Jesuit Communications Foundation

History. The Jesuit Communications Foundation finds its roots with JESCOM, or the Jesuits Engaged in Social Communications, formed in New Orleans, USA back in 1968. It was Fr. Jim Reuter who organized the local chapter JESCOM Philippines, together with Fr. Paul Brunner and Nim Gonzales. At the time, it served as the secretariat to the Provincial in communication matters and activities. It also worked closely with Fr. Reuter at the National Office of Mass Media (NOMM), the media arm of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines. JESCOMPhil was involved in radio soap operas, rural mimeo press, and various seminars and conferences on Communications.

In 1972, Paul Brunner started SONOLUX Asia. SONOLUX specialized in audiovisual training seminars for evangelization and soundslide production. By this time, the JESCOM office had moved from the Provincial Curia to the Ateneo Communications Department under Nim Gonzales. JESCOM continued to conduct training seminars and workshops in media, but also began to provide technical services to the Communications students of the Ateneo School of Arts and Sciences, and to come up with video productions.

In 1995, the Jesuit Communications Foundation (JesCom) was established, a product of the merger between JESCOM and SONOLUX Asia. Today JesCom continues to serve the Church in the country and region through its productions and training workshops.

Our Projects. Today, JesCom utililizes the latest video, production and musical recording technologies and combines them with the talents of highly skilled producers, directors, writers, musicians, actors and editors to produce high-quality, people-oriented print, broadcast and audio-visual materials.

We produce video programs in the areas of Values and Religious Education, Philippine Culture and History, Socio-Political Issues, and Spiritural and Pastoral Ministry

JesCom's Jesuit Music Ministry (JMM) promotes liturgical and inspirational music in Filipino and English published in CDs, cassette tapes, and songbooks.

JesCom's Publications publishes books in the areas of spirituality, homiletics, pastoral ministry, and Jesuit interest. The Garage , our training facility, aims to train the lay, religious and pastoral workers in media education and production.

JesCom's training facility, The Garage, aims to train the lay, religious and pastoral workers in media education and production.

Digital Sound Studio Services. JesCom proudly introduces the St. Francis Xavier (SFX) Digital Sound Studio, a digital recording studio utilizing the Digidesign Pro Tools HD 7, 192 I/O set-up. Located at the Sonolux Building inside the Ateneo de Manila University campus, SFX offers studio recording services for music projects, film scores, video productions, commercial jingles, & A/V presentations. SFX's notable clients include Noel Cabangon, The Dawn, University of the Philippines Singing Ambassadors, Ateneo College Glee Club, & Loboc Childrens' Choir.

Production Facilities. JesCom has two studios with complete camera, audio and lighting set-up for video productions.

Post Production Facilities. JesCom has five editing suites equipped with Apple computers capable of producing a wide variety of video products that range from 15 second commercials, to full-length TV movies.

Executive Director
Fr. Emmanuel L. Alfonso, SJ
emmanuel.alfonso.sj@jescom.ph

Associate Director
Ma. Teresa D. Ingles
marites.ingles@jescom.ph

Creative Director
Pauline Mangilog-Saltarin
pauline.mangilog-saltarin@jescom.ph

Jesuit Music Ministry Director
Fr. JBoy M. Gonzales, SJ
jboy.gonzales.sj@jescom.ph

Productions Manager
Ernestine Tamana
ernestine.tamana@jescom.ph

Creative Technologies Training and Services Manager
Paolo Gonzalez
paolo.gonzalez@jescom.ph

Sales & Marketing Manager
Editha G. Sablan
editha.sablan@jescom.ph

Finance and Administration Manager
Jennifer Y. Chua
jennifer.chua@jescom.ph