Rappler goes to UPLB for Move chat series

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Carrying the theme, "Pushing Development Forward,” the event seeks to bring together more than 300 development communication practitioners, teachers and students from UPLB, nearby universities and colleges

MANILA, Philippines – In keeping with the University of the Philippines Los Baños’ tradition of cultivating knowledge for people empowerment and development, Rappler will hold the 7th leg of its “Social Media for Social Change Chat Series” today, September 19, from 12:30 to 5:00 pm at the university’s SEARCA auditorium.

UPLB, a constituent university of the country’s premiere state university, is considered the seedbed of excellence in agriculture, bio-technology, and environmental studies.

Pushing development forward

Carrying the theme, “Pushing Development Forward,” the event seeks to bring together more than 300 development communication practitioners, teachers and students from UPLB, nearby universities and colleges, and community media institutions in the province of Laguna.

Rappler CEO and executive editor Maria Ressa will headline the event with her keynote address about the power of social media and how it can bring about social change.

Dr Serlie B. Jamias, director of the Office of Public Relations, will share how the university is using the Internet and social media in dealing with challenges that the academic institution is facing.

Veteran journalist and Rappler’s citizen journalism director Chay Hofileña will also present insights on how development issues can find their way into mainstream media.

Social media head Michael Josh Villanueva will discuss how to use social media platforms to push development topics.

Finally, Patricia Evangelista, one of Rappler’s multimedia reporters, will talk about the importance of telling compelling stories of people.

#MoveLB

The chat series — previously held in Baguio, Davao, Manila, Naga, Cagayan de Oro, and Zamboanga — are organized by Move.PH, Rappler’s citizen journalism arm.

Rappler consists of journalists committed to informing Filipinos and inspiring them to interact and participate in nation-building by providing a credible, creative, and interactive platform through social media.

The Los Baños leg of the chat series is sponsored by Smart Communications and organized with the Office of the UPLB Chancellor, the Development Communication Graduate Student Association (DEVCOM-GRADSA), Office of Public Relations (OPR), College of Development Communication (CDC), and the UPLB Foundation Inc (UPLB-FI).

The event will be live-blogged and live-tweeted using the hashtag #MoveLB for the benefit of netizens who would like to follow the discussion.

Participants who could not register online may do so at the entrance of the auditorium starting at 12:30 this afternoon. — Rappler.com

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