Page 17 - LM Confidential Issue December 2014

were guest
Philippine Press Club Ontario inducts new members by Fe Taduran
TORONTO - The Philippine Press Club of Ontario (PPCO) led by President Rose Tijam, Officers & Board of Directors: Mila Garcia, Noel Perada, Rodel Ramos, Ariel Ramos, Melinda Rustia, Jojo Taduran, Joe Damasco & R o m y Zetazate, all on hand to welcome during its Christmas Dinner held
November 29th, 2014 at the Qssis Banquet Hall in Toronto.
New members were also inducted during the event.
Among those present during the event were: Keynote Speaker, CBC’s Marivel Taruc and Special Guests: Canada’s Min- ister of Finance Joe Oliver, Senator Tobias Enverga and Consul General Junever Mahilum-West.
Minister Oliver gave an update on what the Canadian government has been doing which directly affects the Filipino-Cana-
dian community. Senator Enverga spoke on his longstanding friendships with many members of the PPCO, encouraging them to continue on their path towards further- ing the journalistic excellence the members’ periodicals are known all throughout On- tario for. Consul General Mahilum-West delivered both her personal message and Philippine President Benigno Aquino III’s to the PPCO.
Entertainment numbers were provided by Gian Carlo Bobila, Rohra Ann Nacorda and Kevin Perada.
LEFT, Kevin Perada entertains the guests.
ABOVE, New members get inducted by CBC’s Marivic Taruc
BELOW, PPCO President Rose Tijam receives a certificate of recognition from Senator Tobias “Jun” Enverga and is joined by Conservative MP candidate Julius Tiangson, Finance Minister Joe Oliver, and Rosemer Enverga, the PPCO officers and board memebrs.
FOR SALE (NOT THE MODEL)
If you buy this camera, you have a better chance1 of getting the photos and videos of *supermodels like Miranda Kerr.
Call
1 416-945-2336
I said a better chance. I did not guarantee it.
* The supermodel do not come with the camera.
Panasonic GH2 Body WITH 14-45mm
Lens $ 650
TELESERYE COURSE continued from page 13
note that we have started to call it the teleserye and we have ascribed mean- ing to the word. We have created stories that are set in our location. It expresses our values and aspirations. It shows Filipino character. It reflects, refracts, in some sense, current events and history. From there you will see that it has evolved to something that
My Husband’s lover
is ours.”
Louie notes that it is surprising
to discover that students know their teleserye, considering the fact that the choice they have is so varied and almost limitless, with so much local and international content that can be easily accessed online. Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead may be on equal footing with local shows like Forevermore or Ilustrado.
“You will be surprised. The students churn out a paper every week and they know their teleseryes, alam na alam nila. They can even recall the
teleseryes they watched in the past. They remember the characters, the plot, the turn of the story. The access online enables students to watch more programs, more than ever. The way I see it, the students are very familiar,” Louie says.
Although the course was intended for Lit and Communication majors, the 35 students in the class are varied, which include students from Life Sci-
ence, Legal Management, Fine Arts, among others.
Ultimately, what Louie wants his students to take from the course is perspective. “I want to create a new culture of looking at our culture. In my own little way, I want to con- tribute to new thinking—to a more discerning perspective on our lo-
cal culture, local texts. If a student’s perspective changes, the possibilities are endless. As a teacher, that’s what
I want to give them, provide a new perspective. Make them look at things in a different way.”
DECEMBER 2014
L. M. Confidential
17