The budding student journos in Region 7 gathered in a journalism workshop and local governance engagement– the Bangon Kabataan: Improving Youth Participation in Local Governance – Batang Kaparis ni Rizal( BATARIZ) Writeshop on December 14 to 16, 2022 in Cebu City.
Thirty campus journalists and youth leaders across Cental Visayas, particulary in Cebu, Bohol and Negros Oriental, joined the three-day workshop spearheaded by the DILG-7’s Information and Planning Unit.
The students were from Cebu Institute Technology-University, Negros Oriental State University-Main Campus, Silliman University, Holy Name University, Southwestern University-Phinma, Cebu Normal University, University of the Visayas, Cebu Technological University-Main Campus, and University of San Carlos. Resource speakers for the activity were LGOO II Atty. Michael Vincent Braga (Documentation Messaging), DMO IV Atty. Grace Lacamiento (News Writing and Social Media Management), LGOO II Richiel Chavez (Feature Writing and Sportswriting), IO II Christopher Mahilum (Photojournalism), DMO III Kristine Quintas-Destacamento (Headline Writing & Copy Editing), and LGOO II Kent Divinagracia(Infographics & Layout Design). The speakers were media practitioners before joining the Department.
Also, Planning Officer Designate LGOO V Frislie Gay Virador gave the students an overview of the Deparment’s priority programs and activities, while Karl Andrew Sonio of SLGP PMO spoke on Campus Journalism.
The journalism workshop is part of the BATARIZ program of the DILG-7 which aims to empower the youth and increase their engagement and participation in local governance.
