It is best to always add creativity to a seemingly boring yet
lengthy rhetoric, monologue, rant, and composition. What if we report or
write about the reportage, light documentary and voice over sessions of
field reporters? Research (painstaking) is somehow the prevailing
definiens of what I am about to do right now but then again what is
boring if it is not even half as exciting (what). The fun, excitement,
thrill and joy in discourses lie in the experimentation, exploration and
attention to certain details. Corrine Catibayan is one of the youngest
in the most recent batch of perfectly desperate journalists whom is
hoping to get the most out of the infinite loop of apprenticeship
programs of media entities in the Philippines. Is she going to get a
shot at the top of the most vicious ladder of all or is she going to
succumb to enormous amount of pressure like the rest of the onion
skinned Generation Z.
Right now I am a slave whom has been keeping tabs of Corrine
Catibayan's ability to structure non-fictional stories and check if she
will fumble at every turn. If she succeeds in making me shut my trap
forever and ever then well and good.
The year is 2022 Anno Domini and the subject is Corrine
Catibayan. Her body of work could somehow prove to her detractors
(myself included) that she is worth it. Is she going to become a
maverick or just another product of the assembly line? Is she going to
become a veritable trail blazer or a veritable failure of human society?
I have listed some of her most recent expositions for reader's
consumption. I ignored a lot her earlier reportage and there is no
excuse for my shortcomings and missteps but fair is fair I am but a
sleepy simpleton whom is trying to be objective and impartial every
step of the way.
Is it Live: False.
Day of the Week: Null.
Duration of Reportage: 180 seconds.
Subject of Reportage: Lucky Charms.
Did she fumble: Null.
Content of Reportage: It describes our yearly fascination with Chinese
made lucky charms. She interviewed some alleged attendant or owner among
others.
Qualitative Rating: Best.
Quantitative Rating: 10 out of 10.
Creator of Reportage: Corrine Catibayan and People behind the scenes.
Is it Live: True.
Day of the Week: Null.
Duration of Reportage: 90 seconds.
Subject of Reportage: Various subject, mostly about Live Teleprompter
Scenario/Milieu.
Did she fumble: True.
Content of Reportage: The death count and everything that will appeal to
the senses of the masses.
Qualitative Rating: Best.
Quantitative Rating: 10 out 10.
Reader of Reportage: Corrine Catibayan.
Is it Live: False.
Day of the Week: Null.
Duration of Reportage: 100 seconds.
Subject of Reporatage: Mostly about fires breaking out, in certain areas
of the Philippines.
Did she fumble: Null.
Content of Reportage: Fires are aplenty. The cause remains unknown.
Qualitative Rating: Best.
Quantitative Rating: 8 out 10.
Creator of Reportage: Corrine Catibayan and People behind the scenes.
Is it Live: Null.
Day of the Week: Null.
Duration of Reportage: 180 seconds.
Subject of Reportage: Transport Network Vehicle Service.
Did she fumble: Null.
Content of Reportage: She interviewed some people during the course of
this report which is good as most of these young people nowadays are
phabbing most of the time and prefers to disengage with their fellow
human beings.
Qualitative Rating: Best.
Quantitative Rating: 10 out of 10.
Creator of Reportage: Corrine Catibayan and People behind the scenes.
Is it Live: False.
Day of the Week: Null.
Duration of Reportage: 180 seconds.
Subject of Reportage: Trucking Freight Charges.
Did she fumble: Null.
Content of Reportage: The "department" did not pursue this but this is
Corrine Catibayan's finest moment (hour). She mentioned the actual cost
of trucking to be around 15,000 up to 17,000 pesos.
Qualitative Rating: Best.
Quantitative Rating: 10 out of 10.
Creator of Reportage: Corrine Catibayan and People behind the scenes.
Is it Live: False.
Day of the Week: Null.
Duration of Reportage:
Subject of Reportage: Parola Compound again.
Did she fumble: Null.
Content of Reportage: A fire broke out yet again at the Parola compound
but this time around they have a different excuse. The electrical wires
is what they are pointing out. I say, I sense pot session. The
interviewee is one of those resilient resident of the compound.
Qualitative Rating: Best.
Quantitative Rating: 10 out of 10.
Creator of Reportage: Corrine Catibayan and People behind the scenes.
Is it Live: False.
Day of the Week: Null.
