away from canberra

UP OVPPA and UPAA Kapihan on DIVORCE (open to the public)

2011-08-16T16:47:00.005+08:00

Venue:

UPAA Board Room

2nd floor

Ang Bahay ng Alumni

Magsaysay Avenue, UP Diliman

(behind UP Theater)

Date:

22 August 2011 (Monday)

Time:

9:00 a.m.

PROGRAM

National Anthem

Welcome Remarks:

Regent Gladys S.J. Tiongco

President, UP Alumni Association

Message:

Dr. J. Prospero E. de Vera III

Vice President for Public Affairs

University of the Philippines

Introduction of Guest Speakers:

Dr. Jose Wendell P. Capili

Asst. Vice President for Public Affairs

Alumni Relations Director, University of the Philippines

Discussions:

Atty. Rita Linda V. Jimeno

Managing Partner, Jimeno, Cope and David Law Offices

Columnist, Manila Standard Today

2nd Vice-President, UPAA

Atty. Jose C. Sison

Lawyer / Philippine Star columnist

former host of ABS CBN 2's Ipaglaban Mo

Open Forum

UP Naming Mahal

Emcee:

Atty. Renato B. Valdecantos

Legal Counsel, UPAA

KAPIHAN NG BAYAN SA UP

A Public Service Project of The University of the Philippines System and The UP Alumni Association

The KAPIHAN NG BAYAN SA UP aims to serve as a regular forum for intelligent and constructive discussion of issues relevant to our development as a nation. In a democracy, such public discourse is a valuable tool for guiding our national leaders and all citizens as we collectively confront and attempt to resolve whatever challenges are posed by these issues.

To achieve these goals, KAPIHAN NG BAYAN SA UP shall:

Adopt a strong bias not only for airing views and opinions on issues but for uncovering relevant facts and reasoned options for policies or actions on the given issues.

Select issues that are of great national significance, i.e., those that capture great public interest, that have festered and remained controversial over a long period, or that seems too complex and insoluble.

Make available, through carefully selected resource persons and discussants, the unique strengths and resources of UP in terms of expertise in various disciplines, and in knowledge generation through scientific research.

Work for the widest possible public exposure of the forum through partnerships with print, broadcast, internet and other communications media.

tina arceo dumlao (inquirer) & cito beltran (philippine star) return to UP

2011-08-06T23:34:00.014+08:00

UP Lingua Franca, in cooperation with the Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines, sponsored by San Miguel Corporation, proudly presents:

THE BUSINESS STATE OF THE NATION: The Role of Media in a Developing Economy

Speakers: Ms. Tina Arceo-Dumlao (Philippine Daily Inquirer) and Cito Beltran (Philippine Star) Date : AUG 23, 2011 (Tuesday)
Venue : Pulungang Claro Mayo Recto (FC Conference Hall), Faculty Center, College of Arts and Letters, University of the Philippines Diliman,
Time : 2:30-5:30 PM.

Tina Arceo-Dumlao is a journalist and desk editor of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. She has a Journalism degree from the University of the Philippines, and is paying the public back for her free college education by engaging in community service.

Cito Beltran is a highly-regarded writer, Philippine Star columnist, motivational speaker, and business and life consultant. He earned his BA Journalism degree from the University of the Philippines. He was the host of the Straight Talk on ANC.

Entrance to THE BUSINESS STATE OF THE NATION: The Role of Media in a Developing Economy is FREE. It is open to the public.

DAMAYAN: Fashion Show by UP alumni designers for scholars of the UP College of Home Economics (CHE)

2011-08-02T04:15:00.007+08:00

From UPAA board member and UP CHEAA President Dr. Evelina (Evie) G. Escudero:

The UP Home Economics Alumni Association is holding an activity entitled Damayan on 28 September 2011.

ACTIVITY: UP CHE Alumni Association Gala Night (open to non-UP and non-UP CHE alumni)

PLACE : Philippine International Trade Training Center (PTTC)

Roxas Boulevard corner Buendia Avenue, Pasay City

ATTIRE : Formal OR Semi Formal

The activity is aimed to raise funds for scholarship to help deserving students of the College of Home Economics. Damayan includes a seminar on skills enhancement in the morning, and a fashion show in the evening. The fashion show will feature creations by Filipino designers who are UP CHE alumni, including:

1. Jun Jun Ablaza

2. Eerie Angeles

3. Tracy Dizon

4. Jan Garcia

5. Joji Lloren

6. Lito Perez

7. Pidge Reyes

8. Michelle Sison

Music will be provided by the highly-acclaimed UP Singing Ambassadors under the baton of musical director and CHE (HRA) alumnus Ed Manguiat.

