By Adrienne Natalie Ebillo
PAGADIAN CITY - A two-day
journalistic writing workshop for Indigenous Peoples (IP) students has started
today at Chandler Suites.
The activity, which
is attended by 25 IP students and 10 personnel of the National Commission on Indigenous
Peoples (NCIP)-9, began with an opening program followed by a lecture on
newswriting.
In his welcome
message, Engr. Dave Lampayan said, “this program will help you enhance your
capability in writing and give you an opportunity to develop your knowledge and
skills.”
Speaking on behalf
of Regional Director Woy Lim P. Wong, Ms. Margarita Baya, chief, Administrative
and Finance Division, NCIP-9, encouraged the participants, who are mostly
Educational Assistance Program (EAP) grantees, to study hard to reach their
dreams saying “it’s up to you to either fly low or fly high.”
This activity has
been spearheaded by NCIP-9 in partnership with the Philippine Information
Agency (PIA) and Embassy of the United States of America with the theme, “IP
Youth for Climate Change Adaptation and Peace Promotion.”