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BEFORE and AFTER: My Field Reporting Assignments

April 2012

Newsforce Lent Special: Cuaresma

21 March 2012

Hosted an event for the Taiwan Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines at Hotel Sofitel. Thank you for this stint Ma'am Saytee! :)

Met with the owner of Excellente Ham last December 2011 for a Holiday Interview. Thank you so much for the freebies, Tita Ne! Super masarap. :D

Please watch the life story of Quezon’s Governor David “Jayjay” Suarez this Saturday, 6PM on Destiny Cable’s Global News Network Channel 8. :)

Produced by   Kat Domingo

Written by     Kat Domingo

Hosted by      Kat Domingo

Edited by       Apple Paule

Graphics by    Apple Paule

It’s been a long while since I published personal posts. I became overwhelmingly busy during the last three weeks since I was given the opportunity to produce, write and host a full-hour episode of Philippine Biography.

So here’s a preview of our hard work.

25 July 2011

Yeyeyey! Finally completed my assignment for the SONA coverage! Thank you papa God, I came back in one piece! Haha.

Honestly, I may sound ignorant in this blog entry and that's because it was my first time attending a rally-slash-peaceful demonstration. It's also my first time to post about protests and militant groups and activists. Here are some thoughts on my first time experience:

I have a bad impression of mass gatherings all thanks to the violent EDSA TRES videos I watched when I was younger. But now, I find rallies fun, informative and peaceful.

Upper class citizens should experience attending rallies atleast once in their lifetime. Even if they don't support the cause of the masses, they should try going there to atleast understand what it feels like to be poor, to atleast understand why the underprivileged clamor for social reform and to atleast assess if they are spending their family's money wisely.

I somehow got emotional seeing grandpa's and grandma's walking long distances and braving bad weather just to be part of the demonstration and express their hardships in life. :(

NO OFFENSE TO ANYBODY, BUT MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER WHO BASH THE GOVERNMENT (i.e. Aquino has no accomplishments, SONA is nothing but false hopes, etc.) HAVE NO IDEA ON WHY MILITANT GROUPS GATHER TO PROTEST. IT'S QUITE IRRITATING HOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE TOTALLY IGNORANT OF ISSUES YET JOIN THE BANDWAGON IN PRETENDING TO BE SOCIALLY AWARE. Period.

I'll probably post photos of the rally later when I get home. But for now, I just want to thank and congratulate the militant groups for keeping the protest peaceful, organized, lively and accident free; and the Philippine National Police, Armed Forces, MMDA and other government officials who were there as early as 12 midnight and stayed faithful to their duty of peacekeeping and patrolling.

Though I didn't get to wear a sponsored Filipiniana gown from Rene Salud, I'm still very happy and thankful that I was on the streets with common Filipinos who are fighting for their right to speak and be heard. Today really reminded and showed me the essence of democracy. Kudos to the Filipino nation! :)