A YOUNG priest from the Archdiocese of Manila said that more television programs focusing on values and the rights of children should be produced for broadcast.
Fr. Jojo Buenafe of the archdiocesan television station TV Maria lamented the shortage of television programs for children that are centered on values.
“Gone are the days when Sesame Street and Batibot were the ones being watch by children,” he said.
Buenafe was one of the more than 15 Filipino delegates attending the Signis World Congress in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Interviewed at the sidelines during the congress, the priest said “there should be a revival of values and virtues” with regards to media productions intended for children.
He said the theme of the convention was very relevant to the Philippine situation today “because we really have to focus on our children in preserving their rights since they will be the future of our church and the future of the whole world.”
The world congress, which was held from Oct. 17-21, had the theme: “Media for a Culture of peace: Children’s rights, tomorrow’s promise.”
“In terms of productions, based on the workshops that I attended, there is I believe this empowerment of our children,” Buenafe said.
He noted that back home, most of the productions even if they are made for children, “are mostly leaning towards sex and violence.”
When asked if it means TV Maria will soon come out with quality TV productions, he quipped, “That’s what we are hoping for.”
“With regards to our productions, a lot of time we tried to see them what they would do and what should be the outcome, and to see and hear what they can contribute based on their experience and based on what they want to share with the children—children teaching children and even children teaching adults,” he said.
Buenafe said the world convention “really set the fire in our hearts so that we can inflame in our hearts the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ through the mass media of communication.”
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