I got a segment at TV5's primetime newscast, Aksyon, which airs weekdays, 6 to 6:45pm... it's called Happy News. I can't actually call it MY segment because I'm not even a segment producer... I'm just a story supervisor editing scripts and checking the output, and the reporters cover the story... but anyway, it's basically about stuff that's gonna make our viewers smile. :) Here are the stories we already aired in that segment:
* ROMANTIC PHILIPPINES (by Kaye Imson) - Philippines was awarded the Most Romantic Destination by a Chinese publication. They based this on a survey. Kaye scouted the country for stories of tourists and Pinoys who fell in love in our tourist attractions. :)
* PUPPIES SAVED (by France Noguera) - a woman saves 7 puppies in the middle of a huge fire in San Juan. Her mom-in-law got mad at her because they almost didn't save any clothes. But for the heroine, the puppies were more important because they also have lives.
* FOLDABOTS (from Pilipinas News, voiced by Laila Chikadora) - a really brilliant Pinoy artist invented robots that can be cut out of paper. Just don't let Marky play them, and they'll stay good as new. ;p
* KAWAYAN FOOD (by Laila Chikadora) - it's about food that's made of labong that's not just gata or sauteed or whatever. Filbamboo makes interesting concoctions out of the bamboo shoot... and gives livelihood options, too.
* BELLY GOOD PROGRAM (by France Noguera) - by far my favorite story. DOH has this Belly Good Program, which rewards people for losing weight. Now, the officials will take the challenge (imagine Sec. Enrique Ona and Asec. Eric Tayag with waistlines ranging from 80 to 90 inches in 6 months! Now that's cool!)
* BIRDS OF PREY KINGDOM (by MJ Marfori) - kids used to think of the brahminy kite eagle or lawin as dangerous, man-eating creatures. But here, the lawin can be a friend and a playmate.
* PINOYS INVITED TO OBAMA'S INAUGURATION (by Jun Loyola) - I don't even know if Pnoy's invited to Obama's inauguration after being reelected U.S. President. But four kids from Reedley Int'l School are, and they're making the country proud.
* PINOY AMONG 22 TO FLY TO OUTER SPACE IN 2014 (by Paolo Bediones) - next year, 22 ordinary people will be given the chance to fly to outer space. One Pinoy is already assured of a ticket. Who can that be? ;p
Supervising these kinds of stories can be "brain-freezing" at times. The writing requirement in TV5 isn't so "news-y" like that of the other networks. Our rule is write to video, make it "jologs," make it sound as if it came from a tabloid. And when it's a feature story, it has to be FUN and not sound so PR. As in! And the bosses expect so much from Happy News. 0_o But I admit, the first week I spent handling Happy News has been... fun. :) When I was in high school, my journalism teacher told me I'm gonna flourish in features. I thought I was kind of "demoted." But now, I understand that it's actually the feature stories that SHOULD bring in ratings.
Tomorrow I'm gonna post stuff that I want covered for Happy News. :) Hihi.
God bless and Happy Friday!
(Geese, I just realized that it's already Friday!)
