Division of Pasig City and San Juan Press Conference, November 6,7 and 10, 2006, San Juan National High School

Some 300 students from public and private high schools are participating in the annual press conference featuring competitions in photojournalism and writing (news, features, editorial, sports, etc). I gave the lecture in photojournalism and supervised the actual photo shoot of a volleyball game. Awarding of winners is scheduled on Friday, November 10. Congratulations to the winners!

Sportswriters doing their pre-game interviews

Warm up muna bago maglaro

Participants trying out their new skill on pre-focusing

Girl from St. Paul's Pasig with her high tech camera

Participant from Santolan High School - may camera na, may umbrella pa!

Diagonal line! Vertical format!

Anticipate the action!


Trio of students concentrating on the action


Girls from the brand new Pasig City Science High School

Guys and girls from Rizal High School Main

Delegation from Santolan High School

Bago contest, lecture muna!

Girls from Dominican College with Aquinas boys behind them


O, tapos na ang contest, submit na ang film!

Photography seminar, Santolan High School (Pasig)

Some 20 students, from first year to fourth year, attended the seminar last Friday morning. Mrs. Priscilla Pontipedra, principal, coordinated the seminar on the basics of photojournalism, as part of their preparation for the Division Press Conference to be held on November 6 and 7 at the San Juan National High School. The students and I had a great time during the seminar, especially with that joke about “Hoe! Hoe! Hoe!” See you guys at the Division Press Con!

Group reports, Psych 118, UP Diliman, October 10, 2006

Students of Psych 118 (Field Methods in Psychology), under Prof. Jay Yacat, presented the results of their investigative reports, with the critique and evaluation done by the faculty members of the Psychology Department, yesterday at Palma Hall Annex, 1 to 5 PM.

I acted as guest panelist for the group of Nicasio Pimentel III, Lady Corcuera, Alexis Ibanez, and Patricia Orduna. Their investigative study was on the "querida system." (Another interesting topic was "Babae sa Riles: Gampanin ng Kababaihan sa Brgy. 630, Sta. Mesa, Manila" presented by Maria Fe Buno, Suzette Agnes Lim,Kathryn Lianne Palo and Lourdes Jean Tamondong.)

13th Division Young Writers' Conference, Division of Pasig City and San Juan

Actual competition, Rainforest, October 5, 2006;
Formal opening and judging of photos, October 10, 2006
and awarding, October 17, 2006, San Juan Elementary School

I had the privilege of lecturing to some 75 students from the various public and private elementary schools from this Division. Theme of the photo contest was "New hope and joy after the storm." Announcement of winners in the various competitions will be on October 17, 2006.

5th Division STEP Skills Competition, Division of Pasig City and San Juan, Rizal High School, September 20, 2006

Parliamentary Procedures competition among Rizal High School Main, Sagad High School and Santolan High School

The competition judges were Atty. Cyrus Victor Tiamson, Dina Jacosalem (Administrative Officer, RHS Main), Elmer Martin (Head, Political Science Department, Rizal Technological University), and me (as usual, taking pictures of others!)

Order, waiter!

And the winner is ... RHS Main!

The former RTC building occupied by Rizal High School since the middle 1990s.

The new RHS Main Building