Field trip at the MIBF brought to you by FILCOLS member Adarna House

FROM ADARNA HOUSE: Calling all schools! Would you like to visit the biggest publishing event of the year for your field trip? The Adarna House booth at the Manila International Book Fair is open for school visits from September 12 to 14 (Wednesday to Friday). For a purchase of 2 storybooks (at the discounted price of Php 55.00 each), your students can enjoy facepainting, storytelling, meeting an author and/or illustrator, and get free lootbags and tickets to the Fair. However, if you get one of the slots scheduled during our New Titles launch, the facepainting will be replaced by games, free snacks from Oishi, and a dance number by our mascot, Pilandok. For more information, and schedule of the remaining slots, please contact Ciara via ciara[at]adarna.com.ph or (02) 352-6765 local 115. The Adarna House booth can accommodate a maximum of 40 kids, while the new titles launch is open for groups of up to 100 kids. Check this link for details: http://adarnahouse.wordpress.com/2012/09/04/field-trips-at-the-mibf/

Fil-Am writer Oscar Peñaranda to deliver talk at UP

Press Release On September 12 (Wed) at 2:00-5:00pm, Oscar Peñaranda will deliver his talk titled “Stranger on Both Shores” at the FC Conference Hall, UP College of Arts and Letters, UP Diliman, Quezon City. Literature teachers and students are invited to listen to the author as he shares his unique experiences in the United States as citizen and writer. The talk is sponsored by the UP Institute of Creative Writing headed by FILCOLS member Jose Dalisay and the Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (UMPIL) headed by FILCOLS Board member Abdon M. Balde, Jr. UMPIL awarded him last August 25 at the CCP with the Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas, an annual literary recognition for accomplished Filipino writers. He deserved the award “for his poetry of a deeply felt humanity describing the historic location and state of the Filipino-American.” Born in 1944 in Barugo, Leyte, Peñaranda immigrated to Canada in 1956. He lived in Vancouver for five years. On his senior year, his family transferred to San Francisco where he went to St. Ignatius High school. He earned his B.A. (in Literature) and M.A. (in Creative Writing) at San San Francisco State University where he became part of the struggle to establish Ethnic Studies in the schools. He taught at San Francisco State for 12 years, Everett Middle School for 10 years, and James Logan High School for 15 years, and again at San Francisco State for two years (2010-2012). He helped found the San Francisco Chapter of the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) as its first president. He advocates for the teaching and creation of Filipino Heritage Studies and Filipino (language) in all his educational efforts. His works include short stories, poetry, plays, novels, TV and film scripts. His stories were anthologized in Fiction By Filipinos In America (1993) and Growing Up Filipino: Stories for Young Adults (2004). His poetry collection, Full Deck (Jokers Playing) was published in San Francisco in 2004. He has also written a collection of short stories –Seasons by the Bay.

From FILCOLS Partner LIRA: Nationwide Literature Education Series Visits Makiling

The Filipino poetry group Linangan sa Imahen, Retorika, at Anyo (LIRA), in partnership with the Philippine High School for the Arts’ Basic Education Department and Creative Writing Program will hold the 21st edition of the “Sining ng Tugma at Sukat” (STS; Art of Rhyme and Meter) on August 27, 2012 at the PHSA Campus, Mt. Makiling, Los Baños, Laguna. Started in 2008, the STS is a nationwide education outreach program that has toured 20 towns and has served a thousand people, mostly public school teachers and students. It aims to help advance literature, language, nationalism, and the beneficiaries’ communication skills through the teaching of native literary works and forms. The “STS” program began in 2008 and has partnered with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, numerous academic institutions, and various local government units. Founded in 1985, LIRA is a nationally recognized volunteer-run education NGO, the oldest organization of poets in Filipino, and one of the country’s premier literary groups. In pursuance of its mission of advancing literature, language, and nationalism, the organization holds a yearly five-month-long poetry clinic held for the most part in UP Diliman. The STS is an effort to bring part of this clinic outside of Metro Manila. In 2011, LIRA was declared as one of the Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO) in Malacañang Palace by President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III, making LIRA the first literary group in the TAYO Awards’ nine-year history. Heading the STS Makiling team as its lecturer is the award-winning poet Dr. Michael M. Coroza of the Ateneo de Manila University. The program is directed by Phillip Kimpo Jr., LIRA president, with the help of Beverly W. Siy, immediate former president and creator of the STS. Ms. Rae Rival is the local coordinator for STS Makiling. Parties interested in helping or participating in the program can contact the STS team at pykimpo@gmail.com. LIRA is a partner of FILCOLS since 2010.

P-Noy, Magtatalumpati sa UMPIL Congress sa 24 Agosto 2012

Ang Pangulo ng Pilipinas na si Noynoy Aquino ay magbibigay ng talumpati sa 24 Agosto 2012 bilang bahagi ng UMPIL Congress na gaganapin mula 1:00 hanggang 4:00 ng hapon sa Silangan Hall, Cultural Center of the Philippines.

Ang talumpati ni P-noy ay pinamagatang "Ang Halaga ng Panulat sa Daang Matuwid."

Bukas ito sa lahat ng manunulat na interesadong dumalo. Makipag-ugnayan lamang kay Dr. Michael Coroza, ang secretary general ng Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (UMPIL) sa 0947-7219249.

