CAMPUS PATROL YEAR 5

On its 5th year anniversary of Campus Patrol, an event celebrates yet again the yearly competition of news reporting and live broadcasting by the different schools of Mass Communication students in Cebu City. It was organized by the officers of the Cebu Alliance of Mass Communication Students (CAMS) in collaboration with the 22nd anniversary of the ABS-CBN’s news program, TV Patrol Central Visayas. The event was held at Parkmall, Ouano Avenue, Mandaue Reclamation Area, Mandaue City last August 13, 2010 at around 1:30 pm. It was hosted by one of the CAMS officer, King Anthony Perez of UP and Cathy Gabronimo of ABS-CBN’s Maayong Buntag Kapamilya.

It was started by a skit from the St. Theresa’s College (STC) which was a creative act of the Buhilaman Theater Organization. Their presentation was about the life of a journalist amid threats and danger. They presented it in a way where the audience became completely aware of what a journalist’s job really is. Anyhow, the skit never failed to entertain the crowd for they did inject humorous acts which made us all laugh. After the presentation, everyone was now settled and felt excited to see the guts and talents of the different schools for the event’s contest which was entitled “CAMS Got Talent.” The competition was judged by three respected people in their own fields, Mr. Gregorio Limpin, Mr. Ryan Barameda and Mr. Jun Rey Nadela. Everyone was cheering and felt really proud of their schools. Each school participant showed their very best for they all aimed at getting the trophy.

After the said competition, everyone braced themselves for the most awaited part of the event which is the Live Newscasting and News Production. It was judged by Haide Acuña (news anchor, TV Patrol Central VIsayas), Tata Cinco-Sy (Area Manager, ABS-CBN Central Visayas), and Judith Celnar (Event Manager of Parkmall). Every contestant showed their skills at the best of their ability starting from the director, to anchors, to field reporter and down to the soundman. They have been judged accordingly through their rewriting and making the news in just a short span of time and were also judged by how they deliver and present the newscasting to the public. The crowd cheered once again in a very lively manner as they were clapping real hard and were inevitably feeling downright nervous for their own school. There was also the contest for the Investigative Reporting by which the judges would only watch the recorded cover of the reports by the different schools.

After the very intense moment, the reporters from the TV Patrol Central Visayas in the name of Ms. Rachel Dangin and Mr. Reno Tallada shared their experiences in the field of broadcasting and were also pointing out the Do’s and Don’ts of a broadcaster. They also gave some helpful tips on how to handle things prior to the job. After the sharing, an open forum was conducted wherein the audience asks questions and they answered practically.

Finally, the winners for the different contests were announced and we are more than proud to say that the CNU bagged three awards out of the four. We received the award for the “CAMS Got Talent”, “Best News Coverage”, and “News Reporter of the Year.” The latter was won by Jenelyn Barangan, a 2nd year Communication student. Though we don’t have the great facilities that the other schools have, it was never a hindrance towards achieving awards if determination and teamwork exist in the heart of every Communication student. We’re proud to be a Normalite!


Labiste, April Cleofe