2004 - Complete Narrative Report To Signis

October 5, 2004 SIGNIS PHILIPPINES/ASIA c/o Fr. James B. Reuters, S.J. Director, National Office of Mass Media 2307 Pedro Gil St., Sta. Ana 1009 Manila, Philippines Attention:

Ms. Cherry Aquino

Dear Fr. Reuters: “Health in the Lord and the Blessings of the Holy Spirit!” The year- long Media Education Series of the Titus Brandsma Center- Media Program (TBCMP) is about end in October 2004. It has been a very successful, well compensating and fruitful year. Successful because we have been from north to south of the country and made a full swing with media education in the communities and areas. Well compensating and fruitful because we are satisfied with the results and the impact of our programs had made to the people in general. How the communities have renewed their enthusiasm and became critical and active participants. We are also happy to inform you that the recipients of the TBCMP programs will continuously develop their skills and activities through intensive training set for the next phase of our project next year but with focus to folk/traditional media. We would like express again and again our grateful appreciation to SIGNIS and its countless donors and benefactors for their continuous support and fund assistance given to TBCMP. This report includes 1.) summary listings of beneficiaries; 2) detailed activity report; 3.) complete financial report and 4) CD of compiled photos from the activities held. We were also informed by Msgr. Gilbert Garcera, H.P., Ph.D. that our second proposal was approved and the transfer of the fund will be in November this year. With this remarkable progress, we would again like to thank you for your continued support in our programs. We hope the report will satisfy your good office and should you have some inquiries or clarifications, you can reach us through our email address or via postal mail. Thank you very much and we hope to hear from you soon.

Very truly yours,

Ms. Maria Fatima A. Villena Program Coordinator, TBCMP

Rev. Fr. Christian B. Buenafe, O. Carm Director, TBCMP

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Introduction The efforts of the Media Education Series of TBCMP was divided into two major tasks: 1. Module making and development 2. Media Literacy Seminar-Workshops and Orientation/Philippine Media Set-up Awareness Seminars/Social Communication Courses Aside from these efforts, we are also happy to cite to you some of our major programs not under this grant but is strongly continuing through the help of the Order of Carmelites in the Philippines and other local partners. In this way, you will see the extent of TBCMP services to other sectors. TBC-MP maintains the following core programs:


Research - A preparatory study surveying community values as perceived by key informants among leaders in Basic Christian Communities. This research was conducted in 1999. A second study on the Philippine media environment. This study was conducted among some 30 media practitioners and resulted in a report, titled: “Philippine Media: Trends, Issues and Needs.” The third research is on the Impact of Media and Communication in Selected Rural and Urban Areas. This was conducted among the different Carmelite Communities in the rural areas and respondents from the cities.




Film Dialogue – is held every 2nd Saturday of the month in the Titus Brandsma Center in Manila. Featuring foreign language/art films, this activity aims to encourage dialogue among the viewers on the films’ content and ‘spirituality’ and on how the film relates to one’s own spirituality or meaning of life. A core group among the regular participants is actively involved in the activity. The activity is conducted in cooperation with other institutions and published in several national news outlets. An extension program of the UP Film Institute Videotheque, a film dialogue session held every last Saturday of the month.




Media Literacy Education – conducts series of training and workshop in groups, communities, parishes and schools throughout the country. The ready modules are: 1) Media and Spirituality: The State of Philippine Media and the Challenges of Social Communication Towards Evangelization, 2) Media and Spirituality thru Film Dialogue, 3) Introduction to Film dialogue; 4.) panitikan@titusbrandsma (A New Approach to Literary Criticism and Theatre) 5) Basic Journalism Course: Focus on Media Critique and Analysis, 6.) Church and Communication: Context

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and Challenges, 7.) Media and Evangelization, 8.) and other related courses to Media and Spirituality.


Spiritual Retreat and “Open Space” Encounters – a venue and opportunity for media practitioners to take a break, reflect on the Word of God thru Lectio Divina, moments of silence, listen to each heart’s desires and share the varied faith experiences.




Networking – maintains a network of Catholic press and communicators (Philippine Church Communicators Network- PCCNet) and conducts special forums on societal issues hounding both the Church and Media. Other networks are SIGNIS Philippines/ASIA, CBCP- National Office of Mass Media, CMMA and FABC-Office of Social Communication and the Archdiocese of Manila, Press Office.




Titus Brandsma Award-Philippines – a biennial project that gives recognition to outstanding Print and Broadcast Journalists in the country. It is our local version of the International Titus Brandsma Award given by Union Catholique Internationale dela Presse (UCIP). Past Winners were: Conrado de Quiros of PDI, Luchi Cruz Valdez of I-Witness, Carolyn Arguillas and Patricio Diaz of MindaNews.




