KALIPI produces new bloggers
By Ms. Lala Vicente
Sixteen new young liberal bloggers were trained by KALIPI during the whole day hands-on workshop on writing and blogging last 10 September 2006 at the KALIPI national headquarters in Sta. Mesa, Manila. Participants of this workshop represent seven chapters of KALIPI, namely; San Sebastian College Recoletos, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, University of the Philippines, University of the East, Unibersidad de Manila, Bulacan and Valenzuela chapter.
The program started with the presentation of the objectives and overview of the workshop given by Prof. Jan-Argy Tolentino, KALIPI’s Secretary-General. Mr. Rob Ramos, KALIPI’s media director discussed advocacy journalism and basic writing skills. Early in the afternoon, Ms. Donna Babadilla, KALIPI-COLA’s coordinator presented the procedures of producing a blog.
After the lectures, participants were given the chance to publish their own blogs and those were commented upon by the speakers with the assistance of Mr. Chris Pangilinan and Mr. Rey De Guzman. Ms. Babadilla, Mr. Ramos, Mr. Pangilinan and Mr. De Guzman were products of FNF-sponsored blogging and podcasting hands-on workshops.
These newly trained bloggers, Ad-Journ Bloggers, will help the KALIPI national headquarters in the maintenance of its blog, the KaBlog and CLL Blog. They were also tasked to maintain a blog for their chapters.
The workshop was facilitated by Mr. Eric Caliboso, KALIPI’s Executive Director. In his remarks at the end of the workshop, he challenged the participants to be active bloggers and help the organization in propagating liberalism using blog as a tool.
Ad-Journ Bloggers: Francis Gabriel Orduna, Mel Francis Salise, Alexander Sevilla, Arlene Concepcion, Glorivy-Nysa Tolentino, Gem Galupar, Ivy Marie Ganadillo, Orlando de Leon Jr., Elisha Carla Vicente, Maria Flora Llorente, Shiela Camille Morales, Jackielyn Paredes, Aizelle Jane Sordilla, Julie Ann Turqueza, Hernando Yabut, Unico Bautista, Franz Dela Vega, Annabelle Balendo
