Rappler will hold AI and election forum and voter empowerment workshops in Iligan City

Iligan City will be the last stop of the #AmbagNatin promotional tour scheduled to take place from December 8-9

MANILA, Philippines – Disinformation continues in provinces across the country. What steps can local citizens take to ensure their communities are well informed about the upcoming 2025 Philippine elections?

Rappler will travel to Iligan City, Lanao del Norte 8 – 9 December for the last leg of this year #AmbagNatin roadshow seriesHe touched on Rappler’s call to action for the upcoming election: “#AmbagNatin: Defending the facts for an informed choice.”

This is part of a series of roadshows that Rappler civic engagement arm MovePH is organizing in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao to mobilize communities to promote information integrity and empower voters locally. The roadshows also aim to engage and train future Movers, Rappler’s civic engagement volunteers, to write community-driven election stories that will be amplified by Rappler.

The series that has already been Iloilo City And Lipa City — Includes public forums and hands-on workshops focused on the 2025 elections, voter empowerment and civic engagement.

The promotional tour will include a public forum about the importance of verified information and a vibrant information environment, especially during elections.

During the public forum, participants will hear from Rappler journalists and local newsrooms about how factual integrity can affect election results. There will be a panel discussion about ways to work together to ensure voters are protected from AI-powered disinformation.

During the forum, attendees will also be able to interact with Rai, Rappler’s chatbot designed to convey journalist-reviewed information in a conversational format.

This public forum will be held on: December 9, 14:00 to 17:00 in Iligan City.

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Places in the public forum are free, but seats are limited. All participants will also be asked to download the Rappler Communities app, a news and community-building app that uses generative AI for journalism and civic engagement. sign up Here or click the button below:

Please register on or before at the link above. Monday, December 2, 2024.

Become a Mover and attend our workshops on civic engagement

In addition to the public forum, the #AmbagNatin roadshow will offer specialized training in community-building journalism through a series of hands-on, interactive workshops for interested Movers or volunteers for Rappler.

In these workshops, 20 local community leaders, journalists and youth will participate in community dialogue about local issues and interactive learning sessions and activities. In particular, the workshops will be held from the following dates: December 7, between 14:00 – 17:00 (intro + community dialogue) and December 8, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (special workshops).

During these sessions, participants will learn more about fact-checking, reporting on local issues, creating effective multimedia content, and using social media for civic engagement.

As part of the selection process for these workshops, interested participants must submit an election-related story from their district and cover community issues during the election season for Rappler. After the training, participants are expected to continue stories based on their own presentations with the support of Rappler.

A total of 20 local community leaders, journalists and youth will be selected in Batangas. The criteria are as follows:

• At least 18 years old and a resident of Iligan City and nearby areas
• Good writing and communication skills
• Basic knowledge of short video production is preferred
• Journalism or video production experience is a plus
• I’m interested in doing community-oriented journalism
• It should be a solid presentation of an election-related story from their district (could be a text story or a multimedia application). Story submissions can include any of these: profiles of local candidates running in their city/county, stories about community issues that local candidates should address in their platforms, comparisons of the platforms of key candidates in their district, and others.
• Must be willing to help Rappler tell community stories during election season. These community stories may be similar to those mentioned above.
• You are also required to attend the public forum held on the afternoon of December 9th.

Food and snacks will be provided to those selected for the workshop.

If you are interested in attending these workshops and becoming a Carrier, please apply Here or click the button below:

The deadline for workshop applications is Thursday, December 5, at 23:59.. Workshop applicants must also respond to the public forum form.

Applicants will be reviewed by Rappler. All of them will be informed about the status of their applications. December 6, 2024.

For questions or concerns, email [email protected]. –Rappler.com