(Aside: I chose to go by the name “Jeric Pena” because “ñ” doesn’t have any place in the digital world.)
Jeric Pena Reports
JPR is my news blog. It’s where I post my video and/or photo essays, audio reports, and news articles. Yes. I basically shoot, write, edit, record, and report. I even do programming.
I’ve been working on this blog since December last year. And I know that I’ve still got a lot of things to do to make it the way I want it to be. For one, I need to buy more equipment. I just use my iPhone and a point-and-shoot digital camera to take photos and videos. I’ve already bought some gadgets to help me come up with awesome multimedia content, but they are still in transit. (Check my multimedia journalism gear wish list.) Nevertheless, I believe that JPR looks just fine for now.
My podcast network, Brink Notes Podcast Network (BNCAST), was awarded as the 2011 Best Podcast Blog during the Philippine Blog Awards awarding ceremony held yesterday, December 3, 2011, at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium in RCBC Plaza, Makati City. I attended the ceremony with my mom and she also won a touchscreen phone from Nokia during the raffle. Click to continue reading »
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the Philippines a few days ago to grace the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty. In between the events regarding the said celebration, Hillary Clinton also attended a forum organized by GMA News and the Embassy of the United States of America in the Philippines.
On the eve of the forum, GMA News tweeted, “Any light questions (i.e. What makes you smile? et al.) for U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton? Tweet using #SecClintonManila hashtag.”
…and Manila is currently submerged in floodwaters because of the nonstop rains, I proudly present to you the most awesome cover/rendition of Rebecca Black’s sensational song “Friday,” a song that I sincerely and totally love.
The orchestration is just awesome, perfect, wonderful, magnificent, (insert a “positive” adjective here). I totally love it!
Hi, everyone! I'm Jeric Peña, 20 years old, college student from Manila, Philippines. If you haven't figured it out yet, this is my personal blog where I post just about anything.
