Philippine MIL Summit

13/02/2026

The conversations are set, and the speakers are ready!

We are pleased to announce the complete lineup of sessions and speakers for the 8th National Forum on Media and Information Literacy (8th NFMIL)—a full-day gathering of educators, media practitioners, and advocates committed to strengthening Media and Information Literacy in a rapidly changing world.

Session 1: Keynote Address
🎙 Mr. Howie Severino – Host, i-Witness; Consultant, GMA Integrated News; Editor-at-Large, GMA News Online
"Media and Information Literacy in the Age of AI: A Modern Survival Skill"

Session 2: Panel Discussion
🎙 Ms. Gemma Soneja – Master Teacher II, Parang High School, Marikina City
🎙 Dr. Hemmady Mora – Faculty, PUP College of Communication
🎙 Dr. Jomar Redubla – Director, Basic Education Department, FEU Cavite
🎙 Mr. Mon Isberto – Communications Consultant, MediaQuest Holdings
"Beyond the Curriculum: Teaching MIL in Flexible, Real-World Contexts"

Session 3: Expert Talk + Open Forum
🎙 Mr. Gian Libot – Open-Source Intelligence Analyst
"Technology Changes, Principles Remain: MIL in the Age of AI and Algorithms"

Session 4: Hands-on Workshop
🎙 Mr. Arniel Ping – Faculty, St. Stephen’s High School, Manila
"From Theory to Practice—Designing and Integrating Contextualized MIL Lessons and Activities"

📌 The 8th NFMIL is accredited with 5 CPD units for professional teachers
Accreditation Number: PTR-2024-627-12285
Professional teachers who wish to earn CPD units are encouraged to join.

Register now: https://forms.gle/e8fgN5FjsP13XVuv6
Deadline of registration is on February 16, 2026. Don’t forget to follow our page for updates.

22/01/2026

30/12/2025

06/12/2025

🎉 MAKI+FIESTA 2.0 is back , a media festival for free expression, democracy, and the creative economy!
📅 Dec 11–12, 2025
📍 UP Diliman
🎟 Register now: https://bit.ly/makifiesta2025
Be part of the movement. Let’s make media matter.

🎉 MAKI+FIESTA 2.0 is back , a media festival for free expression, democracy, and the creative economy!

📅 Dec 11–12, 2025
📍 UP Diliman
🎟 Register now: https://bit.ly/makifiesta2025

Be part of the movement. Let’s make media matter.

22/11/2025

✨📣 𝗨𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽 📣✨

Didn't get to buy our merch during the summit? Good news, we're selling our Ugnay shirts, bucket hats and bags online! 👕🧢👜

To order, fill out this form: https://bit.ly/Ugnay2025MerchOrder

21/11/2025

𝗨𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝟮 — 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲! 💪

Today, representatives from civil society, government, academia, and media came together once again to advance plans for the eventual formation of a national Media and Information Literacy (MIL) coalition 💻📱 The day featured an advocacy workshop, commitment mapping, and rich discussions — all grounded in local contexts of MIL integration and literacy-building 💬

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined and contributed to this meaningful dialogue! 👏✨

17/11/2025

Thank you, Philippine Information Agency for this recap video! 💖 It's been more than a week since our summit - what moment from Ugnay would you want to relive? 🥹

16/11/2025

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗜 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗧 𝗪𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘: 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗕𝗟𝗘𝗠 𝗧𝗢 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗧! 👏🥳

Thank you to everyone who participated in our AI prompt writing challenge last week! We hope you had a blast ✨

A heads up to the winners! An Out of the Box team member will be emailing you regarding your prizes 📧

11/11/2025

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗮 𝗶𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗴-𝘂𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻! 🤩

It’s been a few days since Ugnay, but we’re still buzzing from all the summit magic! ✨ Take a peek at these photos for a quick throwback to last Saturday’s fun 🤳

We’d like to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who made Ugnay a success — our booth partners, speakers, hosts, food concessionaires, participants, and all those who joined us at the summit. Your support made it all possible! 🤝

Thank you so much to one of our partners, Altermidya, for the amazing photos 📸

08/11/2025

A huge congratulations to the brilliant winners of the Ugn[ai]y content creation challenge 🤳👏 Your talent really blew us away! ✨️

To the winners, we'll be reaching out soon! 📱