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WARM WELCOME. Dr. Bernadita R. Churchill welcomes scholars from around the world at the opening ceremony of the 10th International Conference on Philippine Studies (ICOPHIL) last July 6 at Luce. PHOTO BY Alyssa Palencia

International scholars attend ICOPHIL-10

By Julien Marie S. Piñero

SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY (SU), in partnership with Philippine Studies Association (PSA), hosted the 10th International Conference on Philippine Studies (ICOPHIL-10) last July 6-8.

A total of 68 different sessions on Philippine history, literature, cultural politics, media, and many others revolved around this year’s theme, “Re-Imagining Community, Scholarship and Citizenship.”

SU President Ben S. Malayang III pointed out in his speech that

the true purpose of ICOPHIL is to assess truth and the accuracy of a nation.

“There’s challenge to correctly and truthfully imagine a nation.

There are issues to be addressed so that [re-imagining] a nation could be confidently true and correct.

The imperative it seems to me is to construct truthful images of a country and people.”

ICOPHIL aims to foster conversations and collaborations within and across a wide variety of fields among academics,

policymakers, and advocates.

SU, the first place to host ICOPHIL outside of Metro Manila, welcomed more than 400 scholars from various colleges and universities from all over Asia, North America, Europe, Australia, and Africa.

Institutions who participated in the event are the Smithsonian Institution from Washington DC, Archaeology Division and Anthropology Division from the National Museum of the Philippines Geology Division, National Museum of the Philippines Department of

Education Philippines, Southeast Asian Fisheries, Development Center from Iloilo, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas from Spanish National Research and the Field Museum of Natural History.

Non-government organizations namely TAO Management, Inc., Philippine Association of Chinese Studies, The Asia Foundation, and Asian Cultural History Program also took part.

Meanwhile, Dr. Bernadita R. Churchill, ICOPHIL council chair, conference convener, and historian

will donate her entire collection to the SU library.

“I’m sure Silliman will take good care of my entire collection which I consider to be my most treasured possession,” Churchill said.

Churchill also expressed that through the help of the collection she will be donating, she wishes for “the Silliman Department of History to become the center of research in local history in the Visayas.”

This event is held every four years with ICOPHIL 2020 taking place in Universidad de Alicante, Spain.~

Sillimanian spearheads #KadaBato Initiative

By Angelica Mae D. Gomez SHAMAH BULANGIS, a local activist, organized an Anti-Marcos event called the #KadaBato Initiative last July 5 at the Silliman University (SU) Catacombs.

The #KadaBato Initiative, headed

by Bulangis, is a localized version of the nationwide non-partisan initiative called #BawatBato.

This initiative opposes the burial of late President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City, Manila.

According to Bulangis, people in Manila were putting stones with names of heroes during the Martial Law at the Libingan ng mga bayani in an empty slot where Marcos is planned to be buried in September.

“They called it Bawat Bato,” she said. “Meaning, bawat bato ay istorya at bawat bato ay buhay and I wanted to do that here in Dumaguete.”

The event held storytelling sessions from Martial Law survivors David Ryan Quimpo and Nathan Gilbert Quimpo, authors of the book “Subversive Lives”.

Both Martial Law survivors narrated their personal experiences during the Martial Law period as student activists.

David Quimpo recalled that “much of the student movement of the time was inspired by the Katipunan.”

“Actually, before Martial Law, we could feel it already that revolution was becoming inevitable and so when Marcos declared Martial Law, it was basically a dictatorship,” Quimpo said.

Quimpo added that they found continue to page 4...

WALK. Schools, univerisities, NGOs and local government offices join Nutrifit walk 2016 last July 10 at Freedom Park. PHOTO BY Lucille Jean Raterta

ISPEC holds 1st LGBTQ+ themed poetry, music fest

By John Carlos A. Plata

STRUGGLE. The Quimpo brothers narrate their experiences during the Martial Law years. PHOTO BY Queenie Maria Guibao

THE ILLUMINATES OF THE SPECTRA (ISPEC) hosted an LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, and others) themed poetry reading and music event entitled #LetLoveIn last July 8 at El Amigo Restaurant.

According to ISPEC president Karla Karina Rosales, it is time to expose Dumaguete to LGBTQ+ themed gatherings since events like this are still uncommon. “[The poetry reading and music fest] was something we’ve always

wanted to do since the org [sic] was established in 2014,” Rosales said.

