Launched Program for the Handicapped
Last, December 8, 2006, the City of Mandaluyong launched their handicapped program.
The said program aspires to promote the easy and safer access of disabled persons on public transportations, particularly the tricycle.
Legible and responsible tricycle drivers where given a sticker that allows them to indulge with privileges while they are ferrying handicapped persons. They cannot be charged with any violations from traffic rules or by a traffic officer. They can even go beyond their designated route.
The sticker should be put in a spot wherein it can be easily spotted. Its privileges should not be violated by the driver.
Also, the “Mandaluyong City Disabled Persons Affairs Division” and the “Tricycles Foundation” issued a signed memorandum in support and to stop the discrimination public utility drivers to disabled persons but rather it should stay as a reminder that they need to be understood of their special needs. In addition, posters and stickers are being put up.
Monday, December 11, 2006
Week 4: News Story
Launched Program for the Handicapped in Mandaluyong City
A program for the handicapped was launched last Friday, December 8, 2006 in Mandaluyong City. This said program promises to ensure the disabled members of our society, particularly those who are from Mandaluyong City a better and safer access to public transportations particularly to tricycle transportations.
This program intends to remind the tricycle drivers to give the disabled members of the society a priority. Legible and responsible tricycle drivers were given stickers to be put in their tricycle so they can be easily seen and picked out by the disabled persons. This said sticker holds certain privileges for the disabled such as; it promotes the rights of the disabled person, serves as a reminder for their needs (special needs), etc. Tricycles with this said sticker are allowed to transport emergency cases (to hospitals, offices, other establishments and to other places they need to be). Also, they are given the right to go beyond their designated routes and cannot be charge for any violations by the existing traffic rules or traffic officers when they are transporting handicapped passengers.
The “Mandaluyong City Disabled Persons Affairs Division” and the “Tricycles Foundation” issued a signed memorandum for the handicapped, saying that they should not to be discriminated by any public utility drivers but rather they should be given extra understanding to their needs and to be prioritized at all times.
Also, an Accessibility Law Governing Physically-Challenge Individuals was put up by the local city government, with an ordinance which states that all devices like well-known exhibition of posters or stickers will be used to promote and uplift the awareness of the public to the rights of the handicapped and teach them to understand their special needs. This way not only the tricycle or public utility drivers but also the mass people can easily access, be taught and be aware of this said program for the disabled persons.
Certainly, the Mandaluyong City officials are seriously looking for more ways to promote this new program that they had launched and which intends to promote the right of the handicapped people in our community, this project surely aspires to uplift and understand their needs. Give assistance, to those sometimes “mis-understood” members of our community and at times neglected. The Mandaluyong officials intends to stretch their arms and give help to those who really need their attention and to be prioritized.
Week 4: News Story
Adoption
People not only from poor countries are the only ones who give out their babies for adoption but, also from other countries we lease expect to give up their babies. Those who we consider as capable of owning and raising kids are also the one who set their babies for adoption though it is not that well known.
Celebrities cases (like Madonna’s, Angelina Jolie’s) on adopting babies had un-wrapped the reality that inter-country adoption is not a one way street for the U.S. but rather a two way. It had opened the public’s eye not only about the process of adoption but also to the fact that the largest receiving country of adopted babies is the United States of America, but also little did we know that it sends out children to be adopted by family abroad, to Canada, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, New Zealand, etc.
In a survey that has been made late last year, there were around 102 American children that was adopted by Canadian families and which was a 30% increase from 2004 adoptions. Also, in 2003, 31 American children were adopted by families from Netherlands, who yearns to care and have a child of their own but cannot produce so they just adopt instead. Other countries like Germany, Sweden, and New Zealand also said to have adopted American children for the past years.
People from different countries are willing to adopt babies from other countries too, this has been proven by surveys that had been made thru the years and studies made by specialists. But no matter what, these babies should have a chance to have a good life.
An Adoption specialists had estimated that the number of United States children that are adopted abroad each year is lesser than 300. And, then the department of state had issued last 2005, a more than 22,000 visas, it was released for the arriving children that year and the poof on how many adopted children are sent and received every year.
They said that majority of this children are bi-racial and black infants, and their mothers (birth mothers) believes that they will have better lives in other countries and they will be less discriminated on their race and color, they only hope for the best for their babies that is why they willingly set them up for adoption, in a hope for a better life for their babies.
People not only from poor countries are the only ones who give out their babies for adoption but, also from other countries we lease expect to give up their babies. Those who we consider as capable of owning and raising kids are also the one who set their babies for adoption though it is not that well known.
Celebrities cases (like Madonna’s, Angelina Jolie’s) on adopting babies had un-wrapped the reality that inter-country adoption is not a one way street for the U.S. but rather a two way. It had opened the public’s eye not only about the process of adoption but also to the fact that the largest receiving country of adopted babies is the United States of America, but also little did we know that it sends out children to be adopted by family abroad, to Canada, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, New Zealand, etc.
In a survey that has been made late last year, there were around 102 American children that was adopted by Canadian families and which was a 30% increase from 2004 adoptions. Also, in 2003, 31 American children were adopted by families from Netherlands, who yearns to care and have a child of their own but cannot produce so they just adopt instead. Other countries like Germany, Sweden, and New Zealand also said to have adopted American children for the past years.
People from different countries are willing to adopt babies from other countries too, this has been proven by surveys that had been made thru the years and studies made by specialists. But no matter what, these babies should have a chance to have a good life.
An Adoption specialists had estimated that the number of United States children that are adopted abroad each year is lesser than 300. And, then the department of state had issued last 2005, a more than 22,000 visas, it was released for the arriving children that year and the poof on how many adopted children are sent and received every year.
