We are all advocating for something, we intentionally adopt a thought for a purpose. We do it because we believe we are advocating it for a change that is needed especially in our existing society. Though the advocacy can be hidden at some point, the biases will always come out in the end making it a habitual practice.

Advocacy journalism like many other form of journalism is said to be factual, based on truth and evidences. But the difference is that journalists’ who are practicing it advocates for their own stories. It is said that in contrast every advocacy journalists’ have an opinion in the stories they are writing. They have the power and the right to choose on which story and side they must stand because of their biases and a thought that it is the best angle for the story. 

Bicol University Documentary Festival (BUDOFEST) is an annual event and a documentary competition for amateur Bicolano documentarists spearheaded by The Bicol Organization of Neo-Journalists (Bonjour), the departmental organization of the Bachelor of Arts in Journalism of the Bicol University.

This year’s theme is “PADANAYON: ORGULYONG BIKOLNON” which showcases the tourists attractions, culture, heritage, music, lifestyle and cuisine of Bicol Region.

The world population has been rapidly increasing, today according to an online based population statistics Worldometers, it has been estimated that over 7 billion people inhabits the planet. Human race has been overpopulating other species and inhabitant of this planet, according to World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) the rapid loss of species today is 1,000 to 10, 000 times higher than the natural extinction rate.

The Zoological Society of London and the Global Footprint Network also gave the statistics that 25% of the land species have declined, 28% in marine life and 29% in freshwater species. This figure of extinction is due to the destructive human activities that are man-made in nature. 

The Bicol Universitarian scored 18 awards in the 14th Region V Tertiary Schools Press Conference held January 9 to 11 at Bagasbas Lighthouse Hotel Resort, Bagasbas, Camarines Norte.