Rosales added that the event’s purpose “[is] to gather the LGBTQ+ community, its supporters, and individuals who are open-minded so they can learn, connect with people, and hear poetry.”

“We wanted to be able to give individuals an atmosphere and an avenue for self-expression through poetry,” Rosales said.

The poems recited by the performers dealt with topics such as human rights, discrimination

against LGBT people, gender inequality, identity issues, and romance.

“In the Illuminates of the Spectra, we consider that words have power and words are alive.

That’s why we’re having this poetry reading. [The event is] a celebration for identity, for rights, and most of all, for love,” Shamah Bulangis, ISPEC member said.

Before performing, Bulangis gave tribute to the victims of a mass shooting that happened last June 14 at an LGBTQ+-oriented nightclub in Orlando, Florida continue to page 4...

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Forget Not

Unparalleled Spirits of Patience

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he number 1081 probably was the most feared figure back then.

The number was bad omen. It meant dictatorship. News outlets were ceased. Journalists were killed. Protesters were kidnapped and disappeared. The Anti-Marcos groups hid in the shadows. Those people who were against the dictator died. It’s time to wake-up and see reality.

To relive the forgotten stories of Martial Law, Shamah Bulangis, a foreign affairs student, organized the Kada-Bato Initiative last July 5 at the Silliman University Catacombs. The Kada-Bato Initiative is a localized version of the non-partisan initiative Bawat-Bato.

Bawat-Bato is a peaceful propaganda organized by local and national human rights groups: Akbayan Youth; Martial Law Chronicles Project; Bantayog ng mga Bayani; Claimants 1081; Nameless Heroes and Martyrs; UP Samasa; and other student organizations, to name a few.

The stone represents the people who died and disappeared during the Martial law. According to Bubut Vasquez of the Bawat-Bato initiative, “On each stone laid was written the name of a man/woman/child kidnapped, tortured and murdered during Martial Law. They are the real heroes who deserve to be buried here.”

The Libingan ng mga Bayani is the designated resting place for Filipino soldiers, war veterans, and citizens who were recognized as heroes or martyrs.

According to AFP’s press release last May 27, there are guidelines before a person can be laid to rest at the cemetery. Presidents, Defense Secretaries, Medal of Valor Awardees, and AFP Chief of Staffs are only a few from AFP’s long list. However, those who were shamefully discharged from service and convicted of an offense involving “moral turpitude” are not qualified for internment.

However, President Rodrigo Duterte in a press conference last May 17 said, “I will allow Marcos burial in Libingan Ng Mga Bayani, not because he was a hero but because he was a Filipino soldier.” The tough talking President also said that it can be arranged immediately.

The Weekly Sillimanian (tWS) believes that Duterte’s argument is unsound.

Claiming that Marcos was a soldier, it is also a hard fact that he caused “moral turpitude” to those who died, disappeared, and were tortured during Martial Law. tWS fully supports the Bawat-Bato initiative because it serves as a wake-up call for the youth who seemed to forget the unspoken horrors of Martial rule.

The lessons of history are today’s weapons for the uncertain future. The role of the youth is to learn the atrocities of Martial law. The incompetent teachers and textbook authors are not stating the hard facts, but mere overviews—or cover-ups—of history. It’s time to end history revisionism.

Learn from history. Learn from Martial Law. Forget not.~

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“What are your expectations under the Duterte Administration?”

“I expect less corruption. Not in 6 months, but in the span of six years. I expect that the Philippines will be a better place, and that the Filipino people will work together for a good administration.”

Jarrah Sophia B. Saile, Bachelor of Mass Communication IV “I expect that the administration will maintain peace and order by constant discipline among his constituents.”

Cherubim Joy A. Sunga, Bachelor of Science in Education I “I expect radical changes to happen in law enforcement, the government, and the economy which might be shocking to us as Duterte works on fulfilling his promises.”

Gem K. Yuson, Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy III “I expect that the administration will eradicate all drug-related things. Also clean and honest due process.”

Jone C. Orlina, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering IV

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is not a thing for sale—they should ensure moral boundaries simply to show that they must ultivating the spiritual be respected. Although public journey of man is the interaction must be treated with bedrock of Muslim modesty, singing and dancing for culture. But how can they suppress fun and celebration is not haram their desires and passion for the (forbidden) in Islam, as long as sake of strengthening their faith women still maintain decency and and obedience to God’s will? are not meddling with other men.