Duration of Reportage: 100 seconds.
Subject of Reportage: PDEA operation.
Did she fumble: Null.
Content of Reportage: A buy bust operation in some forsaken place
wherein some of the alleged junkies and drug stockists where allegedly
arrested.
Qualitative Rating: Best.
Quantitative Rating: 10 out of 10.
Creator of Reportage: Corrine Catibayan and People behind the scenes.
Is it Live: True.
Day of the Week: Friday.
Duration of Reportage: 180 seconds.
Subject of Reportage: Live reporting along EDSA.
Did she fumble: True.
Content of Reportage: They (the crew) positioned themselves on an
overpass. The "department" is pushing their slant.
Qualitative Rating: Best.
Quantitative Rating: 10 out of 10.
Creator of Reportage: Corrine Catibayan and People behind the scenes.
Is it Live: True.
Day of the Week: Null.
Duration of Reportage:
Subject of Reportage: Live reporting in the City of Manila.
Did she fumble: False.
Content of Reportage: Man in the street interviews about the reopening
of the Dolomite sand beach in Manila.
Qualitative Rating: Best.
Quantitative Rating: 10 out of 10.
Creator of Reportage: Corrine Catibayan and People behind the scenes.
Is it Live: False.
Day of the Week: Null.
Duration of Reportage: 90 seconds.
Subject of Local News Aggregator: Fire.
Did she fumble: Null.
Content of Local News Aggregator: She described that fires broke out in
three different but critical spots in the Philippines.
Qualitative Rating: Best.
Quantitative Rating: 9 out of 10.
Reader of Repackaged News: Corrine Catibayan.
Is it Live: True.
Day of the Week: Wednesday.
Duration of Reportage: 120 seconds.
Subject of Reportage: Live situation report.
Did she fumble: False.
Content of Reportage: It is all about the up in arms reaction of truck
drivers about their trucks being banned from using Metropolitan Manila's
flyovers.
Qualitative Rating: Best.
Quantitative Rating: 10 out of 10.
Creator of Reportage: Corrine Catibayan and People behind the scenes.
Is it Live: False.
Day of the Week: Wednesday.
Duration of Reportage: 100 seconds.
Subject of News Aggregator: Death of a Baranggay Official, Death by
Lightning Strike, Tornado Spotted.
Did she fumble: Null.
Content of News Aggregator: A kagawad was killed while riding his
electric bike. A boy and a water buffalo was killed after being hit by
lightning. Formation of a tornado was allegedly witnessed by many and
recorded on camera in Cavite.
Qualitative Rating: Best.
Quantitative Rating: 9 out 10.
Reader of Repackaged News: Corrine Catibayan.
Is it Live: False.
Day of the Week: Thursday.
Duration of Reportage: 100 seconds.
Subject of Local News Aggregator: Drowning, Ferry Incident.
Did she fumble: Null.
Content of Local News Aggregator: A kid drowned while taking a swim. A
ferry boat (RORO) figured in an unfortunate incident. It capsized as
allegedly evidenced by a video.
Qualitative Rating: Best.
Quantitative Rating: 8 out of 10.
Reader of Repackaged News: Corrine Catibayan.
Is it Live: False.
Day of the Week: Friday.
Duration of Reportage: 100 seconds.
Subject of International News Aggregator: Various.
Did she fumble: Null.
Content of International News Aggregator: One of the alleged protesters
in Ecuador was "allegedly" hit in the face by tear gas canister. An
apparent subway incident caught by a body camera of a police in New
Jersey subway. A lady allegedly fell from the subway train platform and
into the railway. The reason cited is that she fell due to some
description included in one of handbooks created for the Medical
Industry.
Qualitative Rating: Best.
Quantitative Rating: 9 out of 10.
Reader of Translated International News: Corrine Catibayan.
Is it Live: True.
Day of the Week: Friday.
Duration of Reportage: 120 seconds.
Subject of Reportage: Live reporting in Valenzuela City.
Did she fumble: False.
Content of Reportage: Dengue cleanup drive initiated by 33 Baranggays in
Valenzuela City.
Qualitative Rating: Best.
Quantitative Rating: 9 out of 10.
Creator of Reportage: Corrine Catibayan and People behind the scenes.
Is it Live: False.
Day of the Week: Tuesday.
Duration of Reportage: 200 seconds.