Resource Center – a mini film/book library with references/materials on Church and Media; local and foreign art films. Website with databases of materials and OPAC system is now available.

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PROGRAM REPORT October 2003-October 2004 Community-Media Education Series Seminars-Workshops offered by TBCMP has a distinct feature of combining orientation and skill building – Media Awareness, an introduction to Philippine Media Set-up and Church’s efforts on Social Communication. This seminar/lecture is more on the orientation level to get a basic knowledge of the social landscape-situation and how media has become the principal mediator of reality to man, likewise, its impact to the people. It is important that the people in the communities and TBCMP will have common understanding in the way see both media and the Church’s role. Workshops and training are focused more on the planning of activities for the media education training program of the parishes and formation houses we have serviced. They were also called to be active, but critical audiences by helping them in deconstructing media content through films and other medium. They were given tips on how they can cultivate analytical, critical thinking as audiences. The Media Literacy Education Program or MLEP ensures the effectivity of the lectures/seminar-workshops by developing modules and offering them to different schools/colleges/universities, seminaries/formation houses and lay communities. We develop the module according to the needs of the school/seminar or the community. Also, we develop a module that integrates two of the important concepts– Media and Spirituality. Also, Film Dialogue as a new concept has been developed as a technique and a tool for responsible film viewing. In the approved community-media education series, we have developed a general module on Media and Evangelization specifically for parish workers, catechists, lay and church leaders and BECs with specialization on the five courses we have mentioned in the proposal: 1. Media and Evangelization: “Impact of Media and Communication in the Life of the Basic Ecclesial Communities (BEC)” 2. Media and Evangelization: “Formation of Local Media Educators: Media and the Bible” 3. Media and Evangelization: “Lay Leadership and Media” 4. Media and Evangelization: “Impact of Media in the Works of Evangelization” 5. Media and Evangelization: “Community Alternatives against the Influence of Media”

Below are the other Course Titles of the modules TBCMP is offering:

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1. Media and Spirituality through Film Dialogue 2. Introduction to Film Dialogue 3. Media and Spirituality: The State of Philippine Media and the Challenges of Social Communication towards Evangelization 4. Church and Communication: Context and Challenges 5. Media and Evangelization 6. Basic Journalism Course: A Focus on Media Critique and Analysis 7. panitikan@titusbrandsma: A New Approach to Literary Criticism and Theatre The list of the beneficiaries of the seminars using the modules are in a summary list after the course descriptions and a detailed activity report – with photo, attendees, date and time, venue and a short summary evaluation.

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ACTIVITY REPORT A. Theology, College Seminaries, Religious and Lay Formation Houses 1. St. Paul Foundation Seminary (Society of St. Paul) – Silang, Cavite Activity: Seminar-workshop Date & Time: February 27, 2004 (8-5 PM) Venue: AVR Attendance:

College seminarians and priests (Total of 40 participants)

Evaluation:

Educative and very interesting as most participants commented. More interaction and time must given to sharing and reflection was again mentioned as one comment.

2. St. Francis de Sales Theological Seminary Marawoy, Lipa City, Batangas Activity: Date & Time: Venue: Course:

Seminar-workshop June 18, 2004 (8-5 Social Hall

PM)

Media and Spirituality Through Film Dialogue

Attendance: Theologians of St. Francis de Sales Theological Seminary, 4 year College seminarians from St. Francis de Sales College Seminary and Oblates of St. Joseph- OSJ), Benedictine Sisters of the Living Word. (Total of 49 participants) th

Evaluation: informative.

“The course helped us to reflect on life more deeply.” Very enriching and

3. San Alberto Carmelite Formation Center – Talamban, Cebu City Activity: Seminar-workshop Date & Time: September 24, 2004 Venue: Chapel/TV Room, Carmelite Formation Center

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Course:

Media and Spirituality through Film Dialogue

Attendance:

First year to fourth year college seminarians (Total of 36 participants)

Evaluation:

The Film Dialogue seminar had skilled them to be critical in their viewing films, TV and Advertisement commercials.

4. Rogationist Seminary College – Cebu City Activity: Seminar Date & Time: August 30, 2004 (10:15-12:15 PM) Venue: Classroom Course:

Church and Communication: Context and Challenges

Attendance:

First year seminarians of Rogationists (RCJ), Redemptorists (CSsR), Augustinians (OAD), Carmelites (O.Carm.) and Alliance of Twin Hearts taking up Introduction to Philosophy (Total of 60 participants)

Output:

Informative and they suggested if the module can also to parents, students and other communities.

