MANILA, Philippines – For its third Family and Child Summit (FCS3), the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) will be focusing on the youth.
Dubbed Matalinong Panonood Para sa Kabataan, the summit will be held at St. Mary’s College in Quezon City on Nov. 14 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will serve as a platform for young people, with the support of their parents and the community, to talk about the media and entertainment they see, and consider issues on audience-sensitivity and age-appropriateness in content.
Experts and industry stakeholders will dialogue with 700 students from various colleges and universities at the day-long conference with celebrities from major TV networks to serve as hosts, moderators and performers. Also participating are teachers belonging to the Philippine Association of Communication Educators (PACE).
Among those who will impart knowledge to the youth are Bro. Armin Luistro, FSC, Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd); Nicco de Jesus, president of the Marketing and Opinion Research Society of the Philippines (MORES); and Sr. Consolata Manding, FSP, directress of the Pauline Institute for Communication in Asia (PICA).
Guest panelists include renowned economist, educator and former Commissioner of the 1987 Constitutional Commission Dr. Bernardo Villegas, Josa Marie Salazar of the National Council for Children’s Television (NCCT), Yayo Aguila, Danica Sotto-Pingris and MTRCB board member Bibeth Orteza and son Rafa Siguion-Reyna.
Celebrities who will grace the event are Robi Domingo, Bianca Umali, Suzie Entrata-Abrera, Niña Corpus, Pia Arcangel, Ginger Conojero, The Voice Kids finalists, Climax Band and the cast of Rak of Aegis.
“The MTRCB continues to act as the public’s bridge to understanding the media and to instilling the right values in children,” says MTRCB chairperson Eugenio “Toto” Villareal.
Highlights of FCS3 will be seen in MTRCB Uncut’s TV Special airing on Nov. 22, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Net 25. It will also be featured in MTRCB Uncut sa Radyo Inquirer (AM 990 kHz) on Nov. 23 at 2 p.m.