“Zooming in on Biodiversity” photo contest winners announced |
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(Left to right) First prize winners: Amateur Category - Helena Kalsom Binti Elias (Malaysia); Student Category - Christine Marie Bangero (Philippines); Ms. Imelda Samson, Vice President; Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication; Dr. Robert Lee, Deputy Director, UNESCO-Jakarta; Ambassador Holger Standertskjold Nordenstam, Head of the EC Delegation to Singapore; Mr. Rodrigo U. Fuentes, Executive Director, ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity; and Professional Category winner - Mr. Chalid Nasution (Indonesia). |
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The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity announced the winner of the ASEAN-wide photo contest “Zooming in on Biodiversity” at the ASEAN Conference on Biodiversity on recently held in Republic Polytechnic, Singapore.
The awarding ceremony was led by Ambassador Holger Standertskjold Nordenstam, Head of the European Commission Delegation to Singapore; Mr. Rodrigo U. Fuentes, Executive Director, ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity; Dr. Robert Lee, Deputy Director, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Jakarta; and Ms. Imelda Samson, Vice President, Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication (AIJC). |
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AIJC, UNESCO convene discussion
on culture of impunity |
Experts in law and human rights, history, political science, psychology, anthropology, and communication joined media representatives in a roundtable discussion on a multidisciplinary inquiry on the culture of impunity against journalists on September 15 at the Club Filipino in San Juan, Metro Manila. |
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Dr. Braid is Outstanding QC Citizen |
AIJC President Emeritus and Senior Adviser Florangel Rosario Braid was recently honored as one of 2009 Most Outstanding Citizens of Quezon City. The event was one of the highlights of the Quezon City’s 70th anniversary. |
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AIJC president joins experts in Paris meeting |
AIJC President Ramon R. Tuazon attended the International Experts Group Meeting on Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Curriculum for Teacher Education at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris last September 22-23. |
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Filipino schoolchildren are computer literate |
Almost 74 percent of Filipino schoolchildren surveyed nationwide are computer literate with access to the Internet, 50 percent male and 50 percent female, 45 percent aged 13-15 years, 61 percent high school students, and 54 percent enrolled in private schools.
These were among the findings of the study, Survey on Internet Access and Use by Filipino Children, conducted by AIJC for UNICEF.
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Government agencies complete AIJC training
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Executives, regional personnel and administrative staff from three government agencies recently completed training seminar workshops been conducted by AIJC.
A two-day High Impact Executive Presentation Skills Enhancement Training-Workshop was conducted for the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Management Committee members at the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) Ortigas Conference Room. Held in two batches on October 2-3 for 22 staff and October 27-28 for 25 personnel, the training-workshop discussed various powerful presentation techniques, enhancement of presentations using dynamic visual aids, and management of media appearances. |
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Paghahabi is the Filipino term for weaving materials such as textile, mats, baskets. It also means the weaving or telling of stories.
In essence, paghahabi reflects the core competency of the AIJC, ie communication. This competency transmits truth, creates understanding, builds community. It brings together the diversity of warp and woof and interlaces them into a single colorful fabric of concord and trust.
Our e-newsletter Paghahabi tells AIJC’s stories. It reflects our efforts to promote understanding amidst diversity through our various communication programs and projects and to build a network of AIJC partners and stakeholders whose stories are intertwined with ours.
The AIJC is committed to weave a community committed to the common good and the best interest especially of marginalized sectors that need the comfort of a warm woven fabric. |
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Tel. nos. (063) 740-0396, 727-6799
Telefax: 743-4321
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