13 || Mobilizing the Millennials as Socially Responsible Prosumers (A RAMPAge Seminar on Media Literacy)

What’s the last thing you’ve ever posted?




Instagram, Facebook and twitter are the common social media that we always use when we’re wanted to tweet something, to be updated local and international news or posting a lot of selfies with friends.

Last Wednesday, the RAMPage organization welcomed the SoM students under the English term classes that held at the Auditorium. As a part of this organization, we make sure that the seminar will be successfully, and it ended well.




From GMA Network, three guest speakers had invited to present a speech that is noble and inspiring. The first speaker was Ms. Lian Buan, talked about on how to write a good essay. As a writer/journalist, she emphasized the things when writing and to be specific when writing on a piece paper. I remember that the essential key to be a good writer is to write that has sense and people will entertain or relate to your situation.

The second speaker was Sophia Balod, she talked about the use of social media – which people didn’t have time to know the things that happened usually everyday like for example: The terrorists (ISIS) from Syria killed many innocent people during that day and the same day, (from other country) people were celebrating and having fun. Also, when Typhoon Ineng came here in the P.A.R. many families lost their houses as ‘Aldub’ was trending on the same day.

Some people didn’t recognize what happen through their surroundings and it’s really sad that as Filipinos seemed that we don’t care for our own country. It’s a shame!

And last speaker, Ms. Edmalynne Remillano, tackled on what we should post through our own social media accounts. She then, present a short video about a lady who always show her body through her Instagram account as people comment with negative insights. After the video ended, she commented on how the lady was really showy and it’s obvious that she needs to put a lot of captions. If you wanted your feed to look better than others, then why do you need to try to be fake?


Just be yourself. And why in the world people blaming social media?

Is it because social media is updated now? OR we should blame ourselves by posting before we decided to share it with others?

Actually, as humans we should know our limitations, too.

And that’s the reason why our organization and also the speakers wanted to share knowledge to everyone because…

‘Not all the things we wanted to say is always be posted because, somehow for some reasons, we’re the ones who are making our own decisions to post behind our past and share with others’. Just remember, ‘Think before you click!’


Lastly, the guest speakers told us by their wisdom words: ‘If you wanted to become a journalist, just enjoy your job… Don’t hesitate to do something that makes you happy.’




-Krystelle 

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