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October 30, 2021Read more...The digitalization of human trafficking runs rampant in the digital spheres. Thus, YABONG, together with Justice Peace and Integrity of Creation- Integrated Development Center (JPIC - IDC), conducted "ProMIL for ATIP Advocates: A Learning Session on Cybersafety and Digital Campaigns" last...Read more...As a response to the alarming increase of reports from faculty and staff of Notre Dame of Dadiangas University (NDDU) regarding misbehavior in the cyberspace among students, the Guidance and Testing Center of the university partnered with YABONG Philippines in sponsoring a webinar on Responsible...September 3, 2021Read more...As ProMIL widened its scope to the environment, YABONG, together with Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS), conducted ProMIL for the Environment last September 2-3, 2021 via zoom conference. It is a capacity-building workshop and digital campaign that equip young...August 20, 2021Read more...The schools, students, in particular, are one of the three important targets of Promoting Media and Information Literacy. YABONG, together with the country’s National Council for Children’s Television (NCCT) conducted “𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗼 – 𝗮 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻" last August 18-20,...Read more...Promoting Media and Information Literacy (ProMIL) in schools aspires to hone student leaders all over the Philippines from their various educational institutions. The major partnership with the Department of Education paved a way to promote MIL in schools around the country. Hence, on June 25,...Read more...The city-wide event on MIL to youth leaders of Davao City was launched last May 8 to 9, 2021. This camp aimed to bridge the technological gap among youth, as well as to build a better and safer digital space in Davao City. This Camp Davao was made possible with the help of the United States...Read more...Mabini Colleges Inc. held its First Virtual Student Congress on Media and Information Literacy with the theme: "Molding Responsible and Empowered Citizens in the Digital Era" last April 24, 2021. Live on the Facebook platform, the event reached 9,200 views and 613 shares. The event featured MIL...Read more...In celebration of General Santos City Youth Festival, YABONG, led by its founder, Dun Concha Abiera, partnered with Youth Affairs and Development Office, in the leadership of Ms. Sahara Enriquez Cabreros, to conduct and launch the first-ever Promoting Media and Information Literacy Camp in youth...January 29, 2021Read more...A one-day MIL workshop was conducted via zoom last January 29, 2021, to equip and empower the college and senior high school student leaders of General Santos Doctors' Medical School Inc. The workshop was entitled "Transforming Digital Space: Maximizing Online Platforms for Effective Student...December 4, 2020Read more...Violence Against Women (VAW) is one of the country's omnipresent social problems. Accordingly, various measures and mechanisms have been employed and implemented, One of which is the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW). The Obrero Campus Student Council and the University of...October 30, 2020Read more...In celebration of the UNESCO Global MIL Week 2020 for the whole month of November, the US-PH Exchange Alumni, PAMIL, Yabong, and GAPMIL Asia and Pacific brought the first-ever International MIL Youth Virtual Summit. The summit was premiered on the Philippine Association for Media and Information...October 28, 2020Read more...The UNESCO MIL Alliance Youth Committee was initiated during the Global MIL Week 2016 Youth Agenda Forum in Sao Paulo, Brazil, as a vital part of the MIL Alliance. Embracing UNESCO’s “youth as leaders” strategy, the UNESCO MIL Alliance Youth Committee involves young professionals and youth...September 11, 2020Read more...With the goal to upskill and promote social good with the advent of technology and eliminate the occurrence of misuse of social media among the studentry, YABONG, in partnership with the Ateneo De Davao University (ADDU) Office of Student Affairs, conducted a media and information literacy (MIL)...Read more...In celebration of the Mindanao Week of Peace 2020, Yabong was given an award and recognition by the Provincial Government of Sarangani, Equal Access International, and Mindanao State University - IPDM for its remarkable contribution to various initiatives and campaigns in the region. Since Yabong...Read more...With the infodemic penetrating even learning institutions and universities, especially during this pandemic, YABONG Philippine took part in an effort to further promote and celebrate MIL in Schools through a webinar event entitled “Pagkalampag” centered on eradicating infodemic in times of...Read more...RVR-COB WEEK 2020 conducted its Uphold and Unfold: Advocaseries Webinar last July 29, 2020. The event is a set of online webinars that feature experts from various industries to share their knowledge and experiences while also talking about the future of businesses amidst the pandemic. This event...July 19, 2020Read more...As Media and Information Literacy (MIL) slowly becomes a building block in environmentalism through various aspects, Chili Padi Academy in partnership with YABONG Philippines, initiated an Online Accelerator Program, designed to follow the onsite to online project switch of delegates coming from...Read more...Anchored with the lack of preparation among teachers during the shifting of learning environment from the traditional to virtual is also the lack of digital skills which is highly essential in the online mode of teaching. As a response YABONG, together with partnered organizations, provided...December 15, 2019Read more...YABONG Founder Dun Oliver Abiera has qualified as the sole representative of the Philippines in the 12th Asia Europe Foundation – ASEF Journalist Seminar (ASEFJMS12) in Madrid, Spain. The seminar took place from December 13-14 to bring together young journalists from Asia and Europe on Media...August 13, 2019Read more...It was a tremendous and amazing opportunity for the participants of the YABONG Mindanao Camp to be taught about the intricacies of project pitching and be able to apply the acquired knowledge to the YABONG Small Grants Competition, held last August 10-12, 2019 at Lantaw Bukid, Davao City. Among...More Posts