It is a matter of submission.

It is a matter Technically, it of surrendering is not the kind to sacrifices. It of task entailing happens when one to jot down one internalizes ideas on a the essence of piece of paper sawm (fasting) or the kind of done during compulsory the Ramadan, a c t i o n a month-long requiring one fast wherein to do. Rather, worshippers it is professing neither eat a faith verbally single crumb and physically, of a delicious that there exists cookie nor drink One True God from a single and humans are drop of water His servants whose nature Photo sourced from http://muslimvillage.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/10-Things-You-Can-Do-To-Develop- no matter how A-Culture-Of-Muslim-Unity.jpg thirsty they may is to obey Him. feel from dawn to dusk, and the indulge oneself into luxury while Muslims prefer to consider God as Allah, the Arabic transliteration others suffer from the agonies Hajj (pilgrimage), where a long of the Supreme Being, because of hunger and unemployment. journey awaits the individual and It is a matter of esteem. proclaims the supremacy of Allah. the word Allah remains singular By definition, Islam is not just Portraits of any living thing is in its omnipresence and is deemed omnipotent in the absolute sense. considered a taboo in Muslim entitled to a certain race, culture or With obedience, it pertains to culture and traditions, due to the belief but rather, a descriptive title certain practices humans observed belief that Allah is an entity that of an inclusive way of life. Muslims in accordance to what the Prophet human minds cannot fathom. are not Muslims if they do not says. The salat (prayer) is a way This is also to prevent any other obey and wholeheartedly submit of refreshing their minds to their prophet from being worshipped. to Allah’s verbatim in the Quran.

Modesty is emphasized in the Thus, any form of transgression real role—acquainting to their Quran, the holy book. Men and against the scriptures is a devoid daily activities and constantly acknowledging the presence of women are equal in the sight act in the Islamic culture.

When we are deprived of the Allah in their hearts. In the early of Allah; they must lower their morn of the day, a Fajr (dawn) gaze and dress appropriately. The most basic necessities in life, prayer is said, followed by Dhuhr wearing of the hijab in women we unconsciously build the (noon), Asr (afternoon), Maghrib is not to seclude them from unparalleled spirit of patience (evening) and Isha (night) prayers other men, but to remind them suppressing our own worldly done anywhere one may please. that the adornment they possess desires and unearthly passions.~

By Merell Lystra L. Recta

Change the Chains John Rey L. Villareal | Veterus Deus Sedum The Philippines had its fair share of presidents who come and go. Each one either making things worse or better. Whether you see the previous administration as a failure or not, it depends on how you look at it. As Rodrigo Duterte, the 16 th President of the Philippines, took his seat in Malacañang, the world saw a hero just as they saw Aquino when he took his oath last 2010. Will Duterte’s term end up the same way like Aquino’s?

The tough talking president is strong in his fight against corruption, but his methods for change isn’t exactly the easiest pill to swallow. He plans to ensue what most see as a bloodbath with the drug lords in the country and stop criminality in six months.

But, this does not really sit well to human rights activists. His

methods are unorthodox or, to put it simply, crooked. Violence has never been the answer, but the desperation of people led to this.

We see our country as a land bathed in blood from the time the Spaniards came to this land.

Until now, we are still up against enemies, but this time against our own. However, it is not due to the same old crab mentality and cultural differences excuses. It is because we want things done in one go and then relax the whole way afterwards— that is not change, but rather a temporary replacement that is bound to revert back to old habits. Change is just doing things different at once; it is a slow turn of events that constantly take one step at a time. We cannot expect one man to do it all at once, and everyone will be happy.

The thought of only doing things fast has always led Filipinos into desperation. Everyone should start taking one small step at a time to change. It is not about how fast you can make things better. It is about how well you can do things at your own pace, and do it for the rest of your life.

As the President sets his trek onwards to the six-month war against criminality, let us not expect all our problems to vanish. He is but a man with a fleet that is ready for war in which he intends to end quickly and one that is hard to clean up afterwards. We, as Filipinos, should take our steps towards our own ways in changing the country for the better. Whether it is one step at a time or a mile a minute, it is up to us to decide whether change or chains is coming.~

The Genesis Week We can’t deny the fact that our school year is off to a rocky start. With the implementation of the K-12 system in full flow and the adjustment of our respective colleges without freshmen enrollees, this school year has proven to be quite difficult in terms of unity.

