Philippines Kids Rule the Radio Topic: Philippines radio Reportor: Madonna T.

Virola Date: 7-30-2012 INTRO In the Philippines capital Manila! aro"nd a third o# the children li$e in sl"%s & and tho"sands o# the% alread' (or) #or a li$in*. Po$ert' %eans %an' )ids lac) access to school & and the' don t ha$e eno"*h clean (ater or sanitation! and #ace %an' social pro+le%s. ,"t in a (orld o# *ro(n-"ps! %ost children don t ha$e a $oice! and can t sa' (hat the' thin) needs to chan*e. -a'a Natin to -ids (ants to chan*e this & it s a radio pro*ra%! prod"ced +' )ids! #or )ids! in Manila s sl"%s. Madonna Virola sees the ne.t *eneration o# +roadcasters ta)e "p their %icrophones. T/0T 120 1: -ids pro*ra% start airin* (ith %"sic -- ,/D 3ND/R & please send lon* clip It s 10 a.%. on 1"nda' %ornin* and 1alo%e and -lint are at the %ic. & it s sho( ti%e4 120 1 3P The' open (ith a )ids son* & the l'rics call #or a #ree and peace#"l #"t"re. 1alo%e 5lip 1 62e%ale! Ta*alo*7889:re 'o" a child; I# 'es! 'o" ha$e ri*hts as children49 -lint 6Male! Ta*alo*7: <=e re still children! +"t let s #ind o"t a+o"t o"r ri*hts and #i*ht #or the% +eca"se...9 1alo%e and -lint 6in /n*lish7: <=e can do this! )ids49 Their sho( is called -a'a Natin to -ids & or <(e can do this9 in /n*lish. It s a one-ho"r (ee)l' pro*ra% on Manila s Radio D>0? @@A. That s a #la*ship station #or Radio Mindanao Net(or)! the co"ntr' s lar*est radio net(or). The sho( s +rand ne( & it started B"st last %onth & +"t it #ills an "niC"e need. Prod"ced +' )ids! #or )ids! li$in* in Manila s sl"%s! there s nothin* li)e it on the air(a$es. 13-'ear old -lint Donas 5a+"taBe is ner$o"s & it s his #irst ti%e +ehind the %ic.

This (ee) s sho( is tal)in* a+o"t a *ro(in* ca%pai*n a*ainst child a+"se in Manila. -lint 5lip 1 6Male! Ta*alo*788 9I enBo' the pro*ra%! so I co%pletel' #or*et a+o"t %' ner$o"sness. I #eel *ood to +e a+le to e.press %' tho"*hts in p"+lic on topics li)e child a+"se.9 -lint li$es in a sl"% in E"eFon 5it' (ith his #a%il'. Ge s in school! and (ants to *et a *ood Bo+ later so that he can s"pport his parents. The pro*ra% tac)les a +road ran*e o# iss"es that i%pact children & #ro% child la+o"r to health and po$ert'. It s a %i.ed #or%at & (ith ne(s +"lletins! dra%a! inter$ie(s and %"sic. =or) on the sho( +e*an earlier this 'ear! (hen #i#t' children +et(een ten and #i#teen 'ears old (ere trained in radio prod"ction. The' ca%e #ro% se$eral sl"% co%%"nities in Manila and E"eFon 5it'! and the' learned ho( to prepare the pro*ra% #ro% start to #inish. That incl"ded #indin* children s ri*hts iss"es to hi*hli*ht! then (ritin*! prod"cin*! and presentin* the sho(. 1@-'ear old +roadcaster 1alo%e NaHoF is in her 3rd 'ear o# hi*h school. 1he sa's the radio sho( opens her %ind. 1alo%e 5lip 2 62e%ale! Ta*alo*78895hildren in o"r co%%"nities are "na+le to *o to school. The' ha$e to (a)e "p earl' in the %ornin* to *o to the streets and earn a li$in* to +"' +rea)#ast #or their #a%ilies.9 5heap transistor radios are co%%on in the sl"%s & and a *ood (a' to reach an a"dience. 72-'ear old Nenita IonFa*a t"nes in re*"larl'. 1he s $ice chairperson #or (o%en s a##airs #or -il"san* Ma'o 3no! a pro%inent la+o"r or*anisation that ca%pai*ns on h"%an and (or)ers ri*hts. Nita 5lip 1 62e%ale! Ta*alo*7889The pro*ra% depicts the tr"e pli*ht o# the children. It s not li)e (hat s sho(n on tele$ision! (here children are al(a's ha$in* #"n. The tr"th is! instead o# pla'in* in the par) and enBo'in* the #resh air! the' ris) their li$es in the streets sellin* ci*arettes! %ats! and other thin*s. :t the %ines! the' re %ade to (or) +' the capitalists #or $er' lo( pa'. On the #ar%s! the' help o"t in the (or) +"t it s onl' the #ather (ho *ets paid +' the #ar% o(ner.9 This sho( s sponsored +' the :ssociation #or the Ri*hts o# 5hildren in 1o"theast :sia & a re*ional NIO that ad$ocates #or child ri*hts. The' deli$ered the #irst trainin*! to*ether (ith the radio station.

-arl Mar) ?a*a+ala is the :ssociation s radio pro*ra% proBect o##icer & he sa's the' chose radio +eca"se o# its (ide co$era*e. Ge +elie$es children sho"ld +e in$ol$ed in social iss"es. -arl 5lip 1 6Male! /n*lish7889=hen (e tal) a+o"t la(s! children are al(a's p"t on a sideline +eca"se the' re 'o"n* and that the' re dependent on the ad"lts. One s"ch %ani#estation is the ri*ht to s"##ra*e or to $ote +' the children. It s onl' #or 1A and a+o$e. 5hildren are not B"st the s"cceedin* *enerations! +"t the' can start participate toda' as children.9 The pro*ra% is also #"nded +' Ia+riela! the co"ntr' s lar*est (o%en s ri*hts net(or). Dan* Monte is the *ro"p s in#or%ation o##icer. Dan* 5lip 1 62e%ale! /n*lish7889 5hildren ha$e *ood ideas. There are thin*s that (e cannot see that children see. ?i)e (hen (e do a research on iss"es a+o"t child la+o"r. Most ad"lts (ill see thin*s on the %acro le$el! li)e (e )no( that there are @ %illion children (or)in*. ,"t this iss"e ta)es a di##erent an*le (hen children $ie( it. ?i)e (hen 'o" as) the% a+o"t (hat happened in school! 1alo%e %entioned the #acilities! ho( con*ested their classroo%s are. It s i%portant to listen to the%. =hen children participate! the' can %a)e a di##erence.9 120: %"sic endin* the sho( 1alo%e is pro"d o# her ne( role. 1he sa's she "sed to +e sh'! +"t not since she +eca%e a radio +roadcaster. 1alo%e 5lip 3 62e%ale! Ta*alo*7889I hope %ore children and co%%"nities assert their ri*hts.9 2or :sia 5allin*! this is Madonna Virola reportin* #ro% Manila.