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Mga Imortal sa Pakikibaka


Pakinggan ang pagbasa ng mga estudyante-artista mula sa UP Repertory Company sa ilang liham na isinulat ng mga estudyante ng PS 21 bilang paggunita sa kabayanihan ng mga martir sa panahon ng Batas Militar.

Sa panahon kung kailan nagbabalik sa kapangyarihan ang pamilya ng diktador at lalong lumalaganap ang distorsiyon at negasyong historikal, nararapat lamang ang paglikha ng iba’t ibang paraan upang higit na pagtibayin ang pagpapahalaga sa kasaysayan, katotohanan at kalayaang akademiko.

Patuloy na tutugon ang sining sa mga hamon ng kasalukuyan at titindig laban sa mga mapang-abuso at naghahari-harian sa ating lipunan. Patuloy ang pagmumulat sa mamamayang Pilipino gamit ang sining, at paglaon ay mas marami na ang nakakaalam kung na kanino ang tunay na kapangyarihan.



Mga iginagalang kong bayaning lumaban sa diktadurya,

Ilang dekada na pala ang lumipas mula noong ipinamalas ninyo ang inyong kagitingan at masidhing pagmamahal sa bayan, na kahit kabi-kabila ang banta sa inyong buhay ay hindi ninyo hinayaang mamayani ang mga elitistang tuta at naghaharing-uri sa ating lupang tinubuan. Kung iisipin, napakaraming rason para mabahag ang inyong mga buntot at hayaan na lamang mapasailalim ang estado sa mapang-alispustang kamay ng diktador. Ngunit hindi kayo nagpasindak sa mga matatalas na salita na binibitawan sa inyo ng mga taong may kapangyarihan at mas piniling tumindig at lumaban para sa kapakanan ng ating bayan at ng minorya.

Salamat sa pagpapaningas ng sulo ng katotohanan kahit na pilit itong inililibing para mapagtakpan ang kabuktutan ng sistema sa ilalim ng diktadurang Marcos. Salamat sa pagsasatinig ng mga puna na nakakulong lamang sa isip ng mga mamamayan na binabalot ng gimbal. Salamat sa pagsalo ng kalupitan ng mga naghahari-harian upang makamtan ang kalayaan, katotohanan, seguridad, at karapatan ng mga ordinaryong mamamayan. At salamat sa pagiging inspirasyon sa aming mga Iskolar ng Bayan na palaging pumanig sa kaliwanagan at kabutihan.

Nais ko ring humingi ng tawad dahil nasa kamay na naman ng isang Marcos ang ating kinabukasan. Patawad dahil parang isinantabi namin ang inyong pagsasakripisyo para makawala sa gapos ng diktadurya. Nabulag na naman ang karamihan sa amin at ang iba ay piniling magbulag-bulagan sa mga katotohanang inyong ikinintal sa aming isipan. Parang ibinalik na naman kami sa nakaraan; ngunit ang kaibahan ay hindi na namin kayo kasama sa panibagong yugto ng pakikibaka. Kung darating ang panahon na magkikita-kita tayong lahat muli, mapapatawad ninyo kaya ang ilan sa amin na tumaliwas sa ating adhikain na labanan ang mapagsamantalang nakaluklok sa puwesto?

Subalit, tinitiyak ko sa inyo na hindi ako magsasawang buklatin at halughugin ang katotohanan para maisiwalat na hindi totoo ang “golden age” sa diktaduryang Marcos, nang sa gayon ay mamulat na tayong lahat sa katotohanan at hindi sa mga nagbabalat-kayong teksto ng positibong pananaw sa batas militar.

Hindi pa rito natatapos ang ating laban dahil tatapusin namin ang inyong sinimulan. Pangako, hindi namin kayo bibiguin at pilit naming aabutin ang tunay na kalayaan. #NeverAgain #WeWillNever4get

Kziel.



Para sa makababasa ng liham na ito,

Kumusta po kayo? Hinihiling ko na kayo ay nasa mabuting kalagayan. Sana ay ligtas kayo mula sa anumang peligro.

Inaamin ako na lumaki ako sa pribilehiyo. Hindi man kami mayaman ay nakakamit namin ang pangangailangan. Nakakakain nang tatlong beses o mahigit pa sa isang araw, may malambot na kamang tinutulugan, at paminsan-minsan ay pinagbibigyan ang sarili sa mga luho. Nag-aaral ako sa institusyong tinitingala at nakakakuha ng kalidad na edukasyon nang libre.

Nabubuhay rin ako sa panahong malaya kahit papaano. Nabubuhay ako sa kalayaang ipinaglaban ninyo, sa kalayaang inalayan ninyo ng dugo, pawis, salita, at buhay. Salamat sa bawat araw na inyong tiniis sa kulungan at sa kung ano mang sakit na ibinigay nila sa inyo. Salamat sa bawat marka, pasa, gapos, at sugat na inyong dinadala sa mga masasakit na araw na iyon. Nagpapasalamat ako sa inyo dahil nararanasan ko ang pagkabata, kalayaan, at pangarap na isinuko ninyo para sa ating bayan. Ngayong 2022 ay pumapatak na sa limampung taon mula ng idineklara ang Batas Militar. Isang madilim at madugong punto sa kasaysayan dahil sa kalayaang sinupil at mga buhay na kinitil. Madilim at madugo gaano man nila ito takpan ng disimpormasyon. Madilim at madugo kahit gaano pa kaganda ang mga imprastrakturang itininayo (na mula rin naman sa utang at sa kaban ng bayan).

Kasama ninyo ako sa hindi paglimot sa mga buhay na nawala nang panahong iyon. Inaalala namin kayo at ang inyong mga ginawa para sa bayan kahit gaano nila subukang pagtakpan o baluktutin ang katotohanan.

Kaakibat ng pasasalamat na ito ang aking paghingi ng tawad. Patawad dahil parang napunta sa wala ang lahat ng ipinaglaban ninyo. Ang buhay ng inyong mga kasamahan (na pilit nilang binabalewala) ay parang nasayang. Lahat ng inyong ginugol upang matiyak na ang mga Pilipino ay hindi na muling mabubuhay sa takot ng diktadurya ay parang nauwi sa wala, dahil parang bumalik tayo sa simula—sa madilim na punto ng kasaysayan (na pilit nilang nirerebisa).

Namanhid ako pagkatapos ng eleksiyon. Hindi ako umiyak. Nabalot ako ng pagkadismaya. Napagod. Iniisip ko kung ano pa ang punto ng pagtindig at paglaban. Nais ko lang naman ay isang maayos na kinabukasan na mararanasan ng bawat Pilipino. Isang gobyernong nais talagang maglingkod imbes na unahin ang interes ng naghaharing-uri. At sila pa ang nagmukhang masama. Bakit kung sino pa ang gustong maglingkod at tumulong ay siya pang itinuturing na kaaway?

Hinahanap ko pa rin ang rason upang lumaban pa rin. Iniisip ko ang katapangang araw-araw ninyong isinasabuhay. Upang magpatuloy pa rin. Upang maniwalang ang Pilipino ay dapat ipaglaban. Upang maniwala sa kinabukasang nais nating marating.

Sana ay mahanap ko ang rason at bumalik na ako sa aking pagtindig. Sana ay malagpasan ko na ang pagod. Sana ako ay maging kasing-tapang niyo.

Salamat sa pakikipaglaban. Salamat sa pagtindig. Salamat sa pagmamahal niyo sa bayan.

Sumasainyo nang buong puso,

Isang Mag-aaral ng PS 21



Sulat para sa mga Bayani

Hindi marahil naiintindihan ng iba kung gaano kahirap ang ginawa ninyo. Hindi iyon isang maliit na desisyon o pampalipas-oras. Ang paglaban na inyong ginawa para sa kung ano ang tama ay isang panata sa bayan at ating mga kababayan.

Ngayong nasa ikalimampung anibersaryo tayo ng pagdeklara ng batas militar, parang may pagkapait ang aking nararamdaman dahil ngayong taon din ay naging presidente natin ang anak ng isang diktador at ibang klase ang naging giyera natin ngayon laban sa disimpormasyon. Ngunit, isa sa ikinababahala ko ay ang paglimot at pagbago ng kasaysayan ng mga tao upang magmukhang walang nangyaring masama sa ating nakaraan.

Hindi ko lubos maisip na napunta o mapupunta sa wala ang inyong mga ginawa para sa bansang ito dahil sa kasalukuyang nangyayari sa ating bayan. Subalit, gusto ko lamang sabihin na hindi limot at hinding-hindi makakalimutan ng isang ordinaryong mamamayan na tulad ko ang inyong ginawa. Magsisilbi po kayong malaking inspirasyon para hindi ako mawalan ng pag-asa bagkus ay patuloy pang lumaban para sa bansang ito at para sa mga Pilipino.