We also can’t deny the negative comments expressed by fellow students about the Genesis Week last June. Most of them emphasized on the lack of proper information dissemination around the campus. There were little-tono posters about the upcoming events, and a majority of the students said that they did not feel the Genesis “spirit”. Yes, there were videos and helpful infographics about the events shared around social media. And yet, only a small number of students turned up.

During the third day of the Genesis Week, a friend bugged me about joining a certain quiz bowl

held inside the campus. Questions ran through my mind as I hesitated.

Where is this being held? What time? What is the quiz bowl about?

Why are there no details about it?

I quickly refused because I had a class. Had I known earlier, I would have given the teacher a notice that I was going to join the quiz.

The one major problem I could only see is the lack of unity. Fewer students are getting involved in activities meant for them. This might be a problem of apathy; but really, they just don’t know the details of future events.

This might have been a recurring problem, but it is only this year that we could visibly see the mishaps.

While watching the modern dance competition, I heard two students loudly discussing about the mediocrity of the party. My heart sank. Yes, students are entitled to their own opinions, and we should respect that. However, we should also recognize the efforts

Gotta Ca tch ‘E m A ll… So on.

By Andre Joshua T. Aniñon

Gresheen Gift M. Libby | Just My Two Cents of our student leaders because they worked hard to make it possible.

We tend to neglect these efforts because of the glitches seen or observed. We tend to oversee that because of the situation that was presented in front of us.

But all I’m asking from the student government is to disseminate your information properly. You have people willing to help you. Use them to do the work for you. No matter how little the work is, leave it to them.

This does not only apply to our student government leaders.

This also serves as a reminder to the various student organizations on campus which are struggling to unite their members. If you do not act now, this will leave a lasting impression on the students that you can’t do your job.

This is only the start, and we can still make this school year a success. Let’s work together for a united school year.~

But it does not only stop in personal convictions. Getting rid of selfishness and greed is practiced in Zakat (charity) wherein a portion of income is given to the less fortunate, which can be compensated in alternative ways other than in kind. Muslims believe that it is even more detestable to

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ver since its release in 1998, Nintendo’s revolutionary Pokémon franchise has managed to capture the hearts of gamers far and wide.

It has them buckling a belt of homemade Poké Balls around their waists, cutting off cardboard pieces as makeshift PokéDexes and dreaming of the day that Pokémon appears in the real world. With last week’s release of “Pokemon Go,” the newest addition to the franchise, that dream is brought closer to reality.

What was once a black and white universe in a low-resolution GameBoy screen has evolved to a 3-D augmented reality game in Android and iOS systems.

Is Pikachu strolling along the Amphitheater?

Is Jigglypuff warming up backstage at the Luce Auditorium? Can Arceus be found at the end of the fourfloor climb at Ausejo Hall? With “Pokémon Go,” these questions

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A Campus by the Sea: The Martial Law Years

By Junelie Anthony Velonta I came back to a University that would never be the same. The campus was fenced in, curfew was imposed, and rallies, demonstrations and even meetings of more than a handful of individuals were not allowed. All clubs were abolished.

The varsity chess team ceased to exist. The Student Government was dissolved. The Weekly Sillimanian was padlocked.

-Jimmy Sarmiento Freedom: we take it so lightly yet value it highly. We preach on it. We take too many steps to “preserve” it. We offer our minds just to define it. But what is it, really? How would it feel when we, a generation almost born to it, is suddenly stripped off what is so familiar to us?

September 21, 1972 was a tense date for all those who remember it. Despite being unannounced, many individuals, including Dionisio Baseleres, the tWS editor-in-chief at that time, heard rumors about the declaration of Martial Law days before. In his words: And so we were caught unprepared when, two days later, on Sept. 23, Martial Law descended upon us like a pall of gloom.

Suddenly, we had to change our banner headline to: “MARTIAL LAW DECLARED!” It was set in 72 points, Bodoni Bold, all capitals.

Unfortunately, we could not print that issue anymore. Speechless, with our heartbeats racing, my associate editor and I took a long, hard look at the page-one galley proof. We stared into space with the unuttered question: “What now?”

