DJ Arcon and Neima Chowdhury

<p>A student from Mapua Institute of Technology won big in the first &quot;SinePatrol: The Bayan Mo iPatrol Mo (BMPM) Mobile Shorts Contest&quot; held Tuesday at the Dolphy Theatre in the ABS-CBN Compound.</p><p>Mapua student Januarius Michael Bernardino bested other participants from nine schools with his film “Bukod Sa Aking Saril.” His work also received the &quot;Most Liked Film&quot; award.</p><p>The short film entries feature the stories of the Filipino family in line with ABS-CBN&#x27;s campaign, &quot;Ipanalo ang Pamilyang Pilipino&quot; for the upcoming elections.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">The first <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SinePatrol?src=hash">#SinePatrol</a> Mobile Shorts grand winner is &quot;Bukod sa Aking Sarili&quot; from MAPUA! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SinePatrolRedCarpet?src=hash">#SinePatrolRedCarpet</a> <a href="https://t.co/6hd67E5jTD">pic.twitter.com/6hd67E5jTD</a></p>— Bayan Mo, Ipatrol Mo (@bayanmo) <a href="https://twitter.com/bayanmo/status/724931627323891713">April 26, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="~//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>Bernardino said that he will use half of his prize money to process the recognition of the organization he built that focuses on helping persons with disabilities (PWD).</p><p>“Bale a portion po ng P50,000 is ibibigay ko po sa organization na tinayo ko po for PWDs. Kailangan nila kasi na ma-register kaya kailangan po ng konting amount,” Bernardino said during his speech.</p><p>His video, which features various sectors, aims to challenge politicians and their responsibility to citizens.</p><iframe allowfullscreen="" allowtransparency="true" frameBorder="0" height="315" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbayanmoipatrolmo%2Fvideos%2Fvb.124572377564014%2F1083545428333366%2F%3Ftype%3D3&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="560"></iframe><p>Meanwhile, University of Santo Tomas student Ben Gesmundo&#x27;s &quot;Dulot&quot; placed second, followed by the entry of Colegio De Dagupan student Edren Llanillo&#x27;s &quot;Pasan,&quot; which also won the &quot;Most Viewed&quot; and &quot;Most Shared&quot; film.</p><p>Aside from plaques, the winners also received cash prizes worth P50,000, P30,000 and P10,000 respectively.</p><div><strong>Role of youth in the elections</strong></div><p>According to BMPM head Rowena Paraan, the objective of the SinePatrol is “to mobilize the millennials and make them think about the elections.”</p><p>Paraan also said millennials are fond of their mobile phones and are active on social media, which is why BMPM thought of a way of mobile phones to deliver meaningful messages this coming election.</p><p>&quot;Tingin namin &#x27;yung mga bata mahilig sila sa cellphone, laging nagso-social media, so why not use the thing that they love the most, their cellphones para sa isang makabuluhang bagay?,&quot; Paraan said.</p><p>ABS-CBN Integrated News and Current Affairs Head Ging Reyes said that SinePatrol is part of ABS-CBN&#x27;s campaign to educate voters.</p><p>“By showcasing your work here tonight, we at ABS-CBN Integrated News hope that we have not only awakened the storytellers in you but most of all, your youthful exuberance and idealism to search for truth and use it for the greater good,” Reyes said in her speech.</p><p>The event was also attended by delegates from Polytechnic University of the Philippines, University of Perpetual Help System, Miriam College, Adamson University, De La Salle University- College of Saint Benilde, and Lyceum Northwestern University.</p><p>The awarding ceremony was hosted by BMPM Ambassador Gretchen Ho.<br/><br/>Watch the videos of other finalists here:</p><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameBorder="0" height="485" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbayanmoipatrolmo%2Fvideos%2F1083550841666158%2F&amp;width=500" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="500"></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen="" allowtransparency="true" frameBorder="0" height="315" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbayanmoipatrolmo%2Fvideos%2Fvl.1539408219694490%2F1083558551665387%2F%3Ftype%3D3&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="560"></iframe><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameBorder="0" height="504" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbayanmoipatrolmo%2Fvideos%2F1083553528332556%2F&amp;width=500" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="500"></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen="" allowtransparency="true" frameBorder="0" height="315" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbayanmoipatrolmo%2Fvideos%2Fvb.124572377564014%2F1083540858333823%2F%3Ftype%3D3&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="560"></iframe>

A student from Mapua Institute of Technology won big in the first "SinePatrol: The Bayan Mo iPatrol Mo (BMPM) Mobile Shorts Contest" held Tuesday at the Dolphy Theatre in the ABS-CBN Compound. 

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Mapua student wins BMPM's 'SinePatrol'

DJ Arcon and Neima Chowdhury

Published Apr 27, 2016 01:51 AM PHT

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