Mother of Atenean: Don't let your kids attend 'open parties'
AIE BALAGTAS SEE, GMANews.TV
02/26/2009 | 10:34 PM
(Updated 2 a.m./02/27) MANILA, Philippines – Parents of high school students were warned Thursday of the so-called open parties that seem to be the rage these days among teenagers, particularly those from affluent families and studying in exclusive schools.
In a report on GMA News’ “24 Oras," a mother of an Ateneo de Manila High School student narrated how her son was beaten up while attending an “open party" in an undisclosed posh village last month.
The mother, whom the report did not identify for security reasons, said that although her son suffered no critical injuries, she is so worried about the psychological effects the beating might have caused her son.
“He sustained a lot of bruises in the head. He had a laceration on the forehead. He had a big cut on the lips. Three of his teeth became loose. He had punches on torso and even on the crotch. It's not life-threatening but I think more than all these injuries what damaged him more is psychological trauma," she told Maki Pulido in an interview.
The report said aside from violence, alcohol and even illegal drugs like Ecstasy flood these parties, which are usually organized by high school students. For a couple of hundred pesos, every one can attend such an event.
Sex was also a common occurrence in these parties, the interviewed mother said.
“Teenagers were walking around the streets holding bottles of hard drinks, and used condoms were found on the park and a dark alley," she said.
Aware
Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) head Msgr. Gerry Santos said school administrators were aware of these events but could not prevent them since the parties were held outside of school premises.
Santos said parents play a big role in putting a stop to the conduct of open parties.
“Alam ng mga paaralan ang nangyayaring ganito. In fact, siguro harapin namin ito at ang hiling natin una sa mag-aaral (ay) choose the company you're going with. Sa mga magulang ay makialam sa buhay ng kanilang mga anak," Santos said.
[“Schools are aware of this. We advise the students to choose their company. As for the parents, you should be involved with your children’s life."]
Santos added that they are taking this as a challenge to revisit school programs they offer to students.
"Siguro pag-usapan namin ang aming paradigms of operations. Yung mga youth programs namin sa schools baka hindi na rin nakakapag-connect sa kabataan. They find it very boring, they find it passé kaya naghahanap silang ng ibang activities na makakapukaw ng damdamin nila. So I guess it’s a challenge for us," Santos said.
[“May we will talk about our paradigms of operations. Our youth programs in schools may no longer be connecting with our youth. They find it very boring, they find it passé and that is why they look for different activities that will rouse their feelings."] - GMANews.TV
In a report on GMA News’ “24 Oras," a mother of an Ateneo de Manila High School student narrated how her son was beaten up while attending an “open party" in an undisclosed posh village last month.
The mother, whom the report did not identify for security reasons, said that although her son suffered no critical injuries, she is so worried about the psychological effects the beating might have caused her son.
“He sustained a lot of bruises in the head. He had a laceration on the forehead. He had a big cut on the lips. Three of his teeth became loose. He had punches on torso and even on the crotch. It's not life-threatening but I think more than all these injuries what damaged him more is psychological trauma," she told Maki Pulido in an interview.
The report said aside from violence, alcohol and even illegal drugs like Ecstasy flood these parties, which are usually organized by high school students. For a couple of hundred pesos, every one can attend such an event.
Sex was also a common occurrence in these parties, the interviewed mother said.
“Teenagers were walking around the streets holding bottles of hard drinks, and used condoms were found on the park and a dark alley," she said.
Watch 24 Oras video of the report
Aware
Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) head Msgr. Gerry Santos said school administrators were aware of these events but could not prevent them since the parties were held outside of school premises.
Santos said parents play a big role in putting a stop to the conduct of open parties.
“Alam ng mga paaralan ang nangyayaring ganito. In fact, siguro harapin namin ito at ang hiling natin una sa mag-aaral (ay) choose the company you're going with. Sa mga magulang ay makialam sa buhay ng kanilang mga anak," Santos said.
[“Schools are aware of this. We advise the students to choose their company. As for the parents, you should be involved with your children’s life."]
Santos added that they are taking this as a challenge to revisit school programs they offer to students.
"Siguro pag-usapan namin ang aming paradigms of operations. Yung mga youth programs namin sa schools baka hindi na rin nakakapag-connect sa kabataan. They find it very boring, they find it passé kaya naghahanap silang ng ibang activities na makakapukaw ng damdamin nila. So I guess it’s a challenge for us," Santos said.
[“May we will talk about our paradigms of operations. Our youth programs in schools may no longer be connecting with our youth. They find it very boring, they find it passé and that is why they look for different activities that will rouse their feelings."] - GMANews.TV