5.

Immaculate Conception School of Theology Regional Major Seminary for Northern Luzon Activity: Seminar-workshop Date & Time: September 10, 2004 (8-5 PM) Venue: Hall Course:

Media and Spirituality Through Film Dialogue

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Attendance:

106 Theologians (Students of theology) from the Archdioceses of: 1) Nueva Segovia, 2) Lingayen- Dagupan & 3) Tuguegarao; Dioceses of: 1) Urdaneta, 2) Alaminos, 3) San Fernando, 4) Laoag, 5) Ilagan, 6) Baguio, 7) Bayombong, & 8) Bangued; Vicariates of: 1)Bontoc- Lagawe, & 2) Tabuk;

Prelature of: 1) Batanes Other Participants: 31 Student- Catechists of St. Benedict Institute 4 Benedictine Sisters of the Eucharsitic King 3 Benedictine Nuns of the Eucharistic King (Total of 144 participants)

Activity: Seminar-workshop Date & Time: September 11, 2004 (8-7 PM) Venue: Hall Course:

Media and Spirituality: The State of Philippine Media and the Challenges of Social Communication towards Evangelization

Attendance:

106 Theologians (Students of Theology) 3 Benedictine Nuns of the Eucharistic King (Total of 109 participants)

Evaluation and Output: In general, the courses are relevant, enriching, exciting and informative. They came up with the following suggestions for their concrete actions: Homiletics – inject present situations and use characters in “telenovelas” watched by the people every night and relate it to everyday activities and values manifested by these characters. (The seminarians are given the chance to preach, it is a part of their curriculum and training). Letters to the Editors of community/national newspapers

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Give media education to parishioners. Film Dialogue by BEC (Basic Ecclesial Communities) – once or twice a month they will be watching together a film and dialogue within the group. Give retreats to media practitioners. Radio Apostolate – some of the second year seminarians were given a 45 minute slot in the Archdiocese-owned radio to discuss relevant issues spontaneously. Symposia on Parental Guidance/Media Campaigns to youth, parents and lay Catechism for the youth and the family. Put up a mini-media center. Knowledge updating by personal readings and sharing it to the community. Information dissemination. Use of traditional/folk media. Vocation campaign on radio and in posters Posting of critiques of ads.

B. Parish and Lay Communities/Organizations/Diocesan Commission 1. Carmelite communities and parishes Activity: Course:

Seminar-Workshop Media and Evangelization: “Impact of Media and Communication in the Life of Basic Ecclesial Communities (BEC)”

Parish: St. Vincent Parish, Patin-ay Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur Attendance: Parish pastoral council (PPC), catechists, lay ministers, youth (Total of 60-70 participants) Date & Time: July 11, 2004 (7-9 PM)

Activity: Seminar-Workshop Course: Media and Evangelization: “Formation of Local Media Educators: Media and the Bible” Parish: Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Rosario, Agusan del Sur Attendcance: Parish pastoral council (PPC), catechists, lay ministers, BEC (Total of 157 participants) Date & Time: July 13, 2004 (7-9 PM)

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Activity: Course:

Seminar-Workshop Media and Evangelization: “Lay Leadership and Media”

Parish: Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur Attendance: Parish pastoral council (PPC), catechists, lay ministers, youth (Total of 70-100 participants) Date & Time: July 14, 2004 (7:30-9 PM)

Activity: Seminar-Workshop Course: Media and Evangelization: “Impact of Media in the Works of Evangelization” San Alberto Community: Nasipit, Talamban, Cebu City Attendance: Lay Carmel Community- Cebu Carmelite Missionaries, CM Secular and Youth of Fatima, Cebu City (Total of 24 participants) Date & Time: August 29, 2004 (1:30-5 PM)

2. Commission of Mass Media and Social Communication Diocese of Dumaguete Activity: Seminar-workshop Date & Time: September 3, 2004 (1-9 PM) Venue:

St. Paul UniversityDumaguete AVR

Course:

Media and Spirituality through Film Dialogue

Attendance: Diocesan Staff of Diocese of Dumaguete Media Program Mass communication students of St. Paul University

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O.Carm. Sisters and Carmelite Sisters of Our Lady Carmelite Associates Staff and Faculty from Silliman University Seminarians of St. Joseph College Seminary (Total of 37 participants) Evaluation:

A good technique and skills training. Becoming friendly but also critical a to media technology. There is Spirituality in Films.

Note: Most of the suggestions emphasized the lack of time and because of this it lacks interaction. The idea of film dialogue as a new approach was well accepted but they wanted seminar-workshop more than one day for depth of reflection and interaction.