FILCOLS Member Ateneo Press invites you to the launch of Margosatubig

FILCOLS Member Ateneo de Manila University Press invites the public to the launch of MARGOSATUBIG by Ramon Muzones translated into English by Dr. Cecilia Locsin-Nava to be held on 17 August 2012, Friday, 4:30 PM at the Reading Room, Ateneo Library of Women's Writings, Rizal Library Special Collections Building, Ateneo de Manila University, Katipunan Ave., Loyola Heights, Quezon City Kindly send RSVP to Anne San Agustin (02) 426-5984, 426-6001 loc. 4613.

Pambansang Kumperensiya sa Wika, Bida ang K-12 at Salita ng Taon, ngayong Setyembre na

Sa Setyembre 2012, halos kalahating taon na ang implementasyon ng bagong programa sa edukasyon sa Pilipinas na binansagangK-12.Siguradong gusto nang malaman ng mga guro, administrador at magulang kung ano na ang nangyayari sa mga layunin ng programa batay sa mga repormang nangyari sa mga eskuwelahan, sa paggawa ng mga materyal panturo, at maging sa pagtuturo ng Filipino. Mangyari’y isa sa mga pangunahing isyu sa K-12 ang pagpapahalaga sa inang wika, o unang wika ng mag-aaral, at ang kaugnayan nito sa Filipino, ang pambansang wika.

Tatalakayin ng mga eksperto at praktisyoner sa edukasyon ang mga usapin kaugnay ng K-12 sa “Pambansang Kumperensiya sa Wika” na gaganapin sa Leong Hall, Ateneo de Manila University sa 20-22 Setyembre 2012 sa pagtataguyod ng Filipinas Institute of Translation.

Sa araw ng kumperensiya, tatalakayin ang papel ng wikang Filipino sa bagong programang pang-edukasyon. Magsasalita ang mga respetadong edukador, administrador at mga tagatangkilik ng isyu hinggil sa kabuluhan ng Filipino sa programang K-12, reporma sa Filipino bilang asignatura, at mga hamon sa larang ng paggawa ng mga bagong materyal pang-edukasyon. Makakatulong ng malaki ang mga panimulang pagtatasa sa pagpapabuti sa bagong programa.

Pagtutuunan din sa Kumperensiya sa pamamagiitan ng “Sawikaan” ang pagtukoy ng bagong “salita ng taon.”Lalahok ang mga batang akademiko, lingguwista, at mananaliksik sa pagtataguyod ng mga salitang “level-up,” “wang-wang,” “trending,” “SALN,” “impeachment,” “pagpag,” “fish kill,” “palusot,” “pick-up line,” “wagas,” “android,” “wi-fi,”at iba pang popular na salita para maitanghal na “salita ng taon.” Ang mga tagapanood at mga kasapi ng inampalan ang pipili kung alin ang karapat-dapat magwagi batay sa husay ng saliksik, patunay at pangangatwiran, at sa ganda ng pagkakasulat at presentasyon ng papel.

Itinataguyod ang kumperensiya ng Filipinas Institute of Translation, Inc. (FIT) sa pakikipagtulungan sa Wika ng Agham at Kultura (WIKA), National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), at ng Department of Education (DepEd).

Para sa kompletong detalye, mag-email safilipinas.translation@gmail.com o tumawag sa 5471860.

UMPIL to hold annual convention and conference

As a significant part of its annual convention, the Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (UMPIL) will hold the Colonial Literature Revaluation Conference for Teachers on 23-25 August 2012 at the Silangan Hall, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Pasay City. Guest of honor is National Artist for Literature Virgilio S. Almario.

On 23-24 August (Thurs-Frid), respected scholars will deliver papers on the colonial (Spanish period) literature like the pasyon, awit/korido (metrical romances),komedya, and the proto-novels (Urbana at Felisa, Tandang Bacio Macunat etc.). Each one is assigned a particular literary genre and is expected to give new insights on the subject. Fr. Jose Mario Francisco, S.J. (Ateneo de Manila University) tackles the pasyon, Dr. Nicanor Tiongson (UP Diliman) the komedya, Dr. Edgar Samar (AdMU) the korido “Ibong Adarna”, Prof. Louie Jon Sanchez (AdMU) the awit “Florante at Laura,” Dr. Jason P. Jacobo (AdMU) the epistolary “Urbana at Felisa” and Dr. Jerry C. Respeto (AdMU) the narrative “Tandang Bacio Macunat.” To further inspire the teachers explore methods of teaching these texts, veteran educators will demo-teach on the poetic and prose forms, namely Prof. Danilo Francisco M. Reyes (AdMU) and Prof. Ferdie Lopez (University of Santo Tomas).

The congress will be on August 25. Writers Chris Millado (drama), Carlos Piocos (poetry), and Eli Guieb (fiction) will be the resource persons for the Writers Forum called “Pakikipagtuos sa Halimaw: Ang Pagharap ng Manunulat sa mga Bagong Anyo ng Kolonyalismo” (Facing the Monster: How Writers Deal With the New Forms of Colonization)

The event is made possible by the support of Cultural Center of the Philippines, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Department of Education (DepEd). UMPIL members, teachers, and other interested parties are encouraged to attend the conference as well as the convention.

For details, text Ms Eva Cadiz at 09178453721 or email the conference director and UMPIL Secretary General Michael M. Coroza at mcoroza@ateneo.edu.