Mabubuhay ako araw-araw para parangalan ang inyong diwa. Narito lang ang liwanag, kailangan lang natin siyang hanapin at ipaglaban.

Maraming maraming salamat po at mabuhay kayo!

Ulap



Mahal na kasama,

Kumusta na? Nawa’y nag-aani kayo ng tagumpay diyan sa gawaing masa kasama ang mga magsasaka.

Marahil, nabanggit na sa mga pag-aaral na lipos ang mundo ng mga kontradiksiyon, gaya ng makauring tunggalian. Dagdag pa, minsan ding sinabi ni Marx na umuulit ang kasaysayan—una bilang trahedya, pangalawa bilang komedya. Matapos ang 50 taon nang ipataw ni Marcos, Sr. ang Batas Militar, tila komedya ring nakapanumbalik sa poder ang kaniyang pamilya at anak na si Marcos, Jr. Maraming nagtatanong kung saan nga ba tayo nagkulang? Bakit nakabalik pa ang minsang pinalayas na?

Singkuwenta. Masyadong matagal o bubot pa at nagpupunla? Siguro, depende sa konteksto. Ang tagal na 50 taon ay patunay ng katuwiran ng ipinaglalaban. Gayundin, hindi pa rin makamtan ang ganap na tagumpay dahil nagpupunla pa rin sa buong kapuluan.

Kagaya ninyo, marami ang nangangarap sa isang lipunang negasyon ng kasalukuyan. Sino ba naman kasing nanaising manatili sa lipunang lipos ng paghihirap dahil walang makain, mahal ang matrikula, walang lupa at trabaho, at walang kapayapaan. Kaya, sa panahong pilit na binabaligtad at dinedemonyo ang inyong pagkamartir, tungkulin sa aming patuloy na mangarap at panghawakan na posible ang mundong tila imposible.

Bago ko sarhan ang liham, hayaan ninyo akong papurihan kayo at ang inyong mga alaala. Mga martir kayo ng sambayanan, alam ba ninyo? Nakatala na kayo sa mga kasaysayan.

Laging inaalala, hindi namamatay. Sabi nga ng isa sa paborito kong makata, kayo’y mga namatay na naging imortal sa tula. Para kayong talang gabay sa karimlan ng malakolonyal at malapiyudal na lipunan.

Sa ngayon, tuloy pa rin ang aming pagsagot sa mga tanong na marahil ay pinagkunutan na rin ninyo ng noo. Hanggang dito na lang muna ang sulat habang hinahanap pa rin namin ang mga sagot. Subalit saanman kayo naroroon, hiling ko ay magsama-sama tayo sa paglikha ng kasaysayan hanggang sa ganap na tagumpay!

Kasama sa pakikibaka,
Gelo

Para kay Jose Burgos Jr.,

Ang malayang pamamahayag ay ibinubunsod ng mga mapagpalayang mamamahayag.

Sa gitna ng mga atake at nagbabadyang kapahamakan, hindi ka nagdalawang-isip na suungin ang lahat ng ito kahit pa ang kapalit ay kalayaan at kapayapaan ng iyong pamumuhay. Isa kang tunay na liwanag sa dilim, sapagkat ang ilaw mo ang gumabay at nagmulat sa mga nabubulag na sa kadiliman. Ang iyong bawat salita, parirala, pangungusap, at talata ay sandata para sa pagtatanggol ng demokrasya.

Ipinakita mo na tunay na may pangil ang peryodismo. Nangangagat ito, na parang isang lamok na kahit gaano kaliit ay nakapagdudulot pa rin ng sakit sa mga tunay na sakit ng lipunan. Nakalalason ito, na sa sobrang tapang ay pilit itong sinusupil upang hindi makapaminsala sa mga naglilinis-linisan. Ngunit sa lahat ng ito, ang pinakamasaklap na katotohanan ay nakamamatay ito. Oo, nakamamatay ang peryodismo, at marami na ang kinuhang kaluluwa nito.

Sa ngalan ng katotohanan at pag-ibig para sa bayan, ipinakita mong peryodista ka na may paninindigan. Sa kabila ng kaliwa’t kanang media cronies na ginamit ng estado upang palaganapin ang kanilang propaganda, tumindig ka at hindi nagpatinag. Ang Malaya at We Forum ang naging testimonya ng iyong pagiging matapang at tunay na mamamahayag.

Ipinakita mo sa lahat na ang midya ay naglilingkod at sumasandig sa masa. Pinatunayan mong isa lang ang tunay at karapat-dapat na kinikilingan ng midya, at ito ay ang katotohanan. Ilang pag-aresto at pagkawalay sa pamilya rin ang iyong ininda sa ngalan ng paghahatid ng tunay na balita noong panahon ng diktadurya; ngunit hindi ka nagpatinag.

Salamat dahil naging modelo ka ng isang tunay na peryodistang humahanay sa interes ng masa.

Salamat dahil lumaban ka para sa isang malaya at mapagpalayang midya.

Salamat dahil tumindig ka bilang isang tunay at matapang na peryodista.

Sa lumalalang panahon ng disimpormasyon ngayon, mas kinakailangan namin ng marami pang tulad mong handang lumaban.

Limampung taon na ang lumipas, ngunit ang katagang “Ang malayang pamamahayag ay ibinubunsod ng mga mapagpalayang mamamahayag” ay totoo pa rin sa henerasyon namin ngayon.

Ginoong Burgos, salamat sa makabuluhang buhay na inilagi mo rito sa mundo. Patuloy ka sanang maging inspirasyon ng marami: taas-noo ka naming pinagpupugayan sa lahat ng iyong ginawa para sa masa at sa ting demokrasya.

Faith



Para sa mga huwarang di-pangkaraniwan na nag-alay ng buhay alang-alang sa sambayanan;

Para sa mga aping pesante at manggagawang nagkaisa sa makauring pakikibakang anti-diktadurya at mapagpalaya upang mabaklas ang tanikala ng isa’t isa;

Para sa mga estudyante at intelektuwal na hindi nagpakipot sa panahon ng matinding panlipunang ligalig at sumanib sa makauring pakikibaka ng bayan;

Para sa lahat ng tunay, palaban, at makabayang anak at martir ng bayan sa panahon ng Batas Militar;

Walang hanggang taas-kamaong pagbati at pagpupugay sa inyong kadakilaan! Sadyang hindi matatawaran ang giting, dangal, husay, at dalisay ng pag-ibig ninyo sa bayan na siyang walang-kaduda-dudang naging instrumental sa pagpupunyagi laban sa kadiliman ng panahon ninyo. Malaki ang dapat ipagpasalamat sa inyo ng bayan mula sa inyong henerasyon hanggang sa kasalukuyan at susunod pang mga salinlahi sapagkat kahit ang Bundok Apo ay hindi malalamangan ang tayog ng inyong inialay sa sambayanan. Ang ala-ala ninyo ang magsisilbing tilamsik ng kasaysayang puno ng tunggalian na magpapaantig sa pagkatao ng bawat isa na makatuwiran ang mapagpunyagi, basta’t malinaw kung para kanino ang pagpapanday ng makataong kinabukasan mula sa labi ng mapang-aping kaayusan.

Sa totoo lang, bagaman gagap ko naman sa personal na antas ang diwa ng kahanga-hanga ninyong mga kuwento at ehemplo, hindi ko masimulang maproseso kung paano kayo humugot ng lakas, kapasyahan, o kung ano mang puwersang nagtulak sa inyong ialay ang inyong buong panahon at buhay para sa iba. Talagang di-pangkaraniwan ang tipo ng giting na ipinamalas niyo upang sagupain ang atake ng kaaway. Lalo na at sobrang sahol at kasuklam-suklam ang inyong pinagdaanan na tortyur at panggigipit sa ilalim ng kamay na bakal ng pasistang rehimen.

Ikaw, Liliosa, walang impyernong sasapat para sa mga halang na unipormadong mamamatay-taong nambugbog sa’yo at nagtulak sa katawan mo ng nakakamatay na asido.

Kasamang Bill, hindi siguro naging madali ang pagpapasyang bumalik at tumangan ng mas mataas na antas ng pakikibaka matapos kang ilegal na hulihin ng estado; subalit naantig ka pa rin sa paghihikahos ng taumbayan.

EdJop, harapang binastos ka ng pangulo at dalawang beses ka pang hinuli ng militar at tinortyur pero kailanman ay hindi natinag ang iyong mga prinsiyo, sa halip ay tumatag pa nga ang mga ito.

Wala rin sigurong papantay sa hinagpis na pinagdaanan mo bilang isang militanteng ina at anak ng bayan, Lorena Barros, sa kamay ng mga macho-piyudal na pasista. Pero kahit kailan, hindi mo iniwan ang kilusan ng mamamayang nakikibaka lalo na ang kapwa mo kababaihan.

