UEP - Development Communication

𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊 || 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟏 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐂𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬

𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 — Today, marks the first day of the pre-oral defense of DevCom 4th year students at the UEP-LRC, panelled by distinguished college professors of the College of Arts and Communication.

The event successfully started as the researchers presented various ideas and insights focusing on developmental issues and communication principles. At the end of each presentations, the members of the panel shared their comments and encourages the researchers to continue on improving their respective studies.

The next set of DevCom 4th year students are slated to present their study on the second day of the pre-oral defense scheduled tomorrow, December 18.

Caption by Garry Espinola
Photos by Trina Riz Carretero
Layout by Kenchen Delatonga

🎉 𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗖𝗼𝗺 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁!🎉
We proudly celebrate the success of our very own
DevCom alumni, who shone brightly at the 6𝙩𝙝 𝙈𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖 𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨 held in Tacloban City!

Their achievements reflect not only personal excellence but also the true spirit of Development Communication through service, empowerment, and meaningful storytelling. 🩷

🏆 Awardees:
✨ 𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙡𝙤 𝘽. 𝙉𝙞𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙨
BS DevCom Batch 2019
Outstanding Development Communications Practitioner

✨𝙁𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙣 𝘿. 𝙂𝙖𝙩𝙤
BS DevCom Batch 2023
Best News Anchor

Your DevCom family is incredibly proud! May you continue to uplift communities and inspire future communicators with the principles of DevCom in your hearts. 💖

(Photo Source: Northern Samar Provincial Capitol fb page & Eastern Visayas Media without Borders fb page)

𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗗𝗘𝗩𝗖𝗢𝗠 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦!🚨🛑

The night has drawn near, and the time has come! 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐇𝐀𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 🏚️where you will navigate 🗺️ a world of deception and strategy 🔍 Participants will be divided into two groups: 𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗭𝗘𝗡𝗦 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 and 𝗠𝗔𝗙𝗜𝗔𝗦🕴️

Mafias move in the shadows, blending in with the unsuspecting Citizens 👁️ As the 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙨 and everyone sleeps, the Mafias strike, eliminating one Citizen at a time. 🪓 𝘽𝙮 𝙙𝙖𝙬𝙣, all must awaken to a grim discovery: a murder has taken place, and the killer is among you.

Here’s how to survive and claim victory:

𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗭𝗘𝗡𝗦: Work together to identify and vote out all the Mafias before it’s too late. 🎭

𝗠𝗔𝗙𝗜𝗔𝗦: Protect your identities, and secretly agree on a Citizen to eliminate each night. ☯️

Don’t Forget: WEAR THE OFFICIAL "NIGHT HAS COME" OUTFIT to blend in and avoid suspicion. 🕵️‍♀️

Any player — 𝗠𝗔𝗙𝗜𝗔 or 𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗭𝗘𝗡 — who breaks the rules will be eliminated. Choose your allies wisely, and remember: trust no one. 🎭🩸

Survive the night, and may the best group win! 🍷

𝐈𝐂𝐘𝐌 | 𝐁𝐒 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐂𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧

Yesterday, September 30, 2024, the 𝗕𝗦 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗖𝗼𝗺), through the efforts of the 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗔𝘀𝘀) 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘀, successfully commenced a 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻 for Freshmen held at the Audio Visual Room of UEP Center for Samar Studies Building, University of Eastern Philippines.

The event primarily aimed to acquaint the students of the program’s mandates, significance to society, and other relevant information relative to the students' academic endeavors. As the program formally started, Ms. Kenchen Y. Dela Tonga, vice president of ComAss, shared the Rationale of the Activity.

Dr. Kristine Mae B. Destura, associate professor and CommAss adviser, delivered the Historical Perspective of BS DevCom. Likewise, Dr. Salvie S. Magtanao, DevCom's program chair, presented the UEP DevCom Curriculum in order to guide and orient the freshmen on the program's admission and retention policy. Alongside this, Prof. Brenfred N. Romero, director for admission and CommAss adviser, formally introduced the program's core and affiliate faculty members.

To break the monotony of the program, the Senior BS DevCom students, namely Erica Rosaniña and Mark Daniel Nofies entertained the attendees through a song number.

Meanwhile, Dr. Perlita B. Loverita, dean of College of Arts and Communication, shared an invaluable message where she encouraged the students to be more academically competitive and to collaborate on the efforts of the program's mandate in achieving quality education.

Moreover, Prof. Romero also shared an Overview of the Internship Program and eventually introduced the host training establishments' group leaders to share their significant experiences during the internship.

Lastly, Justine Sean D. Deniega, CommAss president, expressed her deep gratitude and formally closed the momentous event.

The half-day program was also graced by one of the assistant professors of BS DevCom and Station Manager of Huni 102.9 DYNS FM, Ms. Juniver P. Delorino.