A four-day media summit will be held by the Publishers Association of the Philippines Inc. (PAPI) and the provincial government of Aklan. It is scheduled on October 26-29, 2006 at Gov. Corazon L. Cabagnot Tourism and Training Center, Kalibo and in Boracay Island, Malay. The media summit banners the theme, "The Role of the Press in Spotlighting the Investment Potentials in Aklan."
About 200 publishers, editors, columnists, commentators and broadcasters from all over the Philippines are expected to attend. According to PAPI President Juan "Johnny" Dayang, a native of Kalibo, Aklan, "this is the biggest media gathering in Aklan. This would also give opportunity to editors and public information officers to empower themselves," Dayang stressed.
National Press Club (NPC) President and editor of Manila Bulletin Roy Mabasa, Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye, Jr., and Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano have been invited to grace the media summit. Others expected to attend are veteran journalist Fred Gabot and Cotabato Provincial Governor Emmanuel Piñol.
Aklan Gov. Carlito S. Marquez, Cong. Florencio T. Miraflores and Vice Gov. Ronquillo C. Tolentino are partners of PAPI in the staging of the Aklan media summit, Dayang said. A forum in investment opportunities in Aklan, seminar on strategic communications management and journalism ethics will highlight the media event, Dayang added.
The summit is also designed to equip journalists with skills on ethical and responsible reporting. Delegates will have the chance to tour the world-famous island resort of Boracay and the eco-tourism destinations of Kalibo. The four-day event culminates with the conferment of awards to Governor Carlito S. Marquez for Good Governance and Tolentino for Outstanding Media Leadership.
The journalism seminar on ethics, libel, and responsible reporting is also open to young writers. It is designed to equip journalists with skills on news writing, column writing, editorial writing, and broadcasting. It will also tackle ethical and responsible reporting. Like the Cotabato Media Summit held last month in Kidapawan City, there is an urgent need to enhance the skills of journalists with strict adherence to the journalistic code of ethics," Dayang pointed out./MP mailto:madyaas_pen@yahoo.com
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