Kite Flying Festival for Peace last May 1, 2003 with the Federation of Reporters for Empowerment and Equality (FREE) in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato (Photo by )

by Red Batario

There is no denying that when Leonilo "Toots" Escalada, a radio station manager in General Santos City in Mindanao, talks about the reshaping of local communities he sounds more like a development worker, or a politician, rather than a journalist.

And he does not confine himself to the booth when airing his daily program, Barangay Agong, which takes its name after the station. He brings his program to where the action is — the barangays (villages) of General Santos where Escalada actually facilitates discussions of current issues. more

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