Tudla at Nasa Puso/d, inilunsad ng Patlang at LAMBAT

Tudla at Nasa Puso/d, inilunsad ng Patlang at LAMBAT EMELITA AGUILAR AT JASMINE GRACE RIVERA

Kasabay ng pagdiriwang ng ika-10 taon ng Kolehiyo ng Arte at Literatura (KAL) at buwan ng Panitikang Filipino, itinampok ng Publikasyong Patlang ang kanilang folio na pinamagatang “Tudla” at ang librong “Nasa Puso/d” ng Lunduyan ng mga Bulakenyong Artista at Manunulat (LAMBAT) noong ika-30 ng Abril sa Bulacan State University (BulSU) Hostel.

Ang “Tudla” ang kauna-unahang isyu ng Patlang, opisyal na publikasyon ng mga mag-aaral ng Malikhaing Pagsulat (MP) na nasa pormang pamphlet at libreng naipamahagi sa mga mag-aaral.

“Ito ay libre dahil nagnanais ang patlang na marami ang maka-access sa aming mga likha,” sabi ni Rissia Lleva, punong-patnugot ng nasabing publikasyon.

Samantala, ang ikalawang libro ng LAMBAT na “Nasa Puso/d” ay inilathala ng Balangay Productions sa pakikipagtulungan sa National Book Development Board (NBDB), ahensya ng gobyerno na layong suportahan ang industriya sa pamamagitan ng pagtataguyod ng mga

Meanwhile, recognized groups which showed outstanding performances were the visual arts group, the literature group and the cinema group who earned the 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

CAL also launched its own theme song entitled “Sulong, CAL” during the opening ceremony of the college week. CAL launches theme... FROM PAGE 04

The theme song’s lyrics was composed by Elimore Cabanilla of BATA 4A and the musical score was created by Gillian Rose Bongkingki who is also from BATA 4A. Moreover, the song was performed by fourth-year Theater Arts student Melbelline Caluag.

According to Cabanilla, because of her excitement, she was able to come up with the lyrics after she was requested to write a song for the college.

“May something sa puso ko na tuloytuloy lumabas habang nagsusulat ako. Siguro dahil na rin naniniwala ako na if you love what you’re doing, everything will follow ‘yong pagmamahal sa sining, pagmamahal sa kurso, pagmamahal sa aking mga guro at pasasalamat sa unibersidad at kolehiyo na humulma ng pagkatao ko,” Cabanilla shared.

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Naghandog ng makabuluhang tula si Nieky Quitain sa paglulunsad ng Tudla at nasa Puso/d. Photo by Irish Gaile Ocampo

Pilipinong manunulat at palimbagan.

Ilan sa mga contributor ng nasabing libro ay ang mga dating mag-aaral mula sa kursong MP na sina Michael Angelo Santos at Julius Gregor. ng MP.

“Nagkakaroon sila ng venue para sa mga output nila sa klase at matutunan nila kung paano i-share ‘to sa community,” aniya.

Bagsakan Palabas, idinaos ng Hiraya Kolektib at Patlang Nagtanghal ng musika at nagbahagi ng mga akda na tumatalakay sa iba’t ibang isyung panlipunan ang ilang magNaniniwala naman si Maricristh Magaling ng Departamento ng Araling Pilipino (DAP) na malaki ang naitutulong ng pagtitipong tulad nito sa mga mag-aaral PAGE 11

ADAM ANGELO TIZON

Upang ipagdiwang ang nagdaang buwan ng Panitikang Filipino at ika-10 anibersaryo ng Kolehiyo ng Arte at Literatura (KAL), isinagawa ng Hiraya Kolektib at Patlang ang Bagsakan Palabas noong Mayo 2 sa tapat ng Valencia Hall.

Bukod sa mga binasang akda ay naipalabas din sa nasabing aktibidad ang ilang mga eksena mula sa pelikula ng direktor at alumnus ng KAL na si Mark Mirabuenos na nasaksihan hindi lamang ng mga mag-aaral ng KAL kung ‘di pati ng mga mag-aaral mula sa ibang kolehiyo

“Bali itong Bagsakan Palabas ay pinagsama-samang performatibong pagtatanghal ng mga tula, awit at pagpapalabas ng maikling pelikula,” pagpapaliwanag ni Manuel Diel III, presidente ng Hiraya Kolektib.

