Archdiocese of Manila holds two-day media master class convention

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila on May 30 held a media convention themed “Social Media Master Class: Gentleness and Hope in our Heart” at Manila Princeton Hotel in Ermita.

Known media practitioners – church and mainstream alike – shared their expertise and experiences that are seen to inspire social communications ministers across dioceses, parishes, and religious organizations to strengthen their evangelization work on all platforms, the archdiocese said.

A series of talks were held on May 31. Resource persons included Fr. Roy Bellen, TV Maria, vice president and newly appointed president of Radio Veritas 846; Arnold Clavio, a multi-awarded Filipino radio and television newscaster, journalist, and television host; Neil Mercado, Inquirer.net and Inquirer Academy speaker; Mon Gualves, a Filipino broadcast journalist and News 5 television-radio anchorman.

Chi-Chi Robles and Jing Manipol-Lanzona of Radio Veritas 846 gave talks on championing effective social communications from parishes to dioceses. Mildred Isleta from Our Lady of Fatima Parish-Bacood, representing parish councils; and Aldwin Ivan Gerolao, Archdiocesan Commission on Social Communications (ACSC) member and parochial vicar of San Felipe Neri, representing the clergy, the archdiocese said.

The two-day media convention was wrapped up through a panel discussion on social communications as a game changer in putting the church on top of the influence in the national conservation: Norman Dequia representing Radio Veritas 846, Margaux Salcedo representing Dominus Est, Sharon Isla representing TV Maria, and Jheng Prado representing the Archdiocesan Office of Communications.

The media convention is part of the celebration of the Jubilee of the World of Communications and the Jubilee Year of Hope in collaboration with Mary Mother of Hope Chapel Mission Station, and the Jubilee Church for Communicators of the Archdiocese of Manila.