Senior places 2nd in Mulat Pinoy Video Contest

by Elvie Lazo, IV-Platinum

“Ang magulang ang pinakamagandang gabay sa kanilang mga anak.” –Axel Santos

LHS Senior won 2^nd place in Mulat Pinoy’s “Sexual Health: Shout or Shush?” video-making contest. Axel Santos of IV-Manganese’s winning piece is entitled: “Piko at Tirador.”

His winning film accentuated the role of parents as prime teachers of sexual health. “Ang role ng mga magulang… parang sila po ‘yung pinakaguro. Dapat silang magbigay ng kaalaman sa kanilang mga anak lalo na [tungkol] sa mga pagbabago sa kanilang katawan,” said Santos on phone interview from GMA News Online.

The finalists were: “Alam Mo Ba?” by Marvin Gabas, “HIV Awareness from BS-BIO I-1” by Irene Velasco, “HIV-AIDS and Sexual Health” by Brando Briola, “Kabataan, Gising Na!” by Rafael Manzano II, “Let's Talk About It” by Angelo Esperanzate, “Piko at Tirador” by Axel Santos, “Pilipinas Bukas” by Jessica Loucille Villanueva, “Responsible Sexuality” by Michael Jerard Honrado?, “Roleta” by JT Pandy and “SH: Alam Mo Na Ba?” by Rodinah Pongan.

As the second prize winner, Axel received P10,000.00. All winners also received trophies and certificates. The finalists were chosen by: Atom Araullo of ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs; Clodualdo Del Mundo of De La Salle University; Pauline Mangilog- Saltarin of Jesuit Communications; Ana Santos of Sex and Sensibilities; Carmela Castro of Consuelo Foundation; Chi Vallido of Forum for Family Planning and Development; and Carmela Fonbuena of Rappler.com.

Mulat Pinoy’s video contest with the theme “Sexual Health: Shout or Shush?” was structured for see how young Filipinos think of sexual health nowadays. Mulat Pinoy is a project of the Probe Media Foundation, Inc., is a social media initiative of various organizations that focuses on population and development issues in the Philippines.