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C. Continuing Media Literacy Education Program

Invitations are pouring in from the following regions: Western Mindanao (Oroquieta, Pagadian, Ipil), Southern Mindanao (Davao, South Cotabato), Northern Mindanao (Agusan and Surigao), Leyte (Ormoc, Tacloban, Maasin), Central Luzon (Tarlac), Aurora Province and Bicol region. Mostly schools and parish communities are requesting and inviting the TBCMP to give the modules and courses to their faculty and students for the schools; and to catechists, pastoral workers and seminarians in the different dioceses and parishes.

D. Continuing Module Development and Enrichment Follow-up of the TBCMP researches and other researches conducted by other institutes are developed into modules and for future enrichment of the available TBCMP module.

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Summary Listings of Beneficiaries of the TBCMP Media Literacy Education Year 2004 (Other Seminar-Workshops Conducted)

A. Schools/Colleges/Universities 1. Our Lord’s Grace Montessori – Commonwealth, Quezon City Attendance: Mass communication students Dean Faculty (Total of 30 participants) Course: Media and Social Communication Date and Time: March 15, 2004, 9-12 PM 2. Assumption College of Davao – Cabaguio, Davao City Attendance: Administration Faculty Non-teaching personnel Selected highschool and college students (Total of 67 participants) Course: Media and Spirituality through Film Dialogue Date and Time: July 10, 2004, 8-5 pm 3. Mount Carmel College, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur Mount Carmel High Shool, Rosario, Agusan del Sur and Father Urios High School, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur Attendance: Campus journalists/press, staff writers of the school elementary, high school and college school paper (Total of 17 students) Course: Campus Journalism Seminar: Focus on Media Critique and Analysis Date and Time: July 15, 2004, 8-5 pm

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Attendance: Faculty Non-teaching personnel of all the Carmel Schools in Agusan Carmelite postulants (Total of 36 participants) Course: Media and Spirituality through Film Dialogue Date and Time: July 17, 2004, 8-5 pm 4. Ateneo de Davao University – Davao City Attendance: Mass communication students (Total of 45 students, 2 classes) Course: Media and Spirituality through Film Dialogue Date and Time: July 19, 2004, 8-5 pm 5. Sta. Monica Academy – Baao, Camarines Sur Attendance: Campus journalists/press, staff writers of the Monican Jr. (elementary school paper), Monican Herald (highschool paper) and La Consolian (La Consolacion College , Iriga elementary school paper) (Total of 38 campus journalists) Course: Campus Journalism Seminar: A Focus on Media Critique and Analysis Date and Time: August 12-13, 8-5 pm Attendance: Sta. Monica Academy Administration, Faculty and Non-teaching personnel La Consolacion College of Iriga City Administration, Faculty and Non-teaching personnel (Total of 60 participants) Course: Media and Spirituality through Film Dialogue Date and Time: August 14, 2004, 8-5 pm 6. St. Theresa’s College of Cebu – Cebu City

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Attendance: Administration, Faculty and Non-teaching personnel of Saint Theresa’s College of Cebu, St Francis Academy of Balamban and St. Joseph Academy of Mandaue City in Cebu province Breakdown: College Faculty – 45 Grade School Faculty – 52 High School Faculty – 31 Office Staff – 6 Office of the HS Principal – 2 Selected Mass Communication Students – 5 St. Francis Academy of Balamban– 21 St. Joseph Academy of Mandaue City– 7 STC Institutional Staff and ICM Srs. – 24 (Total of 193 participants) Course: Media and Spirituality through Film Dialogue Date and Time: August 27, 2004, 8-5 pm 7. University of the Philippines – Diliman, Quezon City (UP-College of Mass Communication Broadcast Association Week) Attendance: Mass communication major in Journalism, Film and Broadcast (Total of 15 participants) Course: Introduction to Film Dialogue Date and Time: September 17, 2004, 1-4 pm B. Theology and College Seminaries and Religious and Lay Formation Houses 1. St. Paul Foundation Seminary – Silang, Cavite Attendance: College seminarians and priests (Total of 40 participants) Course: Media and Spirituality through Film Dialogue Date and Time: February 27, 2004, 8-5 pm 2. St. Francis de Sales Theological Seminary – Lipa City Attendance: Theologians 4th year College seminarians from St. Francis de Sales College Seminary and Oblates of St. Joseph- OSJ) Benedictine Sisters of the Living Word

