Rambo, Ma'am Charie, and Mother Ignacia
So there you have it. I've been given the chance to speak on air because the DJ said so. And not just any DJ, "Papa Bear" of Barangay LS during the afternoon radio show. I remember being teased with "Rrrrramboo!" relentlessly in school for doing just that. But I find it cute and funny because behind that teasing is the affirmation that I am really meant for broadcasting (daw).
We actually have a requirement for my News Writing class at school. It's called "The Beat Exposure Trip" in the journ kids get deployed to different media outfits (Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inquirer.net, Bulgar, Bandera, ABS-CBN). Most of these media outfits are in print; and ABS-CBN is the only broadcast network available. I hate to admit it but ABS-CBN is really a coveted assignment. That's why being assigned to it for this requirement gives me the shivers - both good and bad.
Anyway, so yesterday (January 9) was our first meeting with Ms. Charie Villa, the Head of ABS-CBN Newsgathering. "Ma'am Charie", as ABS-CBN people call it, is a top-caliber broadcast journalist. She is one of the "Tres Marias", the three big women of the network (Maria Ressa, Charie Villa, Luchi Cruz-Valdes) until by some twist of fate, Luchi Cruz-Valdes resigned. You could imagine, then, that the name Charie Villa was just something I've heard of in bigtime newscasts (or issues like the Manila Peninsula Journalists Arrest). Now, I'm seeing her in person.
We left the school at 1:30PM, right after my Japanese class. Mav, Dessa, and I were onboard Reema's family car en route to the network. As I was looking outside the window, I noticed that the radio was set on Barangay LS (DWLS 97.1) and it was the Papa Bear Show where callers can request and air their thoughts. Back in my COM100 days, I had the chance to join the Tracktrip to GMA Network where I saw the radio stations and the sets of 24 Oras, Saksi, Balitanghali, and Sis. There, I was able to sit by the DJ's microphone and do some spiels care of 'Papa Bear' to the great (hopefully) astonishment of those watching.That's Maria Ressa and Ma'am Charie, by the way (taken from her Facebook account).
The time was 2:00 PM, and we were going through Timog Avenue already, crossing over to Mother Ignacia street when one caller shared her twisted love story and philosophies in life (read: 'motto'). I could care less about her love story after all it's a free nation. What I cannot stomach was her saying, which is...
"Virginity is not purity. It is lack of opportunity."
And I felt my eyes bulge in surprise and shock.
Graar!
Virginity has always been a dear topic to me. It concerns me greatly because I still believe in the teachings of the Catholic Church when it comes to Life and Human Sexuality. Today's society, however, is placing that hypothesis under great fire.
I really wanted to get mad at that statement (and I am indeed mad!). But what can I do? I am just only one of the diminishing people who still believe that sex must come after marriage no matter how easy or difficult it may seem.
Sexual liberation is actually happening in my generation today. I have seen cases of teens unable to contain their drives and go on in their sleazy escapades. I really, really want to frown at this but reality is hitting me far more than it is. But one thing that keeps me going (no matter how easy or difficult it may seem) is the thought echoed by a Youngblood contributor (Sex and the Single Pinay, Youngblood 3): I am not afraid of eternal damnation. I am afraid of eternal infection.
I think that best summarizes my reason for holding me horses.
But don't you think it's time to rethink if the caller's statements are true? I actually feel that it's a maligned way of justifying having sex 24/7 to known and unknown males. That person may have her reasons, but I think it's something I shouldn't condone nor agree to.
Not even in a million years.
Hopefully.
Patrol?
In other news, the meeting with Ms. Charie Villa was, well, pretty quick. Shorter than expected. Dessa even told me that the conversation could have been done through email. Find out more in this next post.
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