At napakarami pang may mga kuwento ng paghihikahos bunga ng pasistang diktadurya. Hindi lang tinortyur. Hindi lang pinatay. Naging desaparecidos pa. Tumatatak agad sa isip ko ang Southern Tagalog 10.

Tumataas ang balahibo ko kada naririnig ko o nababasa ang mga kuwento ninyo.

Nakatatakot. Nakababalisa. Hindi ko naman itinatanggi iyon. Sobrang hirap panghawakan ng prinsipyo kapag nababalahura ka ng takot. Nasubok na rin siguro ang inyong paninidigan ng mga pananakot, paniniktik, psy-war at tortyur ng mga galamay ng pasistang estado. At sa kabila noon, nagpatuloy kayo. Hindi kayo nagpagapi.

Ang internal ninyong pagpapasya ang nagdala sa inyo sa landas ng makauri, militante, makamasa, at anti-pasistang pakikibaka. Dumako kayo sa piling ng mga magsasaka at katutubong walang lupa, manggagawang dinadahas ang unyon, maralitang tagalungsod na binaklas ang bahay, at iba pang sektor na tahasang pinahirapan at pinabayaan ng diktador alinsunod sa atrasadong sistemang pinangalagaan ng kaniyang pasistang pamamalakad.

Ngayong nahaharap muli ang bayan sa matinding krisis sa ilalim ng anak ng diktador bunga ng patuloy na pag-iral ng atrasadong sistemang nag-anak sa unang pasistang rehimeng Marcos, nahaharap din kami sa pagpapasyang hinarap ninyo. Para kanino ba namin iaalay ang buhay namin? Anong klaseng buhay ba ang aming tatahakin? Masisikmura ba namin ang komportableng buhay sa gitna ng pagpapaulan ng tingga sa labas ng apat na sulok ng aming komportableng mga bahay? Masisikmura ba naming mabura ng salinlahi ng mga pasista ang marangal ninyong kasaysayan ng pakikibaka para palayain sa pagkagapos ang sambayanan mula sa naghahari-harian? Matatanggap ba naming hindi mapanagot ang mga salarin ng nakaraan at kasalukuyan, kahit na malinaw pa rin ang mga saray ng masang kumakalampag para sa hustisya? Sa puno’t dulo ng pagmumuni-muni sa mundong hinahati ng pandarahas ng tao sa tao, nakiisa ba kami sa pagbabago nito para sa ikabubuti ng marami?

Palagian naman ang tunggalian sa hanay naming kabataan. Likas sa uri namin ang dumating sa salubungan ng personal na ambisyong nakaugat sa panlipunang pamantayang nakaatas sa amin at sa kabilang banda, ang landas ng mga di-pangkaraniwan: ang pagbibigay ng buong sarili sa paglilingkod sa sambayanan. Mayroon naman talagang pipiliin ang daan tungo sa pansariling interes, at mayroon sa mga iyon ang lantaran pang magiging reaksiyunaryong kahanay ng mga pasista tulad ng mga Marcos. Subalit, panatag pa rin ako na mas marami, at sa pag-igting ng krisis, mas darami pa ang babalikwas mula sa amin at higit pa, sa iba’t ibang mga aping saray ng lipunan. Sa kada oil price hike na hinahayaan nila, confidential funds na inilalaan sa panre-redtag at pambobomba sa kanayunan, pang-aagaw at pagpapalit-gamit ng lupa ng mga pesante at samu’t sari pang mga atraso sa sambayanan, lalong nalalapit ang libing ng mga tiraniko tulad ng mga Marcos-Duterte. Hindi palaging maghahari ang kadiliman! Napatunayan na ninyo iyan at ng sambayanan.

Kaya, maraming salamat sa sakripisyo ninyo.

Pero higit pa sa pasasalamat, makatitiyak kayo. Magpapatuloy kami. Darami pa kami. Bibitbitin at panghahawakan namin ang militante at makamasang tipo ng pakikibakang ipinamalas ninyo, higit pa sa panahon ng papatinding pasismo!

Ito ang pinakamataas na antas ng pagbibigay-parangal namin sa alaala ninyo. Ito ang paraan namin upang hindi mabura ang kasaysayang iginuhit ninyo at imbes, maisulat pa ang mga susunod na kabanata nito.

Hanggang sa tagumpay!

Isang Mag-aaral ng PS 21



Thank you to the heroes who fought during the Marcos dictatorship and continue to fight despite the country’s political climate. The consequences of your actions and decisions during this time must have been difficult and should not be forgotten. I hope you continue to find the strength to wake up and rise again, not only for the sake of the country, but also as an inspiration to the youth to always protect their rights and never forget our country’s dark history.

Studying our history is one way to get grounded in our whys, learn from mistakes, and lead the country effectively. And with living proofs like you, it is enough to continue clamoring for good governance. As an Iskolar ng at Para sa Bayan, it is one of my responsibilities to acquire the skills that I need to contribute, study to the best of my ability, and enjoin the nation in amplifying the advocacies that the masses are fighting for in whatever ways I can. That is why, at this time, it is especially important to work together to ensure that such events do not occur again, to promote academic freedom, and to combat disinformation, particularly among the youth.

In these trying times, I hope that you can find the courage and hope to fight for our freedom and rights with the youth. Let us keep the spirit alive and lead our country to a brighter future, not just for the current generation but for our successors as well. The fight does not end here. #TuloyAngLaban

An Iskolar ng Bayan



Limampung taon. Limang buong dekada, kalahating siglo. Sa pang-araw-araw pa lamang ay tila walang katapusan na paghihirap at pasakit ang kailangang indahin ng karaniwang Pilipino, sa harap ng walang-pakundangang pagpihit ng orasan. Kaya hindi ko po masimulang mawari kung gaano kabigat ang kahabaan nitong panahon, hindi lamang sa inyo kung hindi sa inyong mga mahal sa buhay. Limampung taon na ang nakalipas simula nang ideklara ang Batas Militar, at hindi na mababawi ang oras na ito.

Sa aking kabataan, narinig ko lamang po ang inyong mga pangalan mula sa mga guro ko sa Kasaysayan at Araling Panlipunan. Hanggang ngayon ay malaki ang aking pasasalamat dahil kahit papaano ay mayroong mga nakatatandang hindi ako hinayaang makalimutan ang nakaraan, at sa halip ay ibaling ang aking tingin tungo sa memorya nito. Ngunit alam ko pong hindi lahat ay may pribilehiyong makapag-aral, o magkaroon ng mga tagagabay na maituturo ang kahalagahan ng pagbubukas ng diskusyon ukol dito. Hanggang ngayon po ay kolonyal, komersiyalisado, at anti-demokratiko pa rin ang pagpapatakbo sa mga paaralan; katapat ng pagsusumikap na mamulat ang mga masa ay ang pagsusumikap ng mga maykapangyarihang panatilihin ang bulok na kalagayan ng lipunan.

Habang isinusulat ko ang liham na ito ay bumabalik po sa aking isipan ang mga naidokumentong kuha ng mga protesta noong panahon ng Batas Militar. Sa mga librong ginamit namin noong elementarya at hayskul, black and white ang mga larawang ng mga pangyayaring ito—lumilitaw na napakalayo mula sa aming henerasyon. Ngunit marami rin sa mga bidyo na aking napanood ay may kulay. Malinaw kong naaalala ang mga estudyanteng katulad ko, at kung paano sila sinalubong ng kapulisan at militar sa kalsada. Nakita ko po ang agresibo at marahas na pagdispersa sa mga nagpoprotesta, kabataang nalalapit sa aking edad, na walang dalang armas, walang proteksiyon laban sa pang-aabuso. Kahit po ang eksenang ito ay piraso lamang ng inyong reyalidad. Marami pa pong boses ang pilit na pinatahimik. Marami pa po ang hindi pa nakakauwi.

Gaya ng sabi nila, siguro nga po ay mahabang panahon ang 50 taon. Pero ang katunayan ay hindi nabubura ng kahabaan ng panahon ang bakas nitong inhustisya sa kasalukuyan. Naririto pa rin ang latak ng lasong ibinuhos, ang ugat ng panlipunang kanser na itinarak at napasailalim pa ng mga nakaraang administrasyon. Kami po ay produkto ng kahapon kung kailan kayo nabuhay, at ang kahapong ito ay sariwa pang sugat na hindi hinahayaang maghilom—bagkus ay nabubuksang muli sa bawat diktaduryang nananatili sa pwesto. May kalansay ng takot na namumuo sa aking mga kalamnan na ang lahat ng ito’y hindi matatakasang kapalaran. Ngunit lagi’t lagi, nasusundan ito ng isang paalala kalakip ang inyong mga dinanas at sa halip na mabalot sa takot ay mas nananaig ang galit. Limampung taon na simula nang ideklara ang Batas Militar. Hindi na maibabalik ang mga nag-aalab na puso, matatalas na isip, at matang nakatinging malayo sa hinaharap. Sa kabila nito, naabot pa rin po ninyo ang sumunod at susunod na salinlahi, dahil ang aming mga karapatan, ang aming buhay, lahat ito ay inyong ipinaglaban.