Subject of Reportage: Online Scams.
Did she fumble: Null.
Content of Reportage: A very light documentary that revolves around
deception and being on the receiving end of it. She featured two very
willing respondents. I said willing since this is all about their
humiliation. Surprisingly, she was able to secure a face to face
interview even though a topic of this kind is being discussed for all
the world to see. Figures were presented as usual but the scope is too
big for a very short documentary. This exposition tackled love and
investment scam at the same time.
Qualitative Rating: Best.
Quantitative Rating: 10 out of 10.
Creator of Reportage: Corrine Catibayan and People behind the scenes.
Is it Live: True.
Day of the Week: Thursday.
Duration of Reportage: 160 seconds.
Subject of Reportage: Live reporting at Pasay Taft.
Did she fumble: False.
Content of Reportage: The proper (not improper) authorities were
allegedly checking to make sure that everything will go smoothly and no
untoward incident will take place at the venue of the inauguration.
Qualitative Rating: Best.
Quantitative Rating: 10 out of 10.
Creator of Reportage: Corrine Catibayan and People behind the scenes.
Is it Live: False.
Day of the Week: Thursday.
Duration of Reportage: 120 seconds.
Subject of Reportage: The Presidential Inaugural Tradition.
Did she fumble: Null.
Content of Reportage: The so-called tradition when it comes to the
official transfer of power from the outgoing through the incoming. The
alleged tradition starts from the courtesy call through the witnessing
of the portraits of old and new Servants at the the so-called Palace of
the new president.
Qualitative Rating: Best.
Quantitative Rating: 10 out of 10.
Creator of Reportage: Corrine Catibayan and People behind the scenes.
Is it Live: False.
Day of the Week: Wednesday.
Duration of Reportage: 180 seconds.
Subject of Reportage: Private Miracles and Revelations.
Did she fumble: Null.
Content of Reportage: It focuses on the allegedly miraculous image of a
young Jesus Christ also known as Santo Nino. The owner of the icon is
claiming that she can forecast the day of your pregnancy. This is about
the central thesis of St. Thomas Aquinas which somehow states that most
of the time rebellious Angels are in the middle of all this aberration
although this was not discussed. The one whom is claiming that the icon
in question is miraculous is also the present owner. The theological
source was also tapped to explain their position on this matter. The
theological source is simply relaying to the faithful that they are
relying on science to verify the claims of the icon owner and at the
same time it will be utilized in confirming the authenticity of the
private miracles and revelations.
Qualitative Rating: Best.
Quantitative Rating: 10 out of 10.
Creator of Reportage: Corrine Catibayan and People behind the scenes.
Is it Live: False.
Day of the Week: Thursday.
Duration of Reportage: 200 seconds.
Subject of Reportage: It is okay not to be okay.
Did she fumble: Null.
Content of Reportage: The exposition is suppose to be aired the day
before but due to time constraints or shall I say deliberately
miscalculated circumstances it took atleast 24 hours to be aired
finally. It is about Mental Health. The medical martial law following
the three year cosplay event exacerbated the whole thing. She gathered
that out of more than 3,000 calls made by anonymous callers in some
helpline about 800 were from people who are contemplating suicide as the
easiest path out of their real world maladjustment.
Qualitative Rating: Best.
Quantitative Rating: 10 out of 10.
Creator of Reportage: Corrine Catibayan and People behind the scenes.
Is it Live: False.
Day of the Week: Friday.
Duration of Reportage: 240 seconds.
Subject of Reportage: It is okay not to be okay 2. University of the
Philippines, Quezon City.
Did she fumble: Null.
Content of Reportage: This one is also suppose to aired a day before but
you know the rest. Her whole emphasis is based on the study made at
University of Toledo about how animal patting and petting reduces the
amount of chemical compound called Cortisol in our blood and at the same
time the chemical compound Oxytocin is raised during the whole process.
The UP crowd called the special dogs as Emotional Support Animals. Those
dogs were almost able to trip her aground. The feeling of being stressed
out while in the process of finishing a thesis as mentioned by one of
the respondents is somewhat cured by these animals.
Qualitative Rating: Best.
Quantitative Rating: 10 out of 10.
Creator of Reportage: Corrine Catibayan and People behind the scenes.
Is it Live: False.
Day of the Week: Friday.
Duration of Reportage: 180 seconds.
