as promised. pictures of the 2006 pinoy media congress held at miriam college last november 27-28, 2006.




the department recently joined the rest of the communication educators and students at the recent 2006 pinoy media congress at miriam college last nov.27-28, 2006.

participated by over 50 communication education-offering schools nationwide, the event was sponsored by abs-cbn and the philippine association for communication educators (the country's oldest alliance of communication teachers).



featured in the event were symposia and fora on current communication and media trends and issues, as moderated and participated by abs' top-rank news and current affairs peeps.



asian media information and communication center (amic) secretary-general indrajit banerjee also graced the event, helping students and faculty to realize the value of communication education in the asian context, and how the world of media is slowly reshaping itself.



six communication schools were also given a chance to showcase their video productions: for metro manila- st. paul university and miriam college; for luzon- LYCEUM OF BATANGAS and university of perpetual help las pinas; sor visaya & mindanao- western mindanao state university and ateneo de naga.



six other schools were also tasked to present their stand on the premise: "if you were a media company owner, how would you help in n ation-building." among the tasked schools were: miriam college, ateneo de manila university, siliman university, up los banos, and leyte state university.

the event culminated with a distribution of KAPITAN: The Story of ABS-CBN, a book on the life of genny lopez, and the makings of abs-cbn.