Kung masisilayan po ninyo ang Pilipinas ngayon, sigurado akong higit pa sa dismayang maaari ninyong maramdaman, matatanaw pa rin ang pag-asang patuloy na binibigyang-buhay ng bawat hanay ng masa na lumalaban hindi para lamang sa sarili, kung hindi para sa bayan. Nakikita ko po ang tiyaga at sigasig ng aking kapwa-estudyante, kabataan, mga magsasasaka at manggagawang nakapaligid sa akin, at ito rin ang nakapagbibigay sa akin ng lakas upang makapagpatuloy.

Kaya kung may nais man po ako sa inyong maipaalam, ito po ang katiyakang hindi pa po natatapos ang paglaban. Higit po sa mga numero, higit po sa inyong mga pangalan, dala namin ang inyong alaala, ang itinanim ninyong mga punla na sisibol at magbubunga sa ilalim ng sikat ng araw, malaya mula sa mga sulok na pilit ikinukubli sa kadiliman.

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Creative Works Under Honorific Award for Student Performing Arts Group (HASPAG) Program

Since 2016, the HASPAG Outright Creative Work Grant by the UP Diliman Office of the Chancellor through the UPD-OICA amounting to P250,000 annually has provided vital support for Official Student Performing Arts Groups to mount special projects and productions. Each creative work adheres to the OICA research agenda and cultivates artistic innovation and community engagement. Find here the list of productions under the grant throughout the years.

Note: To learn more about a project in the list, please send an email to haspag_pasp_oica.upd@up.edu.ph


Name of OSPAG
Title of Creative Work
Project Period
Description
Grant Number
Photo
UP CONCERT CHORUS"Ritmo"2018 - 2019ConcertUPD-HASPAG 2018-19-002
UP DANCE COMPANY"Hubog ng Sayaw"2018 - 2019Dance ConcertUPD-HASPAG 2018-19-003
UP KONTRA-GAPI"Kalayaan, Katarungan, Kapayapaan sa Bayan: Tatlong Dekada ng Kontra-GaPi"2018 - 2019ConcertUPD-HASPAG 2018-19-001
UP SINGING AMBASSADORS"UPSAri-sari: MUSIKAbahagi"2018 - 20191) Outreach Program (choral clinic)
2) Musikasaysayan 3 (concert)
UPD-HASPAG 2016-xx-xx
UP CONCERT CHORUS"MusikaUgnayan 2018"2017 - 20181) Eco-Brick Making Workshop
2) Choral Workshop
3) Culminating Concert
UPD-HASPAG 2017-03
UP DANCE COMPANY"Patawili"2017 - 2018Dance ConcertUPD-HASPAG 2017-05
UP KONTRA-GAPI"Lakbay-Alaala"2017 - 2018ConcertUPD-HASPAG 2017-02
UP SINGING AMBASSADORS"UPSAri-sari: MusiKasaysayan 2"2017 - 2018UPD-HASPAG 2017-04
UP SYMPHONIC BAND"Symphonicity"2017 - 2018ConcertUPD-HASPAG 2017-01
UP CONCERT CHORUS"A Tribute to Reynaldo T. Paguio & MusiKalikasan"2016 - 20171) Outreach performances/activities for The Heart at Play Foundation
2) Outreach performances/activities for Camillus Medhaven
3) Choral Workshop: The Korus Way
4) Dorm Gigs
5) Concert: To Sir With Love
6) MusiKalikasan 2017: Send-off Concert
UPD-HASPAG 2016-03
UP DANCE COMPANY"Pasundayag"2016 - 20171) Pasundayag Dance Concert
2) Con.Currents - Site specific performance in collaboration with PCI
UPD-HASPAG 2016-06
UP KONTRA-GAPI"UP Kontra-GaPi Outreach Mission 2016-2017"2016 - 2017Full & short programs, workshops, interaction w/ local artists
1) Batanes Tour
2) Iligan Tour
3) Special Performance in Sanuk Sanan: 3rd
Thai Cultural Fair at the UP Asian Center
UPD-HASPAG 2016-02
UP REPERTORY COMPANY"Intersection: Streetlight Manifesto x Eskinita"2016 - 2017A showcase of plays in the genre of both socio-political-existential tragedy and farceUPD-HASPAG 2016-07
UP SINGING AMBASSADORS"UPSAri-sari: MusiKasaysayan"2016 - 2017Two (2) full musical concertsUPD-HASPAG 2016-04
UP STREETDANCE CLUB"Chosen Ground 13: Paragon"2016 - 2017Dance Concert and Dance CompetitionUPD-HASPAG 2016-05
UP SYMPHONIC BAND"La Passio de Crist - A UP Symphonic Band Holy Week Concert Special"2016 - 2017ConcertUPD-HASPAG 2016-01


UP Diliman Creative/Critical Thesis Grant in the Arts, Culture, and the Humanities (UPD CCTGACH)
OICA-Commissioned and Produced Public Art Installations, Musical Compositions, and Other Creative Works



OICA-Commissioned and Produced Public Art Installations, Musical Compositions, and Other Creative Works

Through the years the UP Diliman Office of the Chancellor through UPD-OICA has supported artistic creation, research, and exploration of various art forms by faculty and student artists through commissioned works and creative grants. Find the partial list of these creative works below.


Photo
Title of the Creative Work
Artist/s
Description
Links
Song Composition: KILOS ISKOLARWords by Reuel Aguila; Music by Verne Dela Pena; Performed by: UP Arco, UP Madrigal Singers, and Soloist MJ EglosoA hymn written in 2013 as the University's tribute to the victims and survivors of the Yolanda typhoon. The song was also performed by the combined 270 voices of various UP choirs who came together for the benefit concert, Handel's Messiah in December 2013.YouTube
Music Video: KILOS ISKOLARDirection by Roselle Pineda; Editing by Loujaye SonidoMusic video of the song "Kilos Iskolar", a tribute to the victims and survivors of typhoon Yolanda. The video was presented during the UP Diliman Month 2014 benefit concert titled UPLift: Handog Sining sa Bayan.YouTube
Art Installation: LAYAG: PARANGAL KAY HANS HAACKELeo AbayaThis creative work is part of "Pride of Place/Boldness of Vision", an OICA art installation project for UP Diliman Month 2015.

Leo Abaya’s Layag was exhibited in front of the Oblation. Harnessing natural and artificial wind power to create flow and wave, this site-specific installation alludes to the vigilant and revolutionizing spirit of the University in keeping honor, excellence, and freedom unfurled through the worst and the best of times.
Art Installation: THE GRIDOhm DavidThis creative work is part of "Pride of Place/Boldness of Vision", an OICA art installation project for UP Diliman Month 2015.

Ohm David’s Grid was exhibited at the Academic Oval across the UP Theater. Stepping into The Grid leads one to many different paths, sometimes converging, diverging, more often fragmenting. Others take more time in traversing The Grid, by accident or by choice, while others just breeze through it. In the end, no matter how long and no matter which path one prefers, the journey instills the spirit to explore the possibilities beyond the exits, new opprtunities previously unseen and unknown. This is the very essence of the University as an Institution.
Art Installation: SAN MAZINGER-Z AKA COPING WITH A COUPLE'S COPIOUS CONJUGAL CUPBOARD OF CURIOS, COPS, CUFFS, AND CORPSESToym ImaoThis creative work is part of "Pride of Place/Boldness of Vision", an OICA art installation project for UP Diliman Month 2015.

Toym Imao’s sculptural installation is the second of a three-part "Super Robot-Suffer Reboot Series." Using another religious icon, Michelangelo's Pieta as a take-off point, the artist depicts Inang Bayan carrying a fallen warrior in a Mazinger Z inspired armor
Art Installation: PASSAGELing QuisumbingThis creative work is part of "Pride of Place/Boldness of Vision", an OICA art installation project for UP Diliman Month 2015.