They said that majority of this children are bi-racial and black infants, and their mothers (birth mothers) believes that they will have better lives in other countries and they will be less discriminated on their race and color, they only hope for the best for their babies that is why they willingly set them up for adoption, in a hope for a better life for their babies.
Week 3
I’m not a practicing journalist and I can only view the strengths and weaknesses
in Print, Broadcast, Online and Mobile thru my own experiences, opinion as a reader, viewer, surfer (internet surfer) and a mobile enthusiast.
Print Media, I get informations thru newspapers (Broadsheet and Tabloids) and also in magazines. I get to read and be informed thru its articles and I consider it as a very helpful tool to be updated on current events. As for its weaknesses, some newspapers write long articles that sometimes details in certain events tend to go around the bush rather than straight to the point.
Broadcast Media, I listen to the radio all the time for news because I find it easier and direct to the point when the radio announcer delivers the news. Although sometimes they tend to talk too fast and I don’t get much of the details.
Online, I can say that this media certainly gives more help not only informing us about news but also caters and gives us a lot of information in all fields. I certainly love being online all the time because I get to search for informations or news articles (past and present) and get to read them again. It is good to use especially when we are researching. Its flaw, is that if we don’t have an internet connection naturally won’t experience being in cyberspace. Also sometimes if the net connection is too slow it takes time to download all informations.
Mobile, as for this media it gives news too and informations which the mobile network offers each of their subscribers, but we have to subscribe and pay for it which at times makes it not that appealing. Also, news sent thru mobile contains some missing words and cut off from the whole news article.
in Print, Broadcast, Online and Mobile thru my own experiences, opinion as a reader, viewer, surfer (internet surfer) and a mobile enthusiast.
Print Media, I get informations thru newspapers (Broadsheet and Tabloids) and also in magazines. I get to read and be informed thru its articles and I consider it as a very helpful tool to be updated on current events. As for its weaknesses, some newspapers write long articles that sometimes details in certain events tend to go around the bush rather than straight to the point.
Broadcast Media, I listen to the radio all the time for news because I find it easier and direct to the point when the radio announcer delivers the news. Although sometimes they tend to talk too fast and I don’t get much of the details.
Online, I can say that this media certainly gives more help not only informing us about news but also caters and gives us a lot of information in all fields. I certainly love being online all the time because I get to search for informations or news articles (past and present) and get to read them again. It is good to use especially when we are researching. Its flaw, is that if we don’t have an internet connection naturally won’t experience being in cyberspace. Also sometimes if the net connection is too slow it takes time to download all informations.
Mobile, as for this media it gives news too and informations which the mobile network offers each of their subscribers, but we have to subscribe and pay for it which at times makes it not that appealing. Also, news sent thru mobile contains some missing words and cut off from the whole news article.
Week 2
As from what I have understood, Convergent Journalism is a growing new trend not only here in our country but also a growing new trend all over the world, particularly in the media world. Although, I know little about convergent journalism and far from being an expert on it, I can say that it is a known fact that in our generation today we greatly use high tech gadgets to make everything easy, convenient, and which makes our lives easier too. We search for things that would help us move forward, we aspire to reach the goals we have set and achieve our ideals, which is why we continue to improve our ways. Thru this, convergent journalism intends to uplift the enthusiasm of people with the purpose of getting their attention easily.
Even though I am not yet a practicing journalist, I have noticed that in newspapers, radio and in the television they use high tech stuffs just so they can compete in these very competitive world of the media. Just like here in the Philippines, companies not just the media companies use blog sites and websites to promote their company and bring a greater amount of curios customers to be aware of their company’s existence, this companies intends to be known and that is why they seek the use of the blogs, websites, online ads, etc.
Convergent journalism would certainly be a hit in our country because now-a-days Filipinos are very competitive, epecially when it comes to uplift our market and keeping our ecomony up. Television companies, radio companies and other media related companies here are very much interested in enhancing their sources and wanting to expand their horizons, meaning they would undeniably embrace new technological strategy so they can keep up.
Even though I am not yet a practicing journalist, I have noticed that in newspapers, radio and in the television they use high tech stuffs just so they can compete in these very competitive world of the media. Just like here in the Philippines, companies not just the media companies use blog sites and websites to promote their company and bring a greater amount of curios customers to be aware of their company’s existence, this companies intends to be known and that is why they seek the use of the blogs, websites, online ads, etc.
Convergent journalism would certainly be a hit in our country because now-a-days Filipinos are very competitive, epecially when it comes to uplift our market and keeping our ecomony up. Television companies, radio companies and other media related companies here are very much interested in enhancing their sources and wanting to expand their horizons, meaning they would undeniably embrace new technological strategy so they can keep up.
Friday, November 17, 2006
About Me
Hi Everyone! I’m Kariel Ponay, but you can call me Kariel, Kari, Kar, Iel, Ariel, Riel, El, Angeli, Geli and the other nicknames that my friends call me.
I love all the things that life has to offer me. In my free time, I always see to it that I get to hang out with my friends (old and new friends). I love my family and all my pets, especially my dogs. And, I love shopping.
A student at Ateneo de Manila University.
The only work experience I have is my modeling job and which I don’t really consider as a work because I only do it for fun. But I am hoping that in the near future, when I am ready I can land a job that is serious and can be fun at the same time.
This blog is for my Journalism 250.1 Exploring New Media Class.
I love all the things that life has to offer me. In my free time, I always see to it that I get to hang out with my friends (old and new friends). I love my family and all my pets, especially my dogs. And, I love shopping.
A student at Ateneo de Manila University.
The only work experience I have is my modeling job and which I don’t really consider as a work because I only do it for fun. But I am hoping that in the near future, when I am ready I can land a job that is serious and can be fun at the same time.
This blog is for my Journalism 250.1 Exploring New Media Class.
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