Dalawang taon nang isinasagawa ang Bagsakan Palabas ngunit inamin ng Patlang, publikasyon ng Malikhang Pagsulat, na sila pa rin ay nangangamba sa bilang ng mag-aaral na dadagsa sa kanilang programa.

“No’ng una may pangamba na baka walang mahikayat na pumunta dahil nagsimula kami na kami, kami lang tapos dumagsa na lang. ‘Yon din siguro ‘yong disadvantage sa pag-o-organize ng event, walang kasiguraduhan kung makikipag-cooperate ‘yong mga dumadaan,” sabi ni Rissia Lleva, punongpatnugot ng Patlang.

Sa kabila ng kawalan ng tiyak na dami ng manonood, naging matagumpay ang Bagsakan Palabas dahil sa pagtangkilik ng mga BulSUan. “Successful siya. Marami kasi kaming nahikayat, maraming pumunta, nagawa siya nang maayos. Nakakagulat nga na ang daming nag-perform na dumadaan lang naman,” ani Lleva.

CAL WEEK 2018 09 CAL students support One Blood in Bulacan ANGELICA NIKKI CRUZ AND JAMIE KAREN HERNANDEZ

To patronize the advocacy of One Blood in Bulacan, which aims to help Hemophilia patients, students from the College of Arts and Letters (CAL) attended the benefit concert at the Valencia Hall of Bulacan State University, April 15.

According to Danah Mae Isidro, representative from the group of BAB 4C students, whose research focused on producing the concert, they have chosen the Hemophilia Advocate Philippines (HAP) to be their beneficiary because there is a limited amount of support that hemophilia patients receive in the country. “‘Yong Hemophilia, hindi pa sinasabatas ‘yong bill nila para sa mga may sakit na Hemophilia. Napili namin ‘yong hemophilia kasi walong organizations, nongovernment organizations lang mayro’n sa buong Pilipinas...‘Yong cancer, helping the poor, poverty, ayon natutulungan na ng government. Itong Hemophilia wala silang nakukuhang support sa gobyerno,” Isidro stated.

She also shared that with the little support hemophiliacs receive, patients suffering from Hemophilia need to undergo lifetime medication because there is still no cure for this kind of disease.

The benefit concert was filled with the

FOR A CAUSE. BulSUans get serenated by December Avenue as they sing their hearts out for the patients of Hemophilia. Photo courtesy of Luminax Photo and Video Services

sound of hope as December Avenue, Davo Project, The Summers, Ruth Francisco, and Louie Balazo performed on stage.

According to Mark Christian Silencio from BAB 3A, the goal of the event was met. “Na-reach nila ‘yong goal nila which is to help their beneficiaries through the concert. Bagamat kaunti man ‘yong bilang ng tao na nanuod at sa palagay ko mas marami pa ‘ron ‘yong inaasahan nilang tao,

they’ll still be able to help the hemophilia patients pa rin naman,” Silencio told. Meanwhile, Masahiro Kobayashi, the adviser of the group, declared his gratitude to the attendees as he gave his remarks during the event. “Sa lahat po na nandito na BulSUan, maraming, maraming salamat po dahil mas matingkad ang pakikipagkapwa tao,” Kobayashi expressed.

SU Journalism Society (JournSoc) which revolved around the theme “Panulat Bilang Sandata Patungo sa Malayang Pamamahayag” turned into a contest on collaborative publishing.

According to JournSoc President Dean Carlo Ventura, since the annual contest was already on its sixth year, the organization came up with changing the contest’s format. “Kasi ‘di ba ang CAL week natin ngayon designed siya to be collaborative...collaboration of programs of College of Arts and Letters therefore naisip namin na since we practice Tintagisan annually… why not make it a collaborative effort and make it collaborative publishing,” Ventura explained.

The JournSoc president also shared that the original idea for this year’s competition was to conduct the collaborative publishing competition as well as individual writing contests but since the organization lacked funding and manpower, only the collaborative publishing was able to push through.