On that same day, members of the Philippine Constabulary (PC), known as the Philippine National Police today, entered the campus and ransacked—a term used by many student journalists at that time including Sarmiento and Baseleres—their dorm rooms and their offices in search of subversive materials.

In that instant, free speech for students became non-existent—in paper, at least.

According to Tiempo, Maslog and

can finally be answered… dream to be the very best will have restrictions, some trainers chose Along with the waves of to set aside their Poké Balls and to put on their Team Rocket apparel. Various trainers excitement that have done turn-around surged through techniques to evade the internet the server lock, such as during the downloading the leaked game’s release, Android application the developers package (APK) and made some manually installing it on heartbreaking their phones, or changing announcements. the country setting of According to the App Store to one Nintendo and where “Pokemon Go” is Niantic Labs, available. These tricks players outside may have been successful, of selected but remember Team countries are Rocket’s plans always go blocked from kaput after some time. a c c e s s i n g According to a Pop the game’s article in the Philippine servers.

Ever Daily Inquirer, Nintendo encountered a wild “This and Niantic Labs are tracking down those video is not who have downloaded available in your Photo retrieved from http://www.pokemon.com, http://thisiswhyyoureold.com/wpthe APK—and are country” notice content/uploads/2011/08/Cool-Pokemon-Art-560x309.png while exploring YouTube? The their Pokémon Master aspirations consequently banning not their same applies for “Pokemon Go.” for the time being. Bummer. accounts, but their devices. Even Trainers in the Philippines who Due to these geographical if “Pokémon Go” is officially

Sitoy in their work entitled Silliman University, 1901-1976, Silliman became one of the first two universities in the country that were closed. Many faculty members and students were rounded up by the PC and were detained. Detention lasted for as long as six months and, bound with it untold, was interrogation.

In the words of Jimmy Sarmiento: Easily the most frightening moment of my detention was the interrogation. I was picked up by two men in civilian clothing who introduced themselves as MIG (Military Intelligence Group) agents. They took me by civilian jeep to a “safe house”, which was actually an apartment unit a few kilometers from the PC Headquarters.

The windows were boarded up with plywood. It was dark inside, and you couldn’t hear street noises because of the very loud air conditioning unit. I couldn’t help but think that conversely, people outside couldn’t hear anything from the inside.

Even loud screaming.

According to Dr. Crispin C. Maslog, director of the Silliman School of Journalism and Communication when Martial Law was proclaimed in 1972, abuses didn’t end on detention. Aside from the “subversives” and Marcos’ critics, many others were incarcerated for several reasons. Fifty-thousand people from various walks of life were arrested in the first three years of Martial Law. More than 75,000 citizens reported violations of their human rights, and among that number, a grisly 3,257 were murdered. Marcos’ crony capitalism pushed the Philippine economy to a head-first dive—and it is evident that, until today, we are still paying for the debts squandered through the regime.

A scene which lasted 14 years and witnessed the suffering of a country divided by status, is now history. It was 44 years ago; some remember it still, while many are born fortunate enough to live past it. Several are in peace and unaware, but its lasting effects remain lingering in the very soil of our country. “Change has come,” they say, but we must all take action to prevent this monstrosity from ever happening again.~ released in the Philippines, these devices cannot play the game until the ban is lifted—possible only through reformatting or restoring the affected device to factory settings. Team Rocket is indeed blasting off again.

Just like how trainers are patient in waiting for their berries to sprout, for their Pokémon egg to hatch or for their Magikarp to reach level 20, the best thing Pokémon Masters-to-be can do is to wait. The Pokémon League will not reprimand them, and their devices will be safe. If done the right way, trainers will not encounter any trouble in coming across available Pokémon in their area.

Is Lapras surfing through the Boulevard? Is Chansey aiding nurses at SUMC? We will know soon. “Pokemon Go” in the Philippines will see the light of day—and with it, the legendary Ho-Oh painting a rainbow across the sky. All we have to do is to wait.~

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GET THE GIST. Taking effective notes focuses on learning rather than on simply recording information. Here are some note-taking methods you can use to study for prelims week with ease.

Outline Method

Organize your learning by creating bullet lists out of the lecture material. This method lets you build an organized, hierarchical outline of ideas.

