By Krisvimar Nogra – BA COMM 4, Centralian Link Intern
ĢƵ#TechTalkChallengeĢƵ organizers with attendees at Brgy. Macatol, Pototan (Photo Credits: Lorenz Cantara)
Social media has proven to be a modern essential for the youth and the elders of communities. The online world has become a space where everyone is welcomed and everything you need can be acquired in one click. With such benefits at hand, however, comes the risk of social media being misused. With this possibility in mind, the CPU Communication Circle initiated #TechTalkChallenge, an outreach program that advocates for social media literacy.
Formulated by Mr. CPU 2025 and CPU CommCircle President Krisvimar Nogra, Ms. CPU 2025 and CPU CommCircle Vice President Elaisha Pomida, and CPU CommCircle Secretary Mitch Gabinete, with support from the officers of the academic organization, the outreach program aims to educate communities about the basics of social media, the concept of artificial intelligence (AI), fake news and misinformation, and practical ways to use social media.
For the first implementation of #TechTalkChallenge, the CPU CommCircle collaborated with the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Council of Brgy. Macatol in Pototan, Iloilo.
With pre-tests signifying the start of the event, the segment SocMed101 followed. The organizing committee enlightened the attendees of the basic concepts in social mediaĢƵemail address, password, online scams. For the AINako!, AIyos! segment, the community members were set in a game show where they decided whether the scenarios using AI presented were negative (AINako!) or positive (AIyos!). A talk followed explaining the risks and handling of AI.
The Miss Information 2026 portion saw participants compete for a fraudulent title where the winner becomes a bad exampleĢƵa fake news peddler. With the informative game serving as a reversed learning scheme, it depicted the traits of a misinformed person and how they disseminate false information. The event ended with ANsavvy?!, an interactive portion where participants roleplayed scenarios on how to use social media to their advantage. Scenes of using looking-for-rider (LFR) groups to travel and selling products online were acted out by the attendees.
SK Chairman of Brgy. Macatol, Pototan and Centralian graduate Ms. Jennifer Erika Angeles shared her gratitude towards the initiative. ĢƵThe event was truly informative and initiatives like this help build informed families and future ready leaders within our community. I am grateful that the CPU Communication Circle held the #TechTalkChallenge here in our barangay, empowering not only our youth but also the parents through digital literacy and responsible social media awareness,ĢƵ says SK Angeles.
The initiative was triggered by the rampant issues of social media misuse and the win of the CPU CommCircle President and Vice President tandem Krisvimar Nogra and Elaisha Pomida at the Mister and Miss ĢƵ pageant, igniting their passion to begin a project after claiming the titles in October 2025.