In celebration of DEVCOM WEEK 2014, the Development Communication Department and the Development Communication Society of Xavier University will hold ECHO: 1st Mindanao Young Communicators Congress (MYCC) on Feb 15 at SM Cinema 3, Cagayan de Oro. This year’s theme is “Strategic Communication for Peace and Development in Mindanao.”

The congress aims to gather undergraduate communication students in Mindanao to take part in discussions led by reliable speakers and equip them as future communication practitioners.  This year’s forum will deepen the understanding of young people about the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) and how communication plays a significant role in the discussion on peace.
The topic is very timely as the signing of the last annex on normalization was done on January 26 between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Fr Albert E Alejo SJ will deliver the Keynote Address. Fr Alejo is the Assistant to the President for Social Development, Ateneo de Zamboanga University (ADZU). The other speaker is Ms Samira A Gutoc-Tomawis LLB, former legislator, peace advocate, and former columnist for Mindanao Cross and Inquirer.
 
Aside from the forum, the congress also aims to organize an association for all undergraduate communication students in Mindanao to be formally called Mindanao Young Communicators Association (MYCA).

Students who wish to join are required to pre-register for Php 100.00, inclusive of kit, certificate and lunch. For walk-in registration, the fee is Php150.00.

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