Finally! Last October 10, 2009, we were able to stage the Silverscreen: Showcasing 25 Years of Organizational Communication. It was held at the Angelo King International Center (CSB Hotel).
The Silverscreen Premiere
Angelo King International Center
DAC Faculty
Tribute to Prof. Vaquer and Dr. Sarile
OrCom Class 2009
Girls of OrCom Class 2010
I was the Secretariat Head for the event. And as much as I would not want to rant in this post (I shall reserve the ranting in my personal blog), let me just say that it was not an easy job. There, I said it. And that will be the last of it. Don’t worry 
The Organizational Communication program has reached it’s 25th year. As much as possible, I wanted as many OrCom alumni and faculty to be a part of this memorable celebration. That would be a total of 21 classes (Class 1988 to 2009). The planning and execution of the event was made a class project for our Debate and Argumentation class. Each student was required to invite at least two alumni.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank my wonderful Secretariat Committee–Nancy Ortega, Jona Atienza, Ayessa Parayno, Robert Osorio, Grace Gaddi, Arven Eusebio, Tahmee Ruiz, JP Cosio, and Kamil Binuya. It was thru the efforts of this committee and of Class 2010 as a whole that we were able to come up with an updated OrCom directory.
Unfortunately, even if we were able to invite as many alumni as possible, strong forces such as Typhoon Ondoy and Typhoon Pepeng were just too much to handle. And their landfall happened to be exactly the same date as the homecoming. From an estimated count of 150+ expected attendees, only 117 of which were able to attend.
It was actually a bit depressing, but it was not a bad number at all, considering the events that had occurred. Thank you for all those who attended.
The Silverscreen was made extra memorable because we were able to generate a total of 20,000 PhP that will be used to buy goods for Ondoy and Pepeng victims. Those who failed to attend and had their advanced payments already agreed to donate the amount. So actually, despite their absence in the event, they were still able to contribute to the special cause along with the staging of this memorable event.
Happy 25th Anniversary to the Organizational Communication program and to the entire OrCommunity!
October 27, 2009 at 8:17 am
Yes. I know exactly what you are thinking. But it is true–THERE IS A UPTV!
And it is ONLINE.
UPTV is the unofficial channel of the University of the Philippines, made possible by OneBatch, a group of Broadcast Communication students from the College of Mass Communication in the University of the Philippines Diliman.
UPTV. Iba. Orig. Astig.
I have this schoolmate back in elementary and he was promoting UPTV in his plurks and tweets. Since they have been very helpful in helping me rank in Topblogs, I figured I’ll return the favor by featuring their project in my communication blog.
It is really admirable how creative they were coming up with the idea of a UPTV. It is like a real TV channel, only that of course, you have to click a play button to watch the videos. After all, who watches TV in a TV nowadays?!
What is actually more interesting in this project is that all the videos featured in UPTV are self-made. It is certainly not an easy job coming up with seven different themes with various episodes each, especially since it is online. Hence, there is a wider range and variety of audience/s. Apart from the theme, concerns such as the production, the actors, the screenplay (or something similar), the editing, and the timeline MUST all be considered.
UPTV Programs
Kolehiyo
Kolehiyo features real stories and experiences of people who encountered the unknown. Yes, by unknow, I meant unseen creatures–the supernatural–that dwells in the UP Diliman campus. So if you are a fan of ghost stories, you will surely enjoy this one.
U-Gag
U-Gag is UP’s version of Wow Mali or the Yari Ka segment of the Bitoy’s Funniest Videos. The only difference is that the setting is in UP Diliman, and all the victims and apprentices are all UP students.
Extended Play
Extended Play is an online musicamentary that features the unsigned UP bands. If you are a music band enthusiast, then this is the program for you. After all, UP is known to be the home for some of the infamous local band members like Macoy of Orange and Lemons (now Kenyo), the Kikomachine band, and many more.
FAQs
FAQs is a comedy narrative that follows the undergoing of three Freshmen as they immerse into the UP way of life. This is sort of a survival guide to UP. BUT OF COURSE, since the production team are from UP Diliman, most of the tips are more applicable to UP Diliman students.
Still, if you are curious how things are done in UPD, this is a good watch.
