Media manual for IP reporting out

THE CORDILLERA News Agency is set to bring out the first manual for media and bloggers on indigenous peoples reporting after months of research and immersion.

CNA has immersed in seven indigenous peoples groups covering the entire Luzon getting media protocol from the Bago’s of Ilocos in Region I, the Ibanag’s of Cagayan Valley in Region 2, the Aeta’s of Mt. Pinatubo in Region 3, the Ilongots of the Aurora Province in Region 3, the Mangyan’s of Mindoro in Region 4b, the Tagbanua’s of Palawan in Region 4B as well IP groups in the Cordillera Administrative Region.

The project, dubbed as the Luzon Cultural Sensitivity Manual was made in tandem with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.

The manual puts into perspective how indigenous groups should be reported as well as the manner of reporting which practitioners must adhere to.

In July, the CNA conducted a training which gathered over 100 media practitioners, bloggers, educators and information officers for a two day training with representatives from the seven IP groups researched on.

The training aimed to validate findings and research and gather media to meet the IP leaders to formulate doable guidelines on coverage.

CNA is a 30 –year old organization based in Baguio City composed of media practitioners, members of the academe with both private and government representatives bound by the common goal of bringing to the public issues and advocacies in the mountain region.