Furthermore, Ventura also shared that for the next Tintagisan, its format will depend on the decision of the officers. “Titingnan po natin ‘yong output ng competition kung maganda ‘yong evaluation ng ating officers and ng adviser then why not and katulad nga ng sabi ko kanina pwedeng nandyan pa rin ‘yong writing competitions, pwedeng nandyan pa rin ‘yong collaborative publishing, depende po,” Ventura said.

Shaira Nabong of BAB 3A shared what she learned after participating in the collaborative publishing for the first time. “Natutunan ko talaga na dapat marunong kang mag-manage ng time mo pagdating sa mga sinusulat mo at saka dapat mayro’n kang unity talaga sa mga kagrupo mo kasi mahihirapan kang matapos ‘yong trabaho… kahit sabihin mo na kaya mo namang magsulat mahirap lalo na may time constraint,” Nabong said. Media Olympics, Tintagisan merge... FROM PAGE 03 CAL launches theme... FROM PAGE 08

Dean Maria Bulaong saw that the message of the song which is about soaring high and becoming better is inspiring.

“Very nice, nakaka-inspire ‘yong song. Sulong CAL tapos sa kabila ng 10 years na pagsisigasig, ito na ‘yong resulta. Sa kabila ng mga accomplishment ng CAL, still nando’n pa rin ‘yong ‘Sulong CAL, sige pa, soar high,” Bulaong said.

She also shared that the goal of Ani ng Sining was to hone the talent of CAL students in the forum conducted during the college week.

“Hindi lang activities ng CAL kung hindi may forum din, mga seminar para i-enrich ‘yong talents natin, i-improve pa ‘yong galing ng mga estudyante ng CAL,” Bulaong stated.

The closing program and the awarding of those who participated in the Media Olympics were held last May 3 at the Valencia Hall.

CAL WEEK 2018 10 tribution in the lives of its graduates and to provide inspiration to present students by showing the achievements of former students. “Para din magbigay pugay sa kolehiyo dahil sa naiambag nila sa ating alumni na naging successful. And lastly, para makita at masaksihan ng mga kasalukuyang estudyante ‘yong naabot ng ating mga alumni at ma-inspire sila na mag aral,” she said.

The receivers of the Young Alumni Achiever Award were John Roniel Canimo, Carl Angelo Espiritu, Jasmin Lorainne Tan, and Leahna Villajos. Broadcasting studes spearhead... were awarded to Reginald Gonzales, Roanne Inocencio, and Ron Lopez.

Lopez, an Outstanding alumni awardee, felt honored to receive such recognition. “No’ng college naman hindi ako achiever, hindi ako Dean’s lister…Sumasali ako sa mga competitions noon pero hindi ako ‘yong ie-expect mo na magiging practitioner kaya masaya. Proud na nakilala ng college kahit sa pagkakataon [na ito]. Na-recognize ng college ‘yong mga ginagawa kong ito… Kasi ‘yong isa sa mga dahilan kung bakit ko ginagawa ‘to eh dahil din sa college,” Lopez shared. FROM PAGE 01

Moreover, the Distinguished Alumni Awards were given to Mary Rose Castro, Christian Cruz, and Gemmalyn Masanga while the Outstanding Alumni Awards Dangal ng Kolehiyo Alumni Awards will be turned over to the CAL Local Student Council (LSC) for institutionalization and its sustainability.

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“Gusto talaga natin ‘yong the best na mga participants para sa 2019 Culture and Arts Association of State University and Colleges (CAASUC) at sa 2018 CAASUC, October na ‘yon… ma-invite ‘di lang ang Collge of Arts and Letters, mainvite ang buong university, ma-inform sila na may ganitong objective ang literary group,” dagdag niya. Ayon pa kay Galvez, hangad din ng literary group, na gumagabay sa mga mag-aaral na lumalaban sa mga nasabing kompetisyon, na kilalanin sila ng unibersidad bilang isang organisasyong magpapakilala sa pangalan ng BulSU sa larangan ng literatura. “Hindi siya [literary group] nire-recognize ng university, hindi katulad ng mga Teatro Entablado… recognized sila, alam na bahagi talaga sila ng university pero tayo wala tayong tatak, wala tayong pangalan,” sabi ni Galvez.