Ling Quisumbing's Passage uses the posts that were once a part of the covered walk of the main library that was demolished. They are reconstructed at the academic oval in the exact proportions and dimensions as they were in their original location. The eight posts stand as markers and monuments of an era when one generation of students after another dreamt of endless possibilities in their youth.
Song Composition: TAYOG NG HARAYAMusic by Krina Cayabyab;
Lyrics by Jem R. Javier; Performed by Jeffrey Hidalgo
This theme song of UP Diliman Month 2016: Panahon ng Luwalhati was performed during the "Gabi ng Luwalhati: Seremonya ng Pagwawakas" (Closing Ceremonies) of UPD Month on February 26, 2016 at the UP Theater.Facebook, YouTube
Sansinukob Art Installation: ANG KAHANGINANLeo AbayaThe Sansinukob Art Installation exhibit featured seven visual artists from UP Diliman depicting Philippine stories about the origin of the sansinukob (universe). The exhibit is a glimpse of the ethno-astrology and ancient cosmology of Philippine cultures. The exhibit ran from 1 February to 15 March 2017 and was part of the UP Diliman Arts and Culture Festival 2017

This work by Leo Abaya depicts the Bagobo mythology of Lumabat and his journey to the heavens. The work was exhibited at the CMC Hill.
Sansinukob Art Installation: ANG PAGBABALIK LUPAAnton del CastilloThe Sansinukob Art Installation exhibit featured seven visual artists from UP Diliman depicting Philippine stories about the origin of the sansinukob (universe). The exhibit is a glimpse of the ethno-astrology and ancient cosmology of Philippine cultures. The exhibit ran from 1 February to 15 March 2017 and was part of the UP Diliman Arts and Culture Festival 2017

This work by Anton del Castillo is based on the story "Departure of the Gods" or separation of gods from men by the Kalinga. The work was exhibited at the University Amphitheater and was later transferred to its permanent location in front of the UP Carillon Plaza
Sansinukob Art Installation: MEBUYAN SA IDALMUNONRita GudinoThe Sansinukob Art Installation exhibit featured seven visual artists from UP Diliman depicting Philippine stories about the origin of the sansinukob (universe). The exhibit is a glimpse of the ethno-astrology and ancient cosmology of Philippine cultures. The exhibit ran from 1 February to 15 March 2017 and was part of the UP Diliman Arts and Culture Festival 2017

This work by Rita Gudino is based on the story of Mebuyan, a multi-breasted Bagobo goddess, mother of the underworld. The work is located at the UP Lagoon.
Sansinukob Art Installation: EMPTINESSJunyee and Gerry LeonardoThe Sansinukob Art Installation exhibit featured seven visual artists from UP Diliman depicting Philippine stories about the origin of the sansinukob (universe). The exhibit is a glimpse of the ethno-astrology and ancient cosmology of Philippine cultures. The exhibit ran from 1 February to 15 March 2017 and was part of the UP Diliman Arts and Culture Festival 2017

This work by Junyee and Gerry Leonardo depicts the paradox wherein "Emptiness" is depicted through a large structural fabrication. The work was exhibited across the UP Faculty Center
Sansinukob Art Installation: AGTAYABONLeeroy NewThe Sansinukob Art Installation exhibit featured seven visual artists from UP Diliman depicting Philippine stories about the origin of the sansinukob (universe). The exhibit is a glimpse of the ethno-astrology and ancient cosmology of Philippine cultures. The exhibit ran from 1 February to 15 March 2017 and was part of the UP Diliman Arts and Culture Festival 2017

This work by Leeroy New depicts Agtayabon, the peacemaking God in Mindanaon folklore that is a giant bird with a man's body. The work was exhibited at academic oval in front of the Vargas Museum
Sansinukob Art Installation: LANGIT-NONReg YusonThe Sansinukob Art Installation exhibit featured seven visual artists from UP Diliman depicting Philippine stories about the origin of the sansinukob (universe). The exhibit is a glimpse of the ethno-astrology and ancient cosmology of Philippine cultures. The exhibit ran from 1 February to 15 March 2017 and was part of the UP Diliman Arts and Culture Festival 2017

This work by Reg Yuson pays homage to Tungkong Langit, a Visayan god and is based on his story "Ang Tahanan ng Manlilikha ng Sansinukob". The work was exhibited at the Academic Oval across the UP Theater.
Lawas Art Installation: PLEIADES 2 (Dakini, Inanna, Kali, Magdalene)Agnes ArellanoPart of UP Diliman Arts and Culture Festival 2018 themed, “Kat(h)awan: Bodies, Culture, Society”, LAWAS is a three-person public art project.

Agnes Arellano’s works center around the themes of Eros and the Sacred Feminine, exressed in sculpture of white plaster, tea-stained cast stone, or bronze. Parts are cast from her body then reassembled to depict figures derived from mythologies
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Lawas Art Installation: PUSODMark JustinianiPart of UP Diliman Arts and Culture Festival 2018 themed, “Kat(h)awan: Bodies, Culture, Society”, LAWAS is a three-person public art project.

Mark Justiniani’s Pusod (Navel) is a reflective disc during the day and a marvel of coloured reflections at night. This work belongs to the infinity series and are informed by his longstanding interest in vision and optics, and the structures of space and time.
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Lawas Art Installation: PAGPAMULAKLee PajePart of UP Diliman Arts and Culture Festival 2018 themed, “Kat(h)awan: Bodies, Culture, Society”, LAWAS is a three-person public art project.

Lee Paje's Pagpamulak means "to blossom." These are white painted concrete body parts that make a playground. Paje's art addresses issues of gender equality and world views perpetuated by ideologies
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Song Composition: UP PAMANTASANG HIRANGWords and Music by National Artist Ramon Santos; Performed by the UP Symphonic BandThe piece is a homage to the University, being a bastion of learning and of being the country's guide and beacon to the future. It was premiered during the UP Diliman Arts and Culture Festival 2019: Lakad Gunita sa Lupang Hinirang - Paglulunsad1:21:11 in video link YouTube
Art Installation: NAGBABADYANG UNOS (THE GATHERING STORM)Toym ImaoAng disenyo ni Toym Imao ay bahagi ng UP Diliman Arts and Culture Month 2020. Ito ay batay sa mga naganap na barikada sa UP Campus sa gitna ng Diliman Commune noong 1971. Sa pagkakataon na iyon, ginamit ng komunidad ng UP ang mga silya, lamesa at mga kahoy upang depensahan ang unibersidad sa pagpasok ng mga pulis na nautusang sikilin ang kalayaan ng mga estudayante at guro ng UP. Sa likhang sining na ito, pinorma ang mga silya na nagmula sa mga silid aralan, linuknok sa makasaysayang AS Steps ng Palma Hall bilang espasyo ng moblisasyon at sama-samang pagkilos, at pinorma bilang ulap na magsisimbolo ng paparating na bagyo - isang metapora ng lumalaki at lumalawak na pwersa ng pakikibaka.
Art Installation: ENGWENTRO (BARIKADA at MUEBLES)Toym Imao“enKWENTrO” is part of the UP Diliman Arts and Culture Festival 2021. It is a two-part art installation which consists of “Barikada” which is made of bamboo, repurposed condemned/old campus furniture, components from past installations that represents the protests and mobilizations that culminated in the siege of the university in 1971 during the Diliman Commune with the barricades that were set up by students and the UP community along the main portals of the campus.

“Muebles” which means either furniture or apparatus are made up of around 50 upcycled class tables, student’s desks, chairs where sculptural relief and in the round components are embedded on the chairs that represent narratives from events leading to the Diliman Commune of 1971

