Being assigned in the Benguet beat, Monday is a very important day. There is a heavy coverage every Monday, and the days to follow is for the reporter to work on the details of the stories.
It's been part of my weekly routine to attend the Provincial Board Meeting in the morning, and the Municipal Council Meeting in the afternoon every Monday.
There isn't much newsworthy stories in the agenda of the two meetings last Monday. In case there is, they usually wouldn't elaborate on the matter or put the issue for next week's agenda. I couldn't think of any stories to work on, but my supervisor, Ma'am Malen, attended the Board Meeting and asked me to what's my story? I immediately blurted about the mining issue I saw on the agenda though I'm not sure what it's about. She said okay and told me to work on it.
No idea about the mining matter, I asked the staff in the Capitol to provide me a copy of the resolution, and luckily they are more than willing to help and they are very friendly.
My supervisor told me to find an interviewee, but clueless as I am. I just said that I would interview someone from the Mines and Geo-Sciences Bureau (MGB) since I saw it written in the resolution. After reading and contemplating the resolution, I finally understood the issue and thought of an angle to work on. I also interviewed the head of the committee of mining and environment, Benjamin Saguid.
In the afternoon, I went to the Municipal Council Meeting. Provincial Director PS/Supt. Rodolfo Azurin came and consulted the councilors which issues they think needed to be resolved by the police. After the short consultation, PD Azurin shook hands with everyone in the room including me. When he approached me, he asked if we had met before because I look familiar, and I said that I interviewed him last week at the Provincial Board Meeting.
My supervisor also attended the Council Meeting, but she left early. She reminded me to work on my story, and told me that we should meet sometime within the week because she would give me a short lesson to help me in my news writing. She said that my stories are good, but they are too short. My titles are also good, and I need to work on interviewing to gather more details.
I felt happy that she appreciated my stories, and I decided to work more diligently this time with my mining story. I went to MGB and interviewed Engr. Alfredo Genetiano, OIC of Mine Management Division. However, during the interview, he clarified to me that ISRI, the mining company mentioned in the resolution, isn't allowed to resume operations yet. And that was the angle I was planning to focus on and write about. Good thing, Engr. Genetiano provided elaborate details that I found a new angle immediately.
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| View of La Trinidad, Benguet from the balcony of the Capitol |
It's been part of my weekly routine to attend the Provincial Board Meeting in the morning, and the Municipal Council Meeting in the afternoon every Monday.
There isn't much newsworthy stories in the agenda of the two meetings last Monday. In case there is, they usually wouldn't elaborate on the matter or put the issue for next week's agenda. I couldn't think of any stories to work on, but my supervisor, Ma'am Malen, attended the Board Meeting and asked me to what's my story? I immediately blurted about the mining issue I saw on the agenda though I'm not sure what it's about. She said okay and told me to work on it.
No idea about the mining matter, I asked the staff in the Capitol to provide me a copy of the resolution, and luckily they are more than willing to help and they are very friendly.
My supervisor told me to find an interviewee, but clueless as I am. I just said that I would interview someone from the Mines and Geo-Sciences Bureau (MGB) since I saw it written in the resolution. After reading and contemplating the resolution, I finally understood the issue and thought of an angle to work on. I also interviewed the head of the committee of mining and environment, Benjamin Saguid.
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| Provincial Director PS/Supt. Azurin introduces himself to the council members. |
My supervisor also attended the Council Meeting, but she left early. She reminded me to work on my story, and told me that we should meet sometime within the week because she would give me a short lesson to help me in my news writing. She said that my stories are good, but they are too short. My titles are also good, and I need to work on interviewing to gather more details.
I felt happy that she appreciated my stories, and I decided to work more diligently this time with my mining story. I went to MGB and interviewed Engr. Alfredo Genetiano, OIC of Mine Management Division. However, during the interview, he clarified to me that ISRI, the mining company mentioned in the resolution, isn't allowed to resume operations yet. And that was the angle I was planning to focus on and write about. Good thing, Engr. Genetiano provided elaborate details that I found a new angle immediately.
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