyes and ears to learn what any local news reporter meant. Now after a few months on exposing myself to Chavacano news reports, I begun to pick up phrases like if someone died ( "con un persona el ya muri despues..." ), there is rain ( "...quien cay aguacero ...

This is Part One of a series of  posts on how Filipinos do not prefer British-style news presentation. The BBC News brand so recognized all over the world. Since CNN International was busted out from our TV subscription, I didn't have any time to watch live international news on TV. I've long since resorted to podcasting through my music player or watching video clips from my laptop. After a few months after I was unable to watch CNN, I then resorted to the next accessible international news channel we have in our area, BBC World News . Since those days, I've had to endure hearing newsreaders present the news in an accent many Filipinos aren't conformed with, that is, the standard British accent, specifically Received Pronunciation variant. George Alagiah presents BBC News at Six Amercianized as we are, not many Filipinos are well-versed to the English language that is spoken throughout the European continent, and in many parts of the world where...

In celebration of my blog's Sixth Anniversary , I present to you a new series of Animations for you to enjoy. All of them are produced through Xtranormal on YouTube. My first animation is called The Serious News , a non-conventional news bulletin, hosted by Fred and Anna. Here they present news and current issues in a way you will enjoy. My next animation is called The Office  Show , hosted by Jane and Andrew, where they discuss business news, and trends in the corporate office. My third series is called My Urban Life , about a man named Jacko, sharing his life in the streets, and how he loves his girlfriend Ashanti. So, don't miss all the excitement with my animation series. Enjoy!   KENNETH

In today's current economic situation, many of this year's UPCAT passers would shun off the opportunity to study in the National University , the University of the Philippines . With the tuition fees that skyrocketed since 2007, it has been a struggle for the poor but deserving students to enter the University. With the continuing reduction of the education budget by the past and present government, the University's population has slowly becoming from those who are well-to-do and deserving. GMA News TV's State of The Nation files a report about a UPCAT passer who desired to enter UP Diliman, but unable to enter due to insufficient funds. <p><p>This page requires a higher version browser</p></p> For the latest Philippine news stories and videos, visit GMANews.TV This is a wake-up call to all University students to see the reality that many po...

From CNNObservations.com : After more than twenty-five years at CNN, eighteen of those as an International Correspondent, Christiane Amanpour is leaving CNN at the end of April to head to a post as host of This Week on ABC beginning in August. Amanpour joined CNN in 1983 as an entry-level assistant on the CNN international assignment desk at the network's World Headquarters in Atlanta, GA. She worked from there to become a correspondent in the New York bureau before becoming an International Correspondent in 1990. Her weekday interview program, Amanpour , on CNN International premiered in September 2009. In 2007, Amanpour earned the title of Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for her "“highly distinguished, innovative contribution” to journalism. Since joining CNN, Amanpour has earned an inaugural Television Academy Honor, nine News and Documentary Emmys, four George Foster Peabody Awards,...

What's your motto when you want news? "Be the First to Know"? or "Go Beyond Borders"? That's the question of many CNN International enthusiasts when CNNI rebranded last September 2009. CNN International is the channel for international audiences and is the sister network of US-based CNN Domestic, the channel mainly for US/Canada audiences. In an informal poll from CNNFan.org, a global forum on CNN enthusiasts, here were the results as of this writing: Do you prefer the old or new CNN International? Poll runs till December 8th, 2010, 2:49 am I definitely prefer the new one with the new primetime lineup.  17%  [ 4 ] I definitely prefer the old one.  70%  [ 16 ] No preference  13%  [ 3 ] Total votes : 23 Many prefer the CNN International ...

This is a video clip from the CNN International newscast program "CNN Today" last Saturday, 1 August 2009, when ABS-CBN News Correspondent Jing Castañeda gave a report to CNN via phone patch on the death of former Philippine president Corazon Cojuangco Aquino. Embedded video from CNN Video Stay tuned to ASL for more of the Special Commemorative Edition for Cory Aquino. KENNETH

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♪ IT'S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN! ♪ Dear friends... It's the last 10 days of May and it's nearing school again. Updates on my life: I'm been at home most of the summer time and I got the hang of it - switching between CNN and Disney Channel and ABS-CBN is quite fun. Watching CNN makes me much "in-the-know". (Think the natural disasters in Myanmar and Sichuan, China .) Watching Disney Channel shows makes my inner child happy. Watching PBBTE+ (PBB Teen Edition Plus) on ABS-CBN is just as exciting as its previous editions. I'm still deciding on my actions regarding my registration process in UP Mindanao. As of now, the STFAP Website has to release its Second Batch of Bracket Results by the fourth week of May (that's next week, at this time of posting). I will still be thankful if I'm still Bracket C, but Bracket D would be better. If my bracket is not yet released, I may resort to Student Loan (SL) because my student fees may count up to PhP 13,000. I s...

I may not be a student of Holy Cross of Davao College, High School Department (where my brother is studying) but I share their sentiments about the ZTE Broadband Deal Controversy. This is an article from their student publication The Cross , Volume XXVIII, No. 2, SY 2007-2008. The article is in Cebuano, so only those people who could understand this dialect could understand. THE LIGHTER SIDE OF ZTE Gaylyn Paloma Kinsay nag-ingon nga mga naka-barong lang ang pwede morason? Ang mga tubag sa ubos maoy mga tubag sa atong isigka-Holy Crossians. Kining mga tubaga mahitungod sa mga kagubot sa Malacañang Palace gumikan sa ZTE Broadband Deal. Ginatagaan ug bili ang gagmayong tingog kay mao kini ang tingog sa estudyante. Nga, gihatagan kini ug luna sa The Cross. (*For security purposes in this blog, the students' commentaries are kept anonymous.) Samok kaayo. Kurakot jud sila, hatagan unta ug hustisya. Mapahawa unta si Gloria! Tanggalan na pud sa pwesto ang mga kurakot. Lisod man panigan kay...