Sine Totoo presents Philippine Agenda: Education

Episode on June 14, 2008 Saturday, 11:45 PM PHILIPPINE AGENDA’S GOLD AWARD-WINNING EPISODE Sine Totoo proudly presents Philippine Agenda’s Education Episode … the 2008 Gold Camera Award winner in the Social Issues category at the US International Film and Video Festival. The brainchild of Jessica Soho, GMA Network’s Vice-President for News, Philippine Agenda aimed to raise the level of concern of viewers about the biggest problems facing the nation today. GOLD CAMERA AWARD. Philippine Agenda host, Ms. Jessica Soho and Program Manager Arlene Carnay Philippine Agenda Education documented classes held under the trees in Masbate, hundreds of students crammed into a single classroom in Caloocan, students taking over from absentee teachers in Maguindanao. The eye-opening episode followed students who walk six kilometers a day to get to their barrio school, leaving home at 3 am in order to make it on time for flag ceremony. It also profiled a teacher who loves his work but must sideline as a tricycle driver before and after class, in order to feed his family. The phenomenal issues facing Philippine education were discussed in the episode … from the high dropout rate among elementary school students to the lack of training for teachers, the malnutrition suffered by many school children to the lack of simple desks and chairs in public schools and the overall lack in investment in the sector. Sine Totoo host Howie Severino interviews program manager Arlene Carnay and executive producer Joy Madrigal about the show. Despite years of featuring education stories on their programs, they admit to still being surprised by what they discovered while producing Agenda. Learn why the groundbreaking television program won the USIFVF Gold Camera Award when Sine Totoo airs Philippine Agenda Education, this Saturday late night over GMA-7.

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USIFVF GOLD-MEDAL WINNER SA SINE TOTOO Sa unang lingo ng klase, ipalalabas muli ng Sine Totoo ang “Edukasyon" ng Philippine Agenda, na nagkamit ng Gold Camera Award sa katatapos lang na US International Film and Video Festival. Noong nakaraang taon, itinanghal ng GMA News and Public Affairs ang Philippine Agenda – isang pre-election series na tumalakay sa mga isyung dapat harapin ng mga mahahalal na opisyal. Kauna-unahang episode nito ang “Edukasyon" ni Jessica Soho. Laman ng palabas ang ilang di malilimutang kuwento ng pagtitiyaga para makamit ang edukasyon. Sinabayan ng Philippine Agenda ang isang grupo ng mag-aaral sa Masbate na alas tres pa lang ay lumalakad na ng may anim na kilometro patungo sa kanilang paaralan. Nakunan din nila ang isang 52 gulang na mag-aaral na huli man, ay ginagawan ngayon ng paraang makapagtapos. Pinasok ng programa ang maliliit na silid sa Caloocan na may daan daang estudyante, na hindi na halos makarinig ng mga leksiyon ng kanilang guro. At nakilala nila ang isang gurong nais magsilbi ngunit kailangan rin magsideline bilang tricycle driver pagkatapos ng klase, upang mapakain ng maayos ang kanyang pamilya. Para talakayin ang malalalim na isyung kumakaharap sa sektor ng edukasyon, makakasama ni Howie Severino ng Sine Totoo ang program manager ng Philippine Agenda na si Arlene Carnay at ang executive producer na si Joy Madrigal. Huwag palampasin ang Gold Camera Winner sa USIFVF, Philippine Agenda “Edukasyon" ngayong Sabado ng gabi sa Sine Totoo.