Bayan Mo, iPatrol Mo Digitales 2019: The Mobile Documentary Contest Winners!

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Far from a face to face conversation, a telephone call maybe where you agreed to meet elsewhere but not changing the time and venue anymore. Back then everything was concrete and well-planned.
But today's generation where we addressed it as the "Golden Era" one prominent and yet wide reach medium of communication is known by many as "Cellular Phone" or "Mobile Phone".
Back in year 2000, where the leading mobile industry launched "Nokia" this action leads to the idea of today's different mobile brands and models existence.
But the concrete answer why it was such a hit is because of its usefulness where you can bring anywhere (handy), and that it possesses the power of the internet to have a wide reach anywhere in the world.
But such technology has a pros and cons, some abuses it for the proliferation of what is very popular today as "fake news" or "disinformation".
One would remember a very obvious abused of this was during the 2016 Presidential Elections where now President Rodrigo Roa Duterte's former Social Media Manager created hundreds of fake Facebook accounts which was removed eventually.
Some were used to promote a particular candidates but most of it were made to destroy one's reputations at the expense of other candidates.
With the mentioned examples and other related incident to the subject matter, this leads to the thinking of "Bayan Mo, iPatrol Mo" to do a documentary by just using a mobile phone with the intention of fighting for the proliferation of "disinformation" which is now prevalent in this era.

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A call to send in a documentary entries from 18-22 years of age students who are enrolled in different Colleges and Universities with a maximum narration of 3-5 minutes video, using only their mobile phones for shooting and editing made interested participants submit their entries on the 20th of September 2019, with the theme.."“Gusto Ko Tama: Fighting Disinformation in Social Media.”

At the Dolphy theater this 26th of October winners were being announced.

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The grand winner came from the University of Makati at STI College Pasay EDSA, with their mobile documentary entry entitled... "Or Soon, Else"

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While the 2nd and 3rd award were won by 

"Kamatuoran Na Sab Ang Dungga" of Cebu Normal University at "Huwaderno" ng Colegio de San Juan de Letran Manila.

But aside from the major recognitions...Top Ten #BMPMDigitales2019 Mobile Documentary Contest were also given namely... 

Runners-up: "Kitang-Kita: Kita Mo Ba?" of San Sebastian College - Recoletos
"Maghayag" of  Saint Louis University
"Fake News" of Mapua University
"Impostor" of Saint Louis University
"How to Cure Fake News" of Saint Louis University
"Bihag ng Pook Sapot" of Trinity University of Asia
"Pabulong" of STI College Ortigas Cainta. 

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"Bihag ng Pook Sapot" ng Trinity University of Asia.

One entry submitted came from some of my former students in ELJ Center for Media Arts Senior High School in Kamuning entitled..."Bihag ng Pook Sapot" of Trinity University of Asia.

And it was such an honor and a priviledge to be part of the mobile documentary which served as the resource person  for the topic..."disinformation".

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4th of September 2019
Infinitea, Cubao

Back then I was interviewed this was somewhere in Cubao. And we had to stopped and paused every now and then for there was unwanted noise coming from a blender that never went into timing during the shooting. 

I'd like to say CONGRATULATIONS guys to the group of Lavay, Charlene, Maxine, and to other group members. Kindly forgive me for not memorizing all your names. But kudos to all of you. I am but one proud Professor and a resourced person here. 

They were also other awards given such as..."Most Liked Documentary" the "Kamatuoran Na Sab ang Dungga (Prono Alert)" of Cebu Normal University. 

Congratulations to Bayan Mo, iPatrol Mo for the huge success!