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(Total of 49 participants) Course: Media and Spirituality through Film Dialogue Date and Time: June 18, 2004, 8-5 pm 3. San Alberto Carmelite Formation Center, Talamban, Cebu City Attendance: First year to fourth year college seminarians (Total of 36 participants) Course: Media and Spirituality through Film Dialogue Date and Time: August 28, 2004, 8-5 pm 4. Rogationist Seminary College – Cebu City Attendance: First year seminarians of Rogationist (RCJ), Redemptorist (CSsR), Augustinians (OAD), Carmelites (O.Carm.) and Alliance of Twin Hearts taking up Introduction to Philosophy (Total of 60 participants) Course: Church and Social Communication: Context and Challenges Date and Time: August 30, 2004, 10:15-12:15 pm 5. Immaculate Conception School of Theology Regional Major Seminary for Northern Luzon, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur Attendance: 106 Theologians (Students of theology) from the Archdioceses of: 1) Nueva Segovia, 2) Lingayen- Dagupan & 3) Tuguegarao; Dioceses of: 1) Urdaneta, 2) Alaminos, 3) San Fernando, 4) Laoag, 5) Ilagan, 6) Baguio, 7) Bayombong, & 8) Bangued; Vicariates of: 1)Bontoc- Lagawe, & 2) Tabuk; Prelature of: 1) Batanes Others: 31 Student- Catechists of St. Benedict Institute 4 Benedictine Sisters of the Eucharsitic King 3 Benedictine Nuns of the Eucharistic King (Total of 144 participants) Course: Media and Spirituality through Film Dialogue Date and Time: September 10, 2004, 8-5 pm

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Attendance: 106 Theologians (Students of Theology) 3 Benedictine Nuns of the Eucharistic King (Total of 109 participants) Course: Media and Spirituality: The State of Philippine Media and the Challenges of Social Communication towards Evangelization Date and Time: September 11, 2004, 8-6 pm C. Parish and Lay Communities/Organizations/Commissions 1. Carmelite communities and parishes Parish: St. Vincent Parish, Patin-ay, Prosperidad, Agusan Sur Attendance: Parish pastoral council (PPC) Catechists, Lay ministers Youth (Total of 60-70 participants) Course: Media and Evangelization Date and Time: July 11, 2004, 7-9 pm Parish: Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Rosario, Agusan del Sur Attendance: Parish pastoral council (PPC) Catechists Lay ministers Youth (Total of 157 participants) Course: Media and Evangelization Date and Time: July 13, 2004, 7-9 pm Parish: Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur Attendance: Parish pastoral council (PPC) Catechists Lay ministers Youth (Total of 70-100 participants)

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Course: Media and Evangelization Date and Time: July 14, 2004, 7:30-9 pm Nasipit, Talamban, Cebu City Carmelite Lay Community Cebu Attendance: Lay Carmel Community- Cebu Carmelite Missionary Sisters Carmelite Missionaries Secular and Youth of Fatima, Cebu City (Total of 24 participants) Course: Media and Evangelization Date and Time: August 29, 2004, 1:30-5 pm 2. Commission of Mass Media and Social Communication, Diocese of Dumaguete Attendance: Diocesan Staff of Diocese of Dumaguete Media Program Mass communication students of St. Paul University O.Carm. Sisters and Carmelite Sisters of Our Lady Carmelite Associates Staff from Silliman University Seminarians of St. Joseph College Seminary (Total of 37 participants) Course: Media and Spirituality through Film Dialogue Date and Time: September 3, 2004, 1-9 pm

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Scheduled Seminars and Follow-up Activities ORG./SCHOOL/COMMUNITY Sta. Monica Academy, Baao, Camarines Sur and La Consolacion College, Iriga City, Camarines Sur

PROPOSED DATES September 30 – October 2, 2004

COURSES Media and Spirituality through Film Dialogue and Introduction to Film Dialogue

pelikula@titusbrandsma

October 23, 2004

Mount Carmel College

October 24-30, 2004

Spirituality of Storytelling and Scriptwriting panitikan@titusbrandsma and theatre workshop Media and Evangelization and Media and Spirituality through Film Dialogue

November 6-13, 2004 Sta. Cruz Parish Bugo School of Arts and Trades, Bugo, CDO Calaanan National High School (students/faculty) Xavier University (Faculty and Officers of GPSTAG group) Assumption College of Davao

November 18-22, 2004

Media and Spirituality through Film Dialogue, panitikan@titusbrandsma and theatre

ATTENDANCE First course for faculty and non-teaching personnel, some parents. Second course for high school students Regular viewers and students Elementary-college students Parish Council Catechists BEC Students Faculty Parents of students

Students Faculty Non-teaching personnel Parents