EDITORIAL BOARD A.Y. 2017-2018 REYA CEANNE BUENAVENTURA EDITOR-IN-CHIEF KAYLEEN REYES ASSOCIATE EDITOR CHRISTIA MARIE RAMOS MANAGING EDITOR FOR ADMINISTRATION THERESE VERONIQUE BALUYOT MANAGING EDITOR FOR FINANCE IRENE JOY PE BENITO NEWS EDITOR WILFRANZ ROSQUETA FEATURES EDITOR RYAN JOHN MAGNO OPINION EDITOR MARIAM DEL ROSARIO DEVCOMM EDITOR EMELITA AGUILAR SPORTS EDITOR ELLA MAY ALVARAN LITERARY EDITOR

REGIN-REX ESTRELLA CIRCULATION MANAGER ZAINEL CHRISTIAN SEBASTIAN ONLINE MANAGER THERESE VERONIQUE BALUYOT CHRISTIA MARIE RAMOS ART DIRECTORS

STAFF WRITERS ROCHELLE ACSE, ANGELICA NIKKI CRUZ, LAELA RUTH DELA CRUZ, ANDRELYN DEB DOMINGO, PRINCESS APRIL FAJARDO, EMMANUEL RAYMOND FERRER , VIA GALMAN, MARISOL GASPAR , MARICRIS GUERRERO, JAMIE KAREN HERNANDEZ, JEAN-LOUIS LAPITAN, IRISH GAILE OCAMPO, ABIGAIL MARIE PELEA, JASMINE GRACE RIVERA, ADAM ANGELO TIZON, MIKAELA VICTA PHOTOJOURNALISTS LAYOUT ARTISTS LAELA RUTH DELA CRUZ IRISH GAILE OCAMPO EMMANUEL RAYMOND FERRER MARICRIS GUERRERO ZAINEL CHRISTIAN SEBASTIAN

Nais din ni Galvez na magmula sa KAL ang magiging literary coordinator kung sakaling maging isa na silang ganap na organisasyon. “I was challenged and at the same time, sabi ko nga hindi man ako ang maging literary coordinator ‘pag dumating ‘yong time na ma-institutionalize siya but ang aim ko ay manggaling dapat ang literary coordinator sa CAL,” saad ni Galvez. Nagbukas ang nasabing programa sa pagtatanghal ng mga mag-aaral na nagwagi sa nakaraang CAASUC at CIRPS sa iba’t ibang kategorya kagaya ng radio drama, pagku-kuwento, storytelling, extemporaneous speech, pagsulat ng sanaysay, short and sweet play, talumpati, at essay writing.

Sinundan ito ng pagbibigay ng sertipiko ng pagkilala sa mga mag-aaral na nagbigay ng karangalan sa kolehiyo at sa unibersidad.

Sa kabilang banda, sumasang-ayon naman si Ronaldo Magsakay, nakakuha ng ikaapat na puwesto sa essay writing noong nagdaang CAASUC, na mabigyan ng unibersidad ng pagkilala ang kanilang grupo. “Magandang idea ‘yon [pagbuo ng institution] kasi do’n mapi-filter out talaga ‘yong may gusto at saka ‘yong may ibubuga talaga kasi ‘yong iba parang nahatak na lang, ‘yong iba naman parang tama lang ‘yong skills nila,” aniya.

Pandayang Plaridel, pinagyaman... FROM PAGE 05 ng negatibong pahayag mula sa kapwa mamamahayag. “What this administration has done he has divided the media, he has divided the people, the church, mismong media nagsasabi sakin no’n ‘bakit puro negativity yong nilalabas mo?’… This is the truth and everybody must know this… Why would you…wawalisin under the rug ‘yong mga katotohanan,” aniya.

Ayon naman kay Mark Angelo Roma, nagtatag ng Young Filipino Advocates for Critical Thinking (YFACT), malaki ang papel ng mga mamamahayag pangkampus sa pagsugpo ng fake news.