Subject of Reportage: Cashier in pain.
Did she fumble: Null.
Content of Reportage: The cashier is suffering from ringing of ears,
headaches, and host of other recurring symptoms due to Temporo
Mandibular Joint (TMJ) disease/disorder. Specialist doctors are having a
tug of war as to who can really "treat or heal" her better. One of them
is an Orthodontist. The other is a Neurologist. Finally, she needs a
surgeon. The cashier is confused and in pain but there is no immediate
solution in sight. The cashier whom is also a mother and a wife is the
most resilient person of the moment.
Qualitative Rating: Best.
Quantitative Rating: 10 out of 10.
Creator of Reportage: Corrine Catibayan and People behind the scenes.
Is it Live: False.
Day of the Week: Wednesday.
Duration of Reportage: 120 seconds.
Subject of Reportage: An alleged "junkie" in a bus.
Did she fumble:
Content of Reportage: A man allegedly caused quite a disturbance in a
bus that runs along the route which is labeled as EDSA Bus Carousel. It
was immediately discovered that he is "allegedly" carrying deadly
weapons including an improvised gun.
Qualitative Rating: Best.
Quantitative Rating: 10 out of 10.
Creator of Reportage: Corrine Catibayan and People behind the scenes.
Is it Live: True.
Day of the Week: Wednesday.
Duration of Reportage: 180 seconds.
Subject of Reportage: Live reporting at EDSA Bus Way Gat Andres
Bonifacio Monument Station.
Did she fumble: True.
Content of Reportage: The so called Vaccine Hesitancy Name Calling
Expedition was brought up yet again by the "department". All of those
who were interviewed at the Andres Bonifacio Monument were fully
vaccinated but still she labeled them as "hesitant". She also said that
she felt the hesitancy of almost all the respondent whom she interviewed
but the caption in the screen was about the dissenting opinion that the
booster shot is important.
Qualitative Rating: Best.
Quantitative Rating: 10 out of 10.
Creator of Reportage: Corrine Catibayan and People behind the scenes.
Is it Live: False.
Day of the Week: Wednesday.
Duration of Reportage: 100 seconds.
Subject of News Aggregator: Various.
Did she fumble: Null.
Content of News Aggregator: Flooding in some parts of the country. A
baby was thrown like trash in the stream.
Qualitative Rating: Best.
Quantitative Rating: 8 out of 10.
Reader of Repackaged News: Corrine Catibayan.
Is it Live: True.
Day of the Week: Thursday.
Duration of Reportage: 180 seconds.
Subject of Reportage: Actual report at Obando, Bulacan.
Did she fumble: False.
Content of Reportage: Parts of Bulacan is under knee deep flood as
combination of cyclical tides, continuous rains, and hampered dike
repairs created a non-receding water world. She interviewed atleast
three man on the wet street as her source and actual footage as evidence
for her reportage. The second round of morning news was forced to go on
overtime to accommodate this actual location reportage.
Qualitative Rating: Best.
Quantitative Rating: 10 out of 10.
Creator of Reportage: Corrine Catibayan and People behind the scenes.
Is it Live: False.
Day of the Week: Friday.
Duration of Reportage:
Subject of News Aggregator: Various.
Did she fumble: Null.
Content of News Aggregator: A team building and merry making activity
is turned suddenly by some lethargic witnesses into a very tragic day as
a staff of a politician was ignored by at least three people who were in
the same pool a few feet away from him. His co-workers were not even
around to help him. The lethargic crowd is deadly indeed. Life guards
failed to revive the victim. The owner of the resort on the other hand
mentioned financial assistance as a form of solution to the mishap. A
man allegedly stabbed two men with a knife who were allegedly found out
to be siblings. The victims of the supposed knife stabbing died. The
alleged culprit shall be charged under the title of multiple counts of
murder.
Qualitative Rating: Best.
Quantitative Rating: 10 out of 10.
Reader of Repackaged News: Corrine Catibayan.
Note To Those Concerned: There is no intention on my part to malign,
besmirch, or molest your treasured credibility/reputation. If any of
those mentioned above felt that they were molested in any way, I will
not stop them from being partial with the age of litigation so to speak.
The subsequent part of the series will come next so please wait for it
as I am being limited by the HIVE network to use just about 26 Billion
Man(a). I will not claim ownership of copyrighted materials which you
think is dwelling within this piece.