“EnKWENTrO” is the 2nd phase of a proposed three year commemoration that started with “Nagbabadyang Unos” in 2020 and “Batas Militar” in 2022 for the 50th anniversary of the declaration of Proclamation 1081 placing the entire Philippines under Martial Law in 1972.
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Video Series: DILIMAN COMMUNE DOCUMENTARY SERIESDirection: Josefina F. Estrella; Writer/s: Maynard Manansala; Assistant Director: Issa Manalo Lopez; Video Designer/Editors: Joyce Sahagun Garcia, Missy Alleah Darcen, Janno Castillo, Mark Drew Labrador, Iks Icay; Sound Design and Musical Scoring: J Laspuna"Diliman Commune sa 50: Pagbabalik at Pagsulong"Virtual Exhibit, Facebook, YouTube
Video Series: DILIMAN COMMUNE DOCUMENTARY SERIESDirection: Josefina F. Estrella; Writer/s: Maynard Manansala; Assistant Director: Issa Manalo Lopez; Video Designer/Editors: Joyce Sahagun Garcia, Missy Alleah Darcen, Janno Castillo, Mark Drew Labrador, Iks Icay; Sound Design and Musical Scoring: J LaspunaEpisode 1: Mga Putok Virtual Exhibit, Facebook, YouTube
Video Series: DILIMAN COMMUNE DOCUMENTARY SERIESDirection: Josefina F. Estrella; Writer/s: Maynard Manansala; Assistant Director: Issa Manalo Lopez; Video Designer/Editors: Joyce Sahagun Garcia, Missy Alleah Darcen, Janno Castillo, Mark Drew Labrador, Iks Icay; Sound Design and Musical Scoring: J LaspunaEpisode 2: Ang CommuneVirtual Exhibit, Facebook, YouTube
Video Series: DILIMAN COMMUNE DOCUMENTARY SERIESDirection: Josefina F. Estrella; Writer/s: Maynard Manansala; Assistant Director: Issa Manalo Lopez; Video Designer/Editors: Joyce Sahagun Garcia, Missy Alleah Darcen, Janno Castillo, Mark Drew Labrador, Iks Icay; Sound Design and Musical Scoring: J LaspunaEpisode 3: Kung Paano Gumawa ng Babaeng MandirigmaVirtual Exhibit, Facebook, YouTube
Video Series: DILIMAN COMMUNE DOCUMENTARY SERIESDirection: Josefina F. Estrella; Writer/s: Maynard Manansala; Assistant Director: Issa Manalo Lopez; Video Designer/Editors: Joyce Sahagun Garcia, Missy Alleah Darcen, Janno Castillo, Mark Drew Labrador, Iks Icay; Sound Design and Musical Scoring: J LaspunaEpisode 4: Boses ng Malayang KomunidadVirtual Exhibit, Facebook, YouTube
Video Series: DILIMAN COMMUNE DOCUMENTARY SERIESDirection: Josefina F. Estrella; Writer/s: Maynard Manansala; Assistant Director: Issa Manalo Lopez; Video Designer/Editors: Joyce Sahagun Garcia, Missy Alleah Darcen, Janno Castillo, Mark Drew Labrador, Iks Icay; Sound Design and Musical Scoring: J LaspunaEpisode 5: Mga Bakas ng PagsisimulaVirtual Exhibit, Facebook, YouTube
Sound Art Installation and Virtual Exhibit: ATANG A SOUND PRAYERArtists: Dayang Yraola, Rita Gudiño, Toym Imao, Stanley Yeyey Ruiz, Michael Shivers, and Wilson Lumbao, Jr.Sa mga piling etnikong grupo ng bansa, ang atang ay isang paghahain, paghahandog ng banal na alay na nagsasanggalang sa masasama.
Ang natatanging instalasyong ito, na bunga ng bayanihan ng mga artista ng UP, ay ilalagak sa isa pang ikonikong simbolo ng pag-aalay ng sarili sa bansa, ang Oblation.
Ang "Atang" ay bahagi pa rin ng UP Diliman Arts and Culture Festival 2022—kaMALAYAn: Pamana ng GomBurZa.
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UP Diliman Creative/Critical Thesis Grant in the Arts, Culture, and the Humanities (UPD CCTGACH)
Creative Works Under Honorific Award for Student Performing Arts Group (HASPAG) Program



UP Diliman Creative/Critical Thesis Grant in the Arts, Culture, and the Humanities (UPD CCTGACH)

The CCTGACH Outright Research and/or Creative Work Grant is envisioned to defray some expenses of the students in conducting research or producing a creative work/capstone project. A maximum of three recipients for each level ( i.e. undergraduate/bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral) is awarded annually. Find here the list of awardees and their theses/capstone projects.


Note: To learn more about a particular thesis/capstone project in the list, please send an email to cctgach_oica.upd@up.edu.ph

Name of Project Leader/Researcher
Title of Undertaking
College
Project Duration
Short Description of Undertaking
UPD CCTGACH No.
Maliwat, Patricia Mae Z. (Undergraduate)College of Arts and LettersDevising “Ang Lihim ni Lea” in Portraying Depersonalization Disorder and Cognitive Bhavioral TherapyFebruary 2023 to January 2024Theatre as an art is already collaborative in nature but adding the process of devising to it
adds another layer in terms of collaboration. Throughout the process, anyone participating in
such types of productions are given the opportunity to chime in. While everyone has their own respective designations, everyone is also called a collaborator in building the world of plays taking on devising. Using this process, this study tackles devising a production using the
children’s storybook “Ang Lihim ni Lea” written by Augie Rivera. In this study, the thorough
process as this production was built from the first pre-production date up until its show date will
be mentioned. In addition to this, the use of depersonalization disorder” as the play’s context and “physical theatre” as an added guide during rehearsals was discussed as to how they played vital roles in accomplishing this project.
2023-01
Lim, Leandro T. (Undergraduate)College of Arts and LettersLINUS (they/them): Performing Gender and Queer Embodiment in a Self-Revelatory PerformanceFebruary 2023 to June 2024Linus (they/them) is a devised solo performance that focuses on queer embodiment and gender performativity. A self-revelatory performance is a form of drama therapy that probes current personal issues in need of investigation, healing or transformation through the creation of an original theatrical piece (Emunah 2016).2023-02
Cañete, Jo Antonette M. (Undergraduate)College of Mass CommunicationDesilya February to June 2023Desilya seeks to bridge the gap between trauma and cinema through the integration of Bazin’s Theory of Realism and Meek’s Trauma Theory in Film. Through the stark differences exhibited between what was and what is in the reality of the film and between what should have been and what is in the filmmaker’s reality, the affective power of cinema creates an illusion of a presence that is manifestly an absence, ultimately pointing to the loss that is and the grief that has been. It is in cinema’s capacity to convey loss and absence through establishing what is present and actual that the filmmaker is able to tell a story of loss through a search.2023-03
Bolata, Emmanuel Jayson V. (Master's)College of Arts Social Sciences and PhilosophyFilipino Reception and Appropriation of Foreign Astronomical Knowledge, 1859-1958February 2023 to February 2024Aside from narrating the development of astronomical paradigms from precolonial to colonial periods, and the formation and the labours of institutions and individuals from colonial to postcolonial periods, the study also examines two specific themes in the phenomena of knowledge reception and appropriation. One is the vernacularization of astronomical knowledge, wherein concepts and practices were registered into vernacular languages and literature. This can be seen in the translation of astronomical terms and names, their usage as literary devices in poetry and prose, and the amalgamation of indigenous and foreign astrological concepts and practices. The other is the religious appropriation of modern astronomical knowledge, wherein religious institutions and individuals (i.e. Christian) interacted with modern science through defining science from a religious perspective, scientifying the religious cosmic order, and revising creation narratives.