“May karapatan ‘yong mga susunod na henerasyon na tumira sa mundo where the information is truthful. It’s our commitment to them to make sure that truth information prevails,” saad ni Roma. Ibinahagi naman ni Nikki Cruz, senior staff writer ng The Communiqué ang kaniyang natutunan sa nasabing talakayan. “All the speakers have a vision that they carry to what they wanted the student journalists to learn that’s why as one of the listeners, I have learned something useful that I can apply not only in the technicalities of writing but the heart for journalism,” sabi ni Cruz. Inanunsyo naman noong ika-5 ng Mayo ang mga nanalo sa naganap na GGP kung saan naiuwi ng The Communiqué ang parangal na Best Performing Publication. Samantala, nakuha naman ng The Mentors’ Journal ng Kolehiyo ng Edukasyon ang ikalawang puwesto at nakamit ng CS Wizards ng College of Science ang pangatlong puwesto sa nasabing parangal.

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Letters and we think deserve mo ‘yan’,” Roncales said.

The criteria in choosing the Huwarang Mag-aaral were composed of the student’s academic achievements, seminars attended and results from the interview with a panel of judges.

“Ang naging criteria, academic achievement ‘yan ‘yong General Weighted Average for the last two semesters, seminars attended, national, regional, local and then if they are members or officers of an organization and then ‘yong interview,” Benedicta Buenaventura, CAL Wellness Coordinator, said.

The selection, according to Buenaventura, were done by three judges who represents each department of the college considering the said criteria.

She also explained the essence of being named as the college’s Huwarang Mag-aaral. “Ang Huwarang Mag-aaral, ‘yong bang huwarang mag-e-excel siya sa lahat ng aspeto hangga’t maaari ng pagiging isang estudyante,” Buenaventura explained.

Roncales left a message persuading his fellow students to be aspirants of the said title. “Sa mga hindi pa nag-aaply kung alam mo sa sarili mo na sapat ‘yong kakayanan mo kung alam mo sa sarili mo na Huwarang Mag-aaral ka, mag-try ka kasi wala namang masama dahil sarili mo naman ‘yan, hindi mo ninakaw yan, pinaghirapan mo ‘yan,” he said.

REVITALIZE. Balangay Productions’ Ronald Verzo encourages Malikhaing Pagsulat students to enrich their communities by creating works focused on its culture. Photo by Irish Gaile Ocampo

“Bilang estudyante at miyembro ng KAL, kailangan talaga natin malaman at makisalo sa mga ganitong usapin para sa gayon, tayo ang isa sa magtuturo sa mga iba pang nabibiktima lagi ng fake news ng mga paraan kung paano malalaman at paano ito maiiwasan,” Luntao said. Meanwhile, Theater Arts (TA) students got their skills tested in the Improv workshop under One and a Half Men’s Karl Jingco, where Jingco dared TA students to think fast and to unleash the artist within them.

“Improv is one of the center of practicing your art it helps you mold your inner artist with improv by creating a fun environment na hindi nakaka-pressure, hindi nakakatakot,” Jingco shared. Furthermore, Balangay Productions’ Ronald Verzo shared his experience and struggles as a writer to students of Malikhaing Pagsulat (MP).

He urged MP students to enhance their skills while simultaneously enriching the dying culture of writing about their own communities. “Ang mindset natin sa pagbuo ng library ay hindi lang pagkuha ng libro mula sa labas kung ‘di pagbuo ng sarili nating koleksyon ng lokalidad na kinabibilangan nila and this become part of our identity, ng ating kinagagalawang lugar,” Verzo expressed.

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aaral ng MP at guro sa nasabing programa.

Ibinahagi namn ni Beanne Paraiso ng BAMP 4A ang kahalagahan sa kanya ng nasabing aktibidad.

“Bilang isang estudyante ng Malikhaing Pagsulat, napakahalaga no’ng pagtitipon kasi dito nahahasa ‘yong estudyante, dito nae-expose kami dyan sa field na naiintindihan namin. ‘Yong hindi lang sa part ng pagsusulat kung bakit hindi lang naman namin ginagawa ‘yong mga bagay dahil requirement lang sila. Dito namin nalalaman na kailangan naming gawin ‘yon bilang parte kami ng lipunan na ginagalawan,” saad ni Paraiso.

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