Part of CenPEG's Volunteer Integration Program (VIP) is providing students the opportunity to study various political issues of current and national relevance. In order to maximize their learning experience, integrating students are also required to produce concrete outputs that can be realized as direct services to the people.
In the summer of 2006, Political Science and Mass Communications students from UP Manila and UP Diliman respectively, partook in CenPEG's VIP Program for the year.
3rd Summer VIP orientation with UPManila Political Science students and UPDiliman Mass Communication students.
Students of UP Manila were tasked to do research on a number of political issues at the time. One group conducted research on the Parliamentary System , with the objective of analyzing existing parliamentary governments and determine whether such a political system is less prone to corruption or not. Another group focused on the Party List System, using the Batasan 5 as a case study. A third group compiled common terminologies used to describe the phenomenon of corruption in the Philippines -- their efforts led to the creation of a "Corruptionary," or a dictionary containing words and their definitions relating to corruption. Meanwhile, five groups composed of Mass Communication students from UP Diliman produced separate audio-visual documentaries on a number of subjects. Three groups documented community life in two barangays in Sta. Mesa, Manila, and the ATI community in Montalban, Rizal. Another group produced a youth version of the "Dapat Tapat" good governance video, featuring youth icons Atom Araullio and Patty Laurel. The last group produced a video documentary titled, "Cha-Cha: Dirty Dancing with Gloria," which discussed government efforts to amend the Constitution (the video can be downloaded at Arkibong Bayanor at youngradicals.blogspot.com)
At the end of their VIP program, students were allowed to share their studies and audio-visual productions to the Ati community in Rizal. Integrating with the indigenous Ati for three days, which provided them firsthand learning experience on Philippine realities, students showed their films and sponsored art classes for Ati children.
The VIP 2006 culminated in a Roundtable Discussion on "Charter Change and Corruption" last May 30, 2006, which coincided with simple recognition rites for National Artist and CenPEG board of director.
The Summer VIP integration with the indigenous Ati for three days, which provided them firsthand learning experience on Philippine realities
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