Exercise 2A: Brainstorming and Scoping

DEVC 126 Story Plan

Del Rosario, Gilliane O.

Gotera, Cedric M.
Pesigan, Gerald S.
Ramos, Giana Lloraine A.

A. Field Partner, Topic, and Social Issue (include profile/background

of field partner, SDG/social issue, story angle)

Field Partner: FarmC also known as Fisheries Aquatic Resources

Management Council, is a local fisherfolk council located in Barangay
Malinta, Los Baños, Laguna. In terms of their socio-demographic profile,
FarmC consists of about 200 members from Brgy. Malinta and about 800
members for the whole Los Baños. Their primary source of livelihood is
from the aquatic environment through fishing.

Field Topic: Challenges faced by the FARMC

SDG/Social Issue:
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 11 Reduced Inequalities
SDG 14 Life Below Water
Story Angle: How FarmC chooses to cope up given the challenges and
limited resources that they have.

B. Media (e.g. video or audio documentary video, feature or in-depth

stories for web or print, multimedia feature, panel discussion /
forum, IEC materials/posters/infographics, website, social media
page)

The media that will be used for the specific angle of the story are a video
documentary and a feature article.

Video Documentary & Feature Article

B. Sources (e.g., interviewees, documents, experts)

Mr. Fidel Bienes: FARMC President of Brgy. Malinta
Mr. Dexter Cosme: LSPU College of Fisheries Instructor
Mr. Milo D. Delos Reyes: Executive Director for Department of
Agriculture (DA)-4A
Mr. Radel Llagas: Chief of the DA-4A Regional Agricultural and Fisheries
Information Section (RAFIS)

C. Objectives (at least 3)

At the end of the documentary/feature article, the audience must be able

to:
1. Describe the current situation of FarmC in Barangay Malinta, Los
Baños, Laguna;
2. Explain the challenges being faced by FarmC during and after the
pandemic and its causes; and
3. Identify the ways on how they rose and coped with the challenges
they faced.

D. Outline

I. Introduction about FARMC

A. According to the Perspective of FARMC President, Fidel Bienes
B. According to the Perspective of BFAR
II. Livelihood of FARMC According to the Perspective of FARMC
A. Pre-Pandemic
B. During Pandemic
C. Post-Pandemic
D. Recent Typhoons Karding and Paeng
III. Livelihood of FARMC According to the Perspective of BFAR
A. Pre-Pandemic
B. During Pandemic
C. Post-Pandemic
D. Recent Typhoons Karding and Paeng
IV. Ways of FARMC Coping based on their Challenges
A. Based on BFAR’s Help
B. According to the Perspective of FARMC
V. Current Struggles of FARMC
 A. Help from Outside Organizations
VI. Call-to-Action and Conclusion
A. Message from FARMC to Outside Organizations