June 14-15, 2023 – The City Government of Balanga, through the Management Information Services Office, in close collaboration with the Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) Bataan, organized a two-day Seminar Workshop in Multimedia Production Using Smartphone and Laptop on June 14-15, 2023. The event took place at the Audio-Visual Room, Balanga City Hall as part of the National ICT Month celebration this June.

Engr. Paulo S. Landicho served as the resource speaker, sharing his expertise in digital communications and demonstrating the use of multimedia tools, specifically in utilizing mobile- and user-friendly video editing softwares for video production. The workshop was attended by staff from Bataan Peninsula State University, Provincial Tourism Office, teaching and non-teaching personnel from DepEd Balanga, and city employees.

During the event, Engr. Landicho’s presentation empowered the participants to create high-quality visual content and improve their multimedia capabilities. On behalf of Mayor Francis Anthony S. Garcia, MISO Head Ms. Roneth Santos shared an inspirational message wherein she encouraged everyone to maximize the new media as resources they have in this generation. She expressed gratitude to Mr. Gerald Calamaan, the DICT Bataan Provincial Head, and Mr. Bryan Joseph Banzon, President of the Bataan ICT Development Council (BICTDC), for their unwavering support.

Mayor Francis Anthony S. Garcia continuously supports ICT programs like this because he firmly believes that investing in IT initiatives not only propels the city’s economy forward, but also enhances the overall quality of life of the citizens.

On the second day of the seminar-workshop, participants presented their 30-45 second videos as outputs, highlighting the concepts they have learned during the workshop. Mr. BJ Banzon presided over the awarding ceremony together with Ms. Roneth Santos.

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