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| Photo by Alyssa Moira Gabriel |
PMAC is an annual event that aims to gather, educate, and inspire aspiring media practitioners from universities nationwide. This year’s conference was led by hosts Mylferd Joshua S. Supnet and Lhiera Nicole O. Trinidad from CASA Retorika.
Alongside Thomasians are the students from the University of the Philippines-Diliman, Lyceum of the Philippines University-Manila, and University of the Cordilleras who have joined and actively engaged in the annual event.
UST-CASA’s President Ranch Ramas warmly acknowledged the presence of the participants through his Welcoming Remarks which was then followed by the formal introduction of PMAC.
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Kickstarting the Talk Segment are guest speakers Christian Dela Cruz, the Chief Digital Officer of MBC Media Group and Robster “Rob” Evangelista, Station Manager and Networks Business Relationship Manager of Radio Mindanao Network.
A fruitful experience indeed as Dela Cruz and Evangelista delivered impactful discussions and shared their experiences as media practitioners to the students.
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As part of the event and its aim to build a collaborative environment for these aspiring media practitioners, the students were divided into several groups and were tasked to present their own advocacies.
Before concluding the event, awards were given to the students who were recognized for their outstanding talents in the set of challenges prepared by PMAC this year.
The People’s Choice Award was awarded to Lhiera Nicole O. Trinidad from UST for the Public Service Announcement entry, Sheila Henry D. Buan from UC who also won the Teleprompter Challenge, and Adamson University who was then also awarded as the Best Radio Drama.
On the other hand, the University of Cordilleras won first place for the Public Service Announcement with their entry entitled “Tinig na Pilit Tinatanggalan ng Imik.” Following to the second place and third place is UST’s “Ang Biyahe ng Radyo: Laging Kasama, Laging Narito” and “NO MO FOMO.”
Meanwhile, UST-CASA’s own Francis Alexandra DH. Fante won second place in the Teleprompter challenge and Mylferd Joshua S. Supnet won third place.
The Best Advocacy Presentation was awarded to the participants of Team 7.
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Taking up the center stage and showcasing extraordinary broadcasting skills, the University of the Cordilleras bagged the School of the Year Award for PMAC ‘24.
To formally conclude the event, Mary Grace V. Guillen, UST-CASA Chief-of-Staff, delivered the Closing Remarks to show gratitude to the students for their active participation.
Congratulations to all awardees! See you again next year!
