"Images of an Ever-Present Past"

A Photo Exhibit and Forum on Reporting War and Conflict

April 24 to 26, 2009
Planta Centro Bacolod Hotel and Residences
Bacolod City, Philippines

EXHIBIT Launching: April 24, 6:00 pm, Grand Ballroom B
FORUM: April 25-26, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Grand Ballroom A

  PJ 3 / 3  = The Teachers' Batch

by Jay Malaga

Disclaimer: This article may contain disturbing information such as that of a veteran war journalist acting like a 16-year old and/or a respectable radio station manager posing as Manny Pacquiao. We guarantee, however, that these efforts were made solely for educational purposes. And that a lot of lessons were, indeed, shared and learned in the process.

The latest group of PJ3 survivors were named last March 31, 2009 at Palmas del Mar Hotel and Restaurant in Bacolod City, Philippines. PJ3 or the Qualification Course for Peace and Conflict Journalism Trainers gathered eight (8) participants from all over the Philippines in the so-called “Teachers' Batch.”