Hapag ng Pag-asa

By: Joey Velasco

The painting "Hapag ng Pag- asa" by Joey Velasco clearly reflects that the economy of

Philippines are not stable. Many Filipinos died because of hunger and poverty. According to the survey 4 out of 5 Filipinos cannot feed themselves and suffer hunger.At present the economy of USA decline therefore the economy and business of our nation will be affected. This means that the rate of unemployment and inflation will increase that makes people suffer more of poverty. In addition to the problem, the corruption cases of Government officials increases and gives the idea that some government are not really concern to the situation of the Filipinos. Because of many issues that we are facing now, many investors afraid to invest to our country. But despite of may problems of our country we shall still remember that there is always a day after the night.

Internet

Internet fastly growing in todays world. We typically think who acces a medium as audience memebers but the inetrnet has a users not a members. At any time or even in the same timea perso may be both reading internet content and creating content. E-mails and chatrooms are the examples of online users, being both users and creators, but others may also exist as well. For examples multiple users domain enable entire alternative realities to be simultaneously cinstructed and engaed and computers screen that have mutiple open windows enabled users to read on site while creating another, sometimes using just read materials with ease we can access the Web, link from site to site and page to page. " Radsio and television made us all first hand observers. Xerox made us all publishers. The Internet made us us all journalist , broadcaster, columnist, commentators and critics (Lawrence K. Grossman).
The Internet is different from these mere traditional media. Rather than changing the relationship between audiences and industries. On the net a single individual can communicate with a large as an audience as can the giant, multinational corporation that produce a network television program.
Feedback in mass communication is traditionally as inferential and delayed but online feedback can be immediate and direct. this Internet induced the redefinition of the elements of mass communication processis refocussing attention on issues such as freedom of expression, privacy, responsiblity and democracy.
Internet in the world of business plays a vital role and contribute development and growth to all business transaction. Businessmen can now sell and accept payment of thier products through online which is more convenient and faster. Making faster inventories is very possible to Internet. Orders of materials to suppliers, meetings and conferences can be done now in Internet.Internet makes the business faster and more innovative.

Mediatization of the Youth

Speaker: Father Christian Buenafe, O'Cram

How does media affects to people?

Mass communication is the process of creating shared meaning between the mass media and audiences. The media so fully saturated our everyday lives that we may often unconscious of their presence, not to mention their influence. Media uniform us , dlight us, and even annoy us. They move our emotions, challege our intellects or even insult our intellects. Communication is a symboic process whereby reality is produced, maintained, repaired and transformed. And because of this n ew technology in the field of communication, the existence of media culture are so influencial and become the way of life today. Culture is learned socially acquired, traditions and lifestyle of a society.Creation and maintewnace of a more or less common culture occurs through communication, including the mass communication. When we talk to our friends; when a parents raises a children; when teachers teach; when politician campaign; when media professionals produce content we read, listen and watch meanings are being sharedand culture being construct and maintained. The media has great influence to the culure of people nowadays especially rto the children and youth.

It is very important the viewers to be wise enough in choosing the media programs which are beneficial and improved the personaluty of human. In todays generation the behavior and beliefs of people and affected by whta the medis portrayed and viewed. We should remember that not all the media showed are true and good.

Contengency Fund Controversy of PNP

After the ZTE scandal and the abdrupt increase of rice price due to artificial shortage, the Philippines is now facing the Contengency Fund Controversy of PNP which was not in legal procedureupon the release of the money. PNP Contoller Elesio dela Paz is now facing many cases because of holding and using the fund during thier summit without legal procedure and proper declaration upon the cnversion of money. The issue was discover by the foreign country when Mr. dela PAz enter to Russia without declaring the amount he is holding more than the amout allowed by the said government.And it was discover that there is no approval of the release of the said fund by the Philippine President. Although the amount involved in this issue is not quite big compare to other controversy , but the reputation of the Philippines and PNP deminish. The issue here is not just the amount of money but also the trust of people to the governmet officials and PNP.

Judge Me Not!