Jesuit Communications Foundation

JesCom bags Best TV Special at the 31st CMMA
(posted October 19, 2009)

Once again, the Catholic Mass Media Awards paid tribute to different media practitioners and advertisers for promoting human development of Filipino audience through the use of various mass media techniques. The 31st CMMA was held last October 14, 2009 at the San Carlos Seminary in Makati City with the theme “Promoting a Culture of Respect, Dialogue and Friendship in the Digital Generation.” Jesuit Communications (JesCom) not only took pride in carrying four nominations, but won the Best TV Special with “Kuwento ng mga Peregrino” (“Tales of Pilgrims”). It was up against the following finalists:  Beyond Conspiracy:  25 Years after the Aquino Assasination (ABS-CBN 2);  Mindanao, The Way Forward (ANC); and Worldview (GMA7). 

Other JesCom nominations were The Word Exposed with Bishop Chito Tagle for Best Public Service Program for Television, Huwag Mangamba for Best Drama Program for Radio, and The Windhover Magazine: The Philippine Jesuit Magazine for Best Local Community/Parish Newspaper.

Kuwento ng mga Peregrino (Tales of Pilgrims) unfolds the voyage of six Filipino pilgrims to Holy Places around Europe – Assisi and Rome, Italy; Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal; Avila, Spain; and Our Lady of Lourdes in France. With the guidance of Bishop Chito Tagle and Fr. Nono Alfonso, SJ, each destination brings about revelations on their spiritual struggles and journeys as well as God’s love for them. This TV special was aired in ABS-CBN 2 this Lent.

The Word Exposed is an hour-long program that comprises three main segments; each devoted to Sunday’s first reading, second reading and the gospel. After each reading, the host, Bishop Luis Antonio Tagle provides viewers with an explanation of the readings, reflections and how we can live-out God’s word in our daily lives. The TV show ends with a segment where Bishop Tagle answers questions about faith that are sent by the viewers. The program airs every Sunday, 7:00-8:00 am in TV 5.

Huwag Mangamba tells about how people are living their faith amidst the foibles and challenges faced in life; it brings enlightenment and inspiration to the audience through the characters portrayed in each story. This 30-minute radio drama airs Mondays to Fridays, 1:00-1:30 pm in Radio Veritas DZRV 846.

The Windhover is a magazine produced by the Jesuit Ministry in the Philippines for the purpose of sharing Ignatian Spirituality and its mission to others. Its name is taken from a poem written by the Jesuit English poet Gerard Manley Hopkins in the late 19th century. In the past eleven years, it has developed a growing following among its readers, consisting not only of benefactors and religious co-workers of Jesuits, but also of lay collaborators, vocation prospects and reader enthusiasts from other religious and lay communities.

Kuwento ng mga Peregrino was sponsored by SMART/PLDT, Unilab, Del Monte, Mighty Corporation, and Planters Bank. It is now avilable in DVD.  For more details please call 426-59-71 local 112 or 113.