Analog signal to be switched off in 2023

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is urging the public to embrace the ongoing switch from analog to digital TV (DTV). DTV is an innovation on the way in which television is broadcast and has since been adopted by several countries, including the United States, over the past several years.
“The signal is better and clearer, there are more channels to choose from, and viewers can enjoy more content,” DICT planning officer, Engr. Dominador Garabiles, explained during an interview with the Philippine Information Agency-Region VI.
He noted, the department plans on shutting down analog signals in 2023.
Once an analog signal is closed, anybody not yet switched over to DTV would no longer be able to receive a television signal through standard antenna.
Garabiles said the department is still working out ways to assist members of the public unable to comply by the new standard.
“We will be discussing this with management on how we can provide this support,” he added./WDJ, PIA-6

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Puppetry workshop helps enhance communication skills for kids

With the Iloilo City Public Library (ICPL) concluding their puppetry making and storytelling workshop last week, ICPL Librarian II Julia Imme Jover discussed the benefits of such a program.
“Puppetry is one way of enhancing children’s communication skills,” she explained. “We taught them storytelling through puppetry and they also made puppets out of paper bags.”
The event came to a close with a culmination event.
“[The] culmination aims to recognize the efforts of [the] children who joined the sessions and made their own puppets,” she added.
Around 30 children, aged between five and 11 years old, had been participating in the workshop since earlier in the month and each was presented a certificate of participation, along with various prizes.
Prior to the opening of the workshop, City Librarian Marion Aguirre encouraged those eligible to participate in their monthly storytelling program.
“We encourage parents to bring their children and make them join us because most of the stories we read have moral lessons, which can serve as guide as they grow up,” she explained.
Storytelling sessions take place at the Plaza Libertad children’s playground.
“When Mayor Jose Espinosa III put up the playground, where the children are playing, we decided to have our storytelling there because the venue is more appealing for the children,” she explained./WDJ