THE JOINT PHOTO EXHIBIT OF DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION SOCIETY AND PEACE AND CONFLICT JOURNALISM NETWORK (PECOJON)

The Development Communication Society and the Development Communication Department in partnership with the Peace and Conflict Journalism Network (PECOJON) organized a joint photo exhibit entitled “Mindanao War” and
“Lansad 2” last December 8-12, 2008. The launching, held at the XU-ADC STC Building's Lobby was graced by prestigious and award winning photojournalists of the country.

INSIGHTS

The first apartment of the lobby showed different photos sized approximately 36 x 24 inches, black in background and graced with white text color and bold Arial font were posted. these were photos taken by those photojournalists..

What caught my attention was the photo labeled, "Fears in Their Faces". It showed a scene of a family with their padre de familia peeping through the "doorless" portal of their home. The title caught my interest on how the journalist captured that photo. Superb i may say that the photo was real as the fear in the Father's face traced the portrait of real fear, and not just soap opera dramas.

REALIZATIONS

Amazing! A lot of people nowadays are still concerned of informing people of what we are going through! They'd even risk their own lives just to take flicks of very dangerous events in the manner of not minding self profit or glory.
God gave us the passion, talent and resources-- exclusively for us-- to effectively be DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATORS-- ones who strive for development and positive social change.
The photo inspired me to go on with my course, not just because of the bright future it may give me, but the very love of making a stand, take risks, make change and break bondage of chaos.

Of all the eight MDG's, What struck me most?

It's so pleasing for the ear and relinquishing to the soul that somehow, there are still a lot of people longing to implement development and goes 'thumbs up' for very lovely changes for the betterment of the world. xD

The one I'm talking about is what my teacher and classmates discussed for the past few weeks in DC 1 class...
==> the Millennium Development Goals set by the United Nation's Organization.
To mention, here are the goals

+Goal 1: Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger

+Goal 2: Achieving universal primary education

+Goal 3: Promoting gender equality and empowering women

+Goal 4: Reducing child mortality

+Goal 5: Improving maternal health

+Goal 6: Combating HIV /AIDS, malaria and other diseases

+Goal 7: Ensuring environmental sustainability

+Goal 8: Developing global partnerships for development

Of all these, the very goal that blew me off my seat and my very heart is the goal that says " Reduce Child Mortality"

Based on data from the Technical Working Group on Maternal and Child Mortality, under-five mortality rate (U5MR) was 80 deaths per 1,000 live births for 1990. This rate declined to 48 in 1998 and to 42 in 2003. In 2006, using results of the Family Planning Survey (FPS) of NSO, the rate fell down further to 32 deaths per 1,000 live births. For the period 1990-2006, the decline was about 60 percent. This suggests a high likelihood of meeting the target of 26.7 deaths per 1,000 live births by 2015. (http://www.undp.org.ph/target05.php)

Imagine a lot of moms in the world who'd mourn all because their children died of some very preventable disease, only that they had no enough resources.

Those children could have lived. those children could have played and enjoyed life.
Those children could' have been our friends. Those children could have studied and been the best presidents in Asia or in the world!
See how much the world missed by letting those children die in pain just because of preventable diseases?

Our country is indeed 'over populated'. But heck do we care? If these over populating shenanigans would then be the only way to let our hearts wake up of the reality that development is just within reach, if we start it with ourselves.
A little help gives a life.

That goal may have been very powerful to let me feel this unexplainable emotion. But one best thing's for sure.. it managed me to live this life out of it. To move and help. To stop and ponder. And to go for development.

What is Development?

Development

===> something you or I could do to bring positive social change.

For me, it's something that everybody longs to go through.
i personally want to freely develop some areas in my life, not to mention all the failures I've gone through. It's a special and natural process of discerning what is the right thing to do in a certain community's situation.

I should love development...

What is Communication?

How did God started making the life of His people?

Simple...

Communication answers it all.

Communication is life.

It's where God started it all.

It's how i express my loved ones how I Feel.

It's how i breathe, live and show the world who i am and who i wanna be...

Getting STARted--> awh xD

Grawr.. the 2nd semester has officially started... I'm kinda expecting the unexpected.. ngee pwede ba un??? Well, i guess its time to do so. I'd better get ready to rock on the bloggers' world (erm even if i'm never used to post). Good God, i need yer Help!!