The study intends to contribute to the growing body of historical studies on scientific knowledge production, reception, and appropriation, with an emphasis on the cultural contexts around and in which the sciences were produced, developed, received, and used.
2023-04
Romano, Jennifer Lyn M. (Master's)College of Mass CommunicationDalan: Exploring the Development of Cinemagoing in Mid-twentieth-century Naga City, 1923-1970February 2023 up to presentThis thesis looks into the emergence and development of stand-alone movie houses in the “pilgrim city” of Naga through an exploration of extant materials from the archives and the people’s memories of early cinemagoing culture. Economic, agricultural, and industrial improvements at the turn of twentieth century in Naga and the rest of Bikol paved the way for hybrid networks and interrelations as it attracted immigrants seeking opportunities for business enterprise. As it coincides with the beginnings of cinema in the Philippines, cine or exhibition business was among these. This study looks into the initial phase of cinema development in Naga, with particular attention to Bichara theaters as one of the most prominent cinema theaters in Bikol, and how these movie houses produced spaces for networks and relations in which ‘local’ (city, region, and the people) and ‘wider’ (colonizers, immigrants, cinema, technology) forces meet. Furthermore, it explores how these spaces have shaped and influenced Naga’s culture and social life. In this process, it aims to contribute to the gap of knowledge that could potentially lead to a materially grounded path toward the region’s becoming.2023-05
Mendizabal, Adrian D. (Master's)College of Mass CommunicationTowards the Open Image: A Dialectical
Materialist Critique of the Long Cinematic Duration in the Cinema of Lav Diaz
February 2023 to July 2023This study used the dialectical materialist framework developed by Marx, Lenin, and Mao to comprehensively analyze and unpack the internal contradictions of long cinematic duration in three levels: consciousness, self-consciousness, and reason. The first level, consciousness, engaged with the form and style of long cinematic duration. The second level, self-consciousness, overcoming the aesthetic limit of the first level, problematized the critical reception and the politics of contending recognitions of long cinematic duration. The third level elevated the inquiry to economic reason, by rationalizing long cinematic duration within the general economic the study presented the open image as a sublated and revolutionary reformulation of sphere. In conclusion, long cinematic duration constituting a guide to action and future practices in cinema.2023-06
Salcedo, Rayjinar Anne Marie G. (Undergraduate)Provincia:LamentationsCollege of Arts and LettersFebruary to August 2022The short stories in Provincia: Lamentations revolve around women in the rural who resist the colonial, catholic womanhood: intelligent, independent, great, ghostly women, women who care about other women, and women who love other women--cast in a rich landscape where the mystical exists in the everyday. All anchored in the town of Mayabo, a fictionalized version of my rural hometown Maragondon, the stories vary in time period, tone, mode, and realism, and they embody my multilingual, translational poetics that I call mustiness. 2022-01
Marasigan, Mike Anthony J. (Undergraduate)DIGITAL MARKETING IN ONLINE THEATRE: Formulating the Appropriate Models of Publicity Strategies and Marketing Communications in Promoting an Online
Performance Based on Maynard Manansala’s Tao Po
College of Arts and LettersFebruary to July 2022This study aims to find out what models of publicity strategies and marketing
communications shall be used in promoting an online performance. This would be applied in
promoting an online performance based on Maynard Manansala’s Tao Po. The models that
the study is looking for would be identified through applying different models in the production process and assessing their effectiveness. The study would explore the
perspectives of audience on watching online performances, and assess these to know what
models should be recommended. Through the recommendation, this study would help theatre scholars in the field of contemporary digital theatre. This would help the theatre community in promoting online or digital performances the right way.
2022-02
Cuenza, Eva P. (Undergraduate)An Pagsarakiki: An exploration of the musical and historical morphosis of Waray KuratsaCollege of MusicFebruary 2022 to _____*This study will focus on how music played its part in sustaining this folk tradition. The exploration of kuratsa music and its subtle interdependence with society resulted in the discussions as to why people were able to continue observing this dance tradition. I argue that the adaptability of how the tradition was negotiated became a catalyst to the fluidity of transmission. I will support my argument with 1. in-depth analysis of music scores that will show the confluence of variations that made this dance music flexible to change; 2. elucidating the impact of music technology as an important agency in steering the course of music traditions like recording and performance practice innovations; 3. sociological assertions that incorporate the dance tradition in social functions like raising funds. These are important postulations that are not just to uncover the significance of kuratsa as an identity marker for the Waray people, but also as an attempt to understand how and why they convey these sentiments through cultural expression.2022-03
Hernandez, Fredyl B. (Master's)Ang Estetika ng Dayalogo sa PETA ARTS Zone Project, isang Adbokasiyang Panteatro ukol sa Positibong DisiplinaCollege of Arts and LettersFebruary 2022 to _____*Ito ay isang adbokasiyang pandula na nagsusulong ng karapatang pambata partikular ang karapatang maproteksyunan sa karahasang nakakubli sa pagdidisiplina gaya ng nasa likod ng pamamalo, pananakit, paninigaw, pamamahiya, at iba pang korporal na pagpaparusa. Isinusulong ng adbokasiya ang positibong disiplina bilang alternatibo sa karahasan ng korporal na parusa.2022-04
Canlas, Arvin Daniel R. (Undergraduate)Years When Dad Was InsideCollege of Mass CommunicationJanuary 2021 to _____*Under the idea that the “family” is one of the most prominent and influential units of our society, thus, directly corresponding to the concepts of “home” and “community,” this thesis dissects the notions of what it is like to be a “family” amidst the various adversities that we are being made to suffer under. In this instance, these adversities pertain to the current revolting practices in the guise of a “war” on drugs, and the persistent poor economic conditions that force our countrymen to go and earn a living in foreign seas.2021-01
Magaling, Christian Lemuel M. (Master's)Imperial Temporalities, Insurgent Futures: Comparisons of 20th Century Political Thinkers in Indonesia and the PhilippinesAsian CenterFeruary 2021 to March 2022This study shall be significant in three ways: firstly, this is significant in decolonizing the approach to Intellectual History. The process of doing intellectual history has become rigid in the sense that some of its practitioners approached it from a limited perspective as a relation between the colonial/"source" and the colonized/"receiver." Secondly, in connection to the aims of decolonization, this study reiterates the importance of placing time to its theoretical plane; which is temporality, in understanding the region as an area of study. Lastly, to forward in our field of vision the interest of studying available materials from Southeast Asia and refrain from looking at the immediate past as purely a construct of colonialism but to tackle political discourses of revolution, labor, temporality, future and motion of history using political thinkers indigent from the region.2021-02
Ocampo, Andrew Jaye Q. (Master's)The Methodology of Three Philippine Community RondallasCollege of MusicNovember 2020 to September 2021In the Philippines, no previous studies have explored rondalla pedagogy in a digital setting. This study, through a digital ethnography, will explore the Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) employed by the three selected community rondalla groups in the Philippines such as Sariaya Quezon Community Rondalla, Kabataang Silay Community Rondalla Ensemble, and Dipolog Community Rondalla via video conferencing, recorded rehearsals and performances, and interviews that will be analyzed through thematic-content analysis and triangulation. From the observation and analysis, this study assumes that the three groups will have their local Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) which might be related to establish rondalla methodology such as Celso Espejo method, Calubayan method, De Leon method and Pasamba method.2021-03
Rosette, Judith Camille E. (Master's)The Nature of Design: Ontological Perspectives on Design Solutions for Climate-Related Disasters in the PhilippinesCollege of Arts and LettersJanuary 2021 to _____*The study revolves around design initiatives implemented in response to climate-related disaster in the country. In recent years, design has been positioned, both as method and output, as capable of bringing forth innovative solutions to various problems, including those under the scope of environmental issues. This conception comes at odds with design’s historical complicity in the rampant production of things, and hence, in ecological crisis. The study proposes an opening up of the ways in which we view design practices, in that the tension between design’s role is regarded as philosophically productive. Specifically, we look into three distinct projects, (1) a personal flotation device made out of used fishnet and discarded plastic bottles in a coastal community in Negros Occidental, (2) floating shelter and agriculture structures in flood-prone barangays in Pampanga, and (3) a disaster preparedness program, adopted from Japan’s Iza Kaeru program, that utilizes gamification as pedagogical tool to teach children how to prepare and what to do during disaster situations.2021-04
Baylosis, Allen B. (Undergraduate)Performing Chamber Theatre: Performance by the Theatre-maker , the Performers, and the Spectators (formerly, Chamber Theatre as Performance: An Analysis, Adaptation, and Staging of Nick Joaquin's 'The Summer Solstice')College of Arts and LettersJanuary to June 2020This aims to understand the process involved in the Chamber Theatre production of The Summer Solstice. This research also is a means in reintroducing Chamber Theatre as a technique for staging prose fiction texts and hopes to serve as a pioneering study that will help promote Performance Studies as an academic discipline in the Philippines.2020-01
Corpuz, Dianne Leslie R. (Undergraduate)BUGTUNGAN: Makata ng Bayan: Designing a Board Game Promoting Filipino Riddles Among Young Filipino Adolescents Ages 12 to 16 Years Old (formerly, BUGTUNGAN: Designing a Board Game Promoting Bugtong among Young Filipino Adolescents Ages 12 to 16 Years Old in Urban Areas)College of Fine ArtsJanuary 2020 to February 2021The researcher proposes creating an educational board game which will mainly feature bugtong. With a board game, players can share experiences while playing with family and friends face-to-face. To heighten the experience and also conform with the tradition, the oral aspect shall also be retained. The bugtong board game aims to encourage players to create their own bugtong based on modern subjects that they would mostly relate to.2020-02