Crashers
Crashers is a travel show, only that the places being featured are not probable tourist spots but various universities in the Metro. Here, UPTV has a team of Crashers that crashes–obviously–into one university per week. The crashers will be featuring the culture of the said institution through segments like Crash Diet (campus food), Crash Talk (campus trivia and jargons), and Crash Site (campus tambayans).
Experimental Shorts
Experimantal shorts is a short film that deals with the various issues in society using unorthodox filming techniques and experimental treatment. Yeah, it is a bit complicated trying to explain it. HAHA. Watching it will definitely help!
St. Philip’s High School
St. Philip’s High School is a satirical narrative on the Philippines’ political arena in a high school setting. Here, the famous political figures are living their high school life as classmates.
Since OneBatch is using YouTube as a medium for their videos, you may experience buffering problems. BUT a little amount of waiting wouldn’t hurt, right?! Not if what you will be watching is this interesting and informative 
Comments Section
Do not forget to leave a comment AND spread the word!
Here is a link to UPTV online.
October 18, 2009 at 10:19 am
UP TV ONLINE
Yes. I know exactly what you are thinking. But it is true–THERE IS A UPTV!
And it is ONLINE.
UPTV is the unofficial channel of the University of the Philippines, made possible by OneBatch, a group of Broadcast Communication students from the College of Mass Communication in the University of the Philippines Diliman.
UPTV. Iba. Orig. Astig.
I have this schoolmate back in elementary and he was promoting UPTV in his plurks and tweets. Since they have been very helpful in helping me rank in Topblogs, I figured I’ll return the favor by featuring their project in my communication blog.
It is really admirable how creative they were coming up with the idea of a UPTV. It is like a real TV channel, only that of course, you have to click a play button to watch the videos. After all, who watches TV in a TV nowadays?!
What is actually more interesting in this project is that all the videos featured in UPTV are self-made. It is certainly not an easy job coming up with seven different themes with various episodes each, especially since it is online. Hence, there is a wider range and variety of audience/s. Apart from the theme, concerns such as the production, the actors, the screenplay (or something similar), the editing, and the timeline MUST all be considered.
UPTV Programs
Kolehiyo
Kolehiyo features real stories and experiences of people who encountered the unknown. Yes, by unknow, I meant unseen creatures–the supernatural–that dwells in the UP Diliman campus. So if you are a fan of ghost stories, you will surely enjoy this one.
U-Gag
U-Gag is UP’s version of Wow Mali or the Yari Ka segment of the Bitoy’s Funniest Videos. The only difference is that the setting is in UP Diliman, and all the victims and apprentices are all UP students.
Extended Play
Extended Play is an online musicamentary that features the unsigned UP bands. If you are a music band enthusiast, then this is the program for you. After all, UP is known to be the home for some of the infamous local band members like Macoy of Orange and Lemons (now Kenyo), the Kikomachine band, and many more.
FAQs
FAQs is a comedy narrative that follows the undergoing of three Freshmen as they immerse into the UP way of life. This is sort of a survival guide to UP. BUT OF COURSE, since the production team are from UP Diliman, most of the tips are more applicable to UP Diliman students.
Still, if you are curious how things are done in UPD, this is a good watch.
Crashers
Crashers is a travel show, only that the places being featured are not probable tourist spots but various universities in the Metro. Here, UPTV has a team of Crashers that crashes–obviously–into one university per week. The crashers will be featuring the culture of the said institution through segments like Crash Diet (campus food), Crash Talk (campus trivia and jargons), and Crash Site (campus tambayans).
Experimental Shorts
Experimantal shorts is a short film that deals with the various issues in society using unorthodox filming techniques and experimental treatment. Yeah, it is a bit complicated trying to explain it. HAHA. Watching it will definitely help!
St. Philip’s High School
St. Philip’s High School is a satirical narrative on the Philippines’ political arena in a high school setting. Here, the famous political figures are living their high school life as classmates.
Since OneBatch is using YouTube as a medium for their videos, you may experience buffering problems. BUT a little amount of waiting wouldn’t hurt, right?! Not if what you will be watching is this interesting and informative
Comments Section
Do not forget to leave a comment AND spread the word!
Here is a link to UPTV online.
October 18, 2009 at 10:19 am 11 comments