Radio show features Cebu

Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Sun Star

SUGBUANON Na Ni, a radio program aired over dyAB ABS-CBN regional station every Sunday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., opened its doors to college students with a segment where they could air features about Cebu. “We had two purposes in making the segment. One is to revitalize the program through ‘featurettes’ and to give students a chance to have an outlet or venue for their learning,” Balbino “Ka Bino” Guerrero, one of the anchors of “Sugbuanon Na Ni,” said. The segment “Lima ka Gutlo,” a five-minute feature on Cebu, was launched last Sept. 2, with the University of the Philippines Visayas Cebu College Mass Communications students airing two features. One was about Buwad sa Tabo-an and the other one on puso (hanging rice). The other features were Kaon sa Sugbu, Ang Torta ni Nang Chitan, Pungko-pungko, Pinulungang Ce-buano: Aduna pa ba’y Paglaum and Pinulungang Bisaya nga Lakip sa Dik-syonaryong Filipino. “The segment widened my knowledge and developed my skill in speaking Cebuano. It also helped me in discovering new Cebuano words. And since I did most of the voiceover, I was forced to perfect my pronunciation which was also another benefit,” said Jessica Pareja, a UPVCC student who made the feature “Buwad sa Tabo-an.” Open to all Ka Bino said the segment is not only open to students but it is for anybody who would like to feature anything about Cebu and Cebuano-speaking places, such as Bohol. It is a radio commentary aimed at promoting and popularizing the correct usage of the Cebuano language. Professor Lilia Tio of UPVCC said that, through the segment, the students were able to research, to give full attention to Cebuano culture and they were able to express their thoughts, ideas and opinion in Cebuano. After the features from UPVCC will be aired, the ones by University of San Jose-Recoletos students will also be broadcast. (January A. Leron, UP Mass Comm)