Flow Method

Mind Map Method

Cornell Method

Anything goes. Connect terms, paraphrase ideas, illustrate.

Your brain stores information in a tangled web of facts and memories. “Learn it once” by writing down an original mental picture of the lecture.

Create a map of connected ideas. This method brings out the creativity in a student and is a great way to visualize and recall information.

Record the information, ask the questions that matter, and summarize the whole lecture.

Dividing the paper into three sections allows for a clearer overall understanding of the material.

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Sillimanian spearheads.. from page 1 that there was no other way to fight except through going underground participating in a big anti-dictatorship movement.

Afterwards, Sillimanians wrote names on the stones to commemorate those who died and disappeared during the Martial Law and laid them at the SU Catacombs, where student activists gathered before.

“Students should learn about Silliman history and Martial Law ISPEC holds..

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where 49 people were killed.

Bulangis said that the Orlando incident was not just an act of terrorism, but “an act against humanity, an act of hate.”

She said that such an act of bigotry is what ISPEC is trying to counter through their “revolution of love.”

“This [event] is really good. It’s a shout-out for equality,” Patricia

because we are part of it. We are part of history and, as students,” Paul Anthony Cinco, 4 th year political science student said.

Cinco added that Sillimanians “should be aware of the atrocities of Marcos at the time because learning history—specifically Martial Law—will give us critical thinking, will give us learning to decide on things, on [what] our choices.”~ Solidarios, an aspiring ISPEC member, said.

ISPEC members Valerie Durias, Kristhel Apla-on, Steve Sanchez, and Maryleah Bartolome also performed at the event.

Another LGBT Pride Month celebratory event, the Dumaguete Pride Parade, will be organized

by ISPEC this month.~

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Health: Top priority in NegOr

By Julien Marie S. Piñero

NEGROS ORIENTAL Governor Roel Ragay Degamo prioritizes health among his other programs in the province.

The governor emphasized this during his speech in the annual Nutrifit Walk last July 10 held in observance of Nutrition Month.

Degamo also highlighted the Basic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (BEmONC) or Comprehensive Emergency

Obstetric and Newborn Care (CEmONC), a program that supervises women during labor and delivery, as well as postnatal mothers and babies.

This program is in line with this year’s theme “First 1000 days ni baby pahalagahan para sa malusog na kinabukasan” which focuses on the first 1000 days of life from conception to the second birthday of the child.

It also aims to create awareness on the importance of proper infant and young child feeding practices,

particularly exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months and giving appropriate complementary food after six months while continuing breastfeeding.

Students from Silliman University (SU) and other schools in Dumaguete, who participated in the annual event, carried nutritionpromoting slogans as they walked from Looc Bypass to Freedom Park.

The City Nutrition Council, the organizer of the event, also included Zumba exercises in the program. ~

the designing process and lighting design.

“It’s everything about lighting design from the instruments, from the tools, all the way up to how to design and collaborate with the directors,” Matheu said.

On the other hand, the Sound workshop by Manzano focused on basic sound for production and proper use and set-up of the basic sound system.

“I’m teaching them how to mix the sound with vocals and for instruments and to compare it to other mixing equipments,” Manzano said.

According to Matheu, the Light workshop is necessary for the aspiring lighting designers, especially for technical theatre majors, to learn the proper way to light design a play for them to interpret the script with the director’s vision.

Manzano also mentioned the importance of understanding sound mixing and controlling the sounds in the theatre or in a choir.

College of Performing and Visual Arts students, Silliman University Church personnel, and sound mixers participated in the event.~

CCP conducts Light and Sound workshop

By Karah Jane B. Sarita THE CULTURAL CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES (CCP) conducted a Light and Sound Workshop last July 8-10 at the Claire Isabel McGill-Luce Auditorium.

Joseph Matheu, associate artistic editor and founder of Twin Bill Theater in Quezon City and Arnelio Manzano, technical coordinator of the Cultural Exchange Department of CCP were the lecturers during the said workshop.

Matheu handled the Light workshop and targeted

Quote of the Week

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow.

Learn as if you were to live forever.”

-Mahatma Ghandi

Calling for column writers and commission photographerS #LetLoveIn. ISPEC holds a poetry reading night at El Amigo last July 8.

PHOTO FROM ISPEC Facebook page

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