Ramolete, Aina Ysabel B. (Undergraduate)Theatre in the Time of Covid: Pakikipagkapwa in the Process of Creating an Online Filipino Puppet Production of the Little Prince (formerly, Tungo sa Maka-Pilipinong Pagtatanghal: Pakikipagkapwa in the Process of Staging and Performing a Filipino Puppet Production of the Little Prince)College of Arts and LettersJanuary 2020 to June 2021This study aims to analyze the process of performing puppetry in Teatrong Mulat's production of the Little Prince through the relations built during its production using the Filipino psychology concepts loob at labas, pakikiisa and pakikipagkapwa. The study hopes to explore how these notions help determine the Filipino in Philippine puppetry.2020-03
Manalo, Maria Regina M. (Master's)Written on the Body: Counter Narratives and Experience of Victimhood: A Framework for the Curation of a Memorial for Transitional Justice College of Arts and LettersJanuary 2020 to _____*Central to the project of this thesis is the concept and practice of curation and the "curatorial" in its multivalent registers: as legal dictum, as moral duty, as artistic gesture and as formation of pedagogy for social issues focusing on human rights. The key concept that threads these registers together is the notion of curation as transformstive, mediating among the conflicting discourses of victimhood, the law, and politics.2020-04
Coronel, Ma. Margarita M. (Undergraduate)The Black Nazarene Procession (Translacion): A Study of Devotees' Motivation (formerly, The Black Nazarene Procession (Translacion): A Study of Pilgrims’ Motivation)Asian Institute of TourismJanuary to June 2019The study aims to explore the motivations of pilgrims outside Metro Manila who travel to Quiapo specifically for the Feast of the Black Nazarene, to identify their reasons why they choose to take part in the Translacion and to know the relationship between religion and tourism in the context of the Black Nazarene.2019-01
Lacsamana, Bronte H. (Undergraduate)Bukas MataCollege of Mass CommunicationJanuary to July 2019The film works around the framework of magical realism wherein the mythical or folkloric is incorporated and accepted in the rational world. It is highly political as it strives to explain the existence of what might be strange or taboo to urban society, but is actually happening elsewhere in the world. In the film, the framework was used to portray the protagonist's struggle to understand the arrest of his mother, why people react to the event as if it's unusual and taboo, its context and implications, in such a way that is accessible to his young but troubled mind.2019-02
Loreto, Roman Gerard N. (Undergraduate)MALAYA: The Therapeutic Functions of Gay College Students’ First Sexual Identity Disclosure (Re)Performance in the Construction of their Perception on the ‘Coming Out’ Phenomenon (formerly, MALAYA: The Therapeutic Functions of Gay College Students’ (Re)Performance of their First Gender Disclosure as Reflected in their Self-Written Oral Interpretation Pieces)College of Arts and LettersJanuary to May 2019This qualitative study explores how UP gay college students make sense of the phenomenon of coming out while still keeping their gender identity from at least one significant member of their families. Gay men undergo pre-therapy interview to explore the struggles, sentiments, and emotions about their gender identity concealment to their families. Dramatherapy, as a tool, is ultilized to stimulate the process of gender identity disclosure's role to their self-concept. Through an oral interpretation self-revelatory performance, the study aims to evaluate the functions of performing a "coming out" where each detail was planned and decided by the participants themselves - a coming out experience that is near impossible to happen.2019-03
Garcia, Gail Goodrich P. (Master's)The Drawn Negative: Alternative Photography to Depict Liminal Spaces College of Fine ArtsJanuary 2019 to August 2022The thesis asserts that integrating Photography with another appropriate art process, the resulting hybrid method can produce pictures that provide liminal subjects like Myth tangible embodiment in the real world. This is an art process that combines Drawing with Photography to produce hand-made negatives for creating physical prints through traditional photochemical processes. The purpose is to restore Photography's "objecthood" and somehow mitigate the effects of the printed photograph's disappearance from our daily lives and to generate both negatives and prints as a nod to photography's analog roots. This will also help educate young digital camera enthusiasts about the principles that make creating pictures possible.2019-04
Ledesma, Maria Patricia N. (Master's)UMBILICUS: An Exploration of Spatial Conditions that can Create Experential Metaphor for the Cyclical Process of Inner HealingCollege of Fine ArtsJanuary 2019 to February 2022In response to the escalation of suicide rates in the youth and the growing number of individuals undergoing depression today, the researcher/artist intends to participate in the theme of art as a way of healing. From her personal experiences of coping with depressive states evolves an intuitive spiritual practice that integrates beliefs from various spiritual traditions. She proposes to present a metaphor for her experience of this continuing cyclical process as visual dialogue, using space as the primary material to stand as metaphor for the self.2019-05
Reyes, Jayneca Jeselle C. (Master's)Contemporary documentary filmmaking in the Philippines through the lens of women documentary filmmakers from 2000-2017: A research-based filmCollege of Mass CommunicationJanuary to November 2019The research attempts to address the gaps in literature and contribute to framing documentary filmmaking practice using a gendered perspective. It aims to accomplish this by highlighting the rise of women filmmakers in contemporary documentary filmmaking practice in the Philippines from 2000-2017. Specifically, it will explore the perspective of women filmmakers about the practice of documentary filmmaking.2019-06
Garambas, Cynthia D. (Doctoral)Continuing a Time-honored Praxis through Characterization of Traditional Smoked Pork Delicacy (Kinuday) College of Home EconomicsJanuary 2019 to October 2021The research project aimed to develop science-based value adding techniques to ensure food safety, consistent quality, and high market acceptability of etag and promote its commercialization as ethnic delicacy of the Cordillera.2019-07
Peña, Romeo P. (Doctoral)Naratibo ng Lukad sa Ating Gunita: Ang Industriya ng Niyog sa Kasaysayan at Panitikang Pilipino, 1940-2018 TricollegeJanuary 2019 to September 2020Sasaklawin ng pananaliksik na ito ang industriya ng niyog sa Pilipinas ngunit ilalapat ang malikhain at mapanuring paraan ng pagtuklas sa pamamagitan ng paggunita sa mga naratibong pangkasaysayan o mga talang pangkasaysayan na direktang tumutuon sa industriya ng niyog sa Pilipinas at mga naratibong pampanitikan o mga akdang pampanitikan na ang paksa ay tuwirang pumapatungkol sa niyog --kultura at industriya nito sa ating bansa.2019-08
Descallar, Ma. Rosa Angelica A. (Undergraduate)Developing an Illustrated Children’s Book for Healing Therapy Material for War Torn Children of Marawi College of Fine ArtsJanuary to October 2018This can be used in advancing bibliotherapy or reading therapy research and can help children recover from emotional distress from war. Self-healing through reading can be used as an alternative or complementary option in therapy if direct communication with a psychologist is not available.2018-01
Mirando, Mark B. (Undergraduate)Liham sa Ama : Unang Dibuho (formerly, Brief An Den Vater: Pagsasaentablado ng Isang Devised na Pagtatanghal Base sa Liham ni Franz Kafka sa Kanyang Ama at Ibang mga Materyales)College of Arts and LettersJanuary to October 2018Ito ay naglalayong ilahad ang proseso sa pagsasaentablado ng isang pandulaang pagtatanghal base sa liham ni Franz Kafka sa kanyang ama gamit ang "devising" bilang pangunahing istratehiya ng pagsasaentablado. Makapag-iiwan ang proyektong ito ng kontribusyon hindi lamang sa mag-aaral, mananaliksik at mga artista ng dulaan, kundi pati na rin sa lupon ng mga mananaliksik sa larangan ng theatre studies, panitikan, kasaysayan, politika at sosyolohiya.2018-02
Lumbao, Annie Dennise P. (Master's)Linescapes: Aestheticizing Chaos of Urban Infrastructure College of Fine ArtsJanuary 2018 to August 2019The project uses a number of processes (photography, drawing, animating, transcoding, digital media, and video) and relate to the idea of the flaneur by Charle Baudelaire, and Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology, which reflect embodiment, movement and becoming while applying countermapping strategies. Carefully orchestrating the visual elements of urban infrastructures with the aforementioned processes, the researcher tries to heighten the legibility of the dysfunctional aspects of the city.2018-03
De Castro, Llenel G. (Master's)The Social Value of Heritage: The Youth of the Dewil Valley and the Impact of the Palawan Island Paleohistory Research Project (PIPRP)Archaeological Studies ProgramJanuary 2018 to February 2020This aims to explore the youth's conceptualisations of their heritage and to assess the impact of the learning activities carried out. It is based on the outputs of the various activities, on the outcomes of previous public initiatives of the PIPRP and observations made by the facilitators during the program's duration. In doing so, the study intends to examine the social value of archaeological heritage according to the youth of the Dewil Valley, and provide insights on how we can better engage the youth in conservation.2018-04
Acuña, Arbeen R. (Master's)Dayalektika ng Kaliwanagan: Ang Nakalarawang Noli Me TangereCollege of Arts and LettersJanuary 2018 to August 2019Muling inilimbag bilang tomo ang maaaring unang pagsasakomiks ng nobela ni Rizal, ang Nakalarawang Noli me Tangere (NNMT), noong 1956, taon kung kailan isinabatas ang RA 1425 o Rizal Law na siyang dahilan kung bakit may PI 100 o kursong Rizal sa rekisitong kunin ng mga estudyante bago matapos ng kolehiyo. Mula rito, sisipatin ng tesis kung paano nakikipagtagisan, nagnenegosasyon, sumasang-ayon at/o kumokontra sa nasyonalismong opisyal ang NNMT, kung saan posibleng nagmula ang bagaheng ideolohikal nito at kung paano ito kumakawala rin sa ipinamamandila nitong konsepto ng "bansa." Isasakasaysayan ng NNMT at suriin upang mabigyang-halaga ang naging papel nito sa nagpapatuloy nating paghahanap ng identidad at pagbubuo ng "bansa" at abstraktong pagka-Pilipino, na makikita nating hindi maiiwasang maiugnay sa kasaysayan ng kolonyalismo at nagpapatuloy na pananalasang daloy ng kapital at mga polisiyang neoliberal. Sa tunggalian sinisikap resolbahin ng NNMT, mauunawaan ang milieu nito at halaga nito sa ating panahon.2018-05
Gonzales, Vladimeir B. (Doctoral)Pagsasalin ng mga Dula sa Akademya at ang Pagtatanghal ng Paglalaho: mga Tala, Paglalapat at Paghihimay College of Arts and LettersJanuary 2018 to August 2019Mapapatingkad ng disertasyon ang papel ng pagsasalin, panitikan at dula sa paghubog ng mga kritikal at mapagpalayang iskolar at artista, habang nagbibigay din ng koleksyon ng mga saling maaaring magamit sa mga produksyong pampaaralan sa hinaharap.2018-06


Creative Works Under Honorific Award for Student Performing Arts Group (HASPAG) Program
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Permanent Online Exhibitions

Various units in UP Diliman began conducting online or virtual exhibits in 2020 and continued during the present pandemic. These exhibits aim to make archived knowledge, ideas, and information in a variety of subject areas accessible through the web, thereby contributing to the growth and expansion of exchanges and engagements through online technology platforms.