The UP College of Home Economics is home to students from the following academic programs:

1. BS Hotel, Restaurant & Institution Management

2. BS Food Technology

3. BS Community Nutrition

4. BS Family Life and Child Development

5. Bachelor of Science in Clothing Technology (BSCT)

6. Bachelor of Science in Interior Design (BSID)

7. Diploma in Early Childhood Development

8. Master of Family Life and Child Development

9. Master of Science in Food Science10.Master in Interior Design

11.Master in Home Economics

12.Master of Science in Nutrition

13.Ph.D in Food Science

14.Ph.D in Nutrition

15.Ph.D in Home Economics

For tickets and other details, please get in touch with

Mrs. Tess Angeles
UP Office of Alumni Relations
Fonacier Hall (Alumni Center beside Bahay ng Alumni)
Magsaysay Avenue, UP Diliman
Tel.: (+63)(2) 9298226 or 9818500 ext. 4251

or

The UP CHE Alumni Association
Room 108
Fonacier Hall (Alumni Center beside Bahay ng Alumni)
Magsaysay Avenue, UP Diliman
Tel.: (+63)(2) 9206873
Email :up_cheaa@yahoo.com

the college of home economics, u.p. diliman

UP Diliman College of Liberal Arts (CLA) celebrates 100th year; CLA, CAS, CAL, CS & CSSP graduates invited!

2011-05-24T01:03:00.003+08:00

The UP Diliman College of Arts and Sciences Foundation is inviting the alumni of the College of Liberal Arts, the College of Arts & Sciences, the College of Arts & Letters, the College of Science and the College of Social Sciences & Philosophy to the following activities in celebration of the centennial year of the UP College of Liberal Arts:

June 15, 2011

9:00am

Opening of Exhibit

(Galleria 1, Bulwagang Rizal/Faculty Center)

10:00am

Panel Discussion: “Revisiting the Liberal Arts and Setting the Directions for the Future"

(Pulungang Recto/ FC Conference Hall, Bulwagang Rizal/Faculty Center)

June 18, 2011

General Homecoming

(Palma Hall [formerly AS/LA] Lobby)

8:00am

Registration

9:00am

Book Launching of "Celebrating the Birth and Rebirth of the UP College of Liberal Arts"

by Ricardo T. Jose, Laura L. Samson and Gianne Sheena Sabio,

Published by the UP College of Arts & Sciences Alumni Foundation

10:30am

Lunch and Fellowship

1:00pm

Program

For inquiries and RSVP:

(+63)(2) 9205286

Manuscripts wanted: UP College of Law to publish book on experiences of faculty, students, and alumni as members of the UP Law community

2011-03-19T05:13:00.002+08:00

As part of its centennial celebrations, the University of the Philippines College of Law will be publishing a book titled Malcolmisms, a collection of true stories and anecdotes about the experiences of faculty, students, and alumni as members of the UP Law community.

Malcolmisms will be edited by Isabelita O. Reyes, Ph.D. Reyes is former Vice President for Public Affairs of the UP System, editor of the UP System centennial coffee table book Our University After 100 Years, and a published poet teaching creative writing with UP Diliman’s Department of English and Comparative Literature.

All alumni, faculty members, and students are encouraged to submit 500-1000 word stories for consideration to malcolmisms@gmail.com. Deadline for submissions is April 15, 2011.

Intended to reveal the lighter side of life at the College of Law, the book is a happy tribute to an institution that has, for 100 years, offered quality education in law and done pioneering legal and policy research. The College has contributed to shaping the Philippines’s social and political life, and has produced quite a few presidents, vice presidents, senators, congressmen, judges and Justices of the Supreme Court.

Declared by President Benigno S. Aquino III the “University of the Philippines College of Law Centennial Year”, the year 2011 will see for various activities celebrating 100 years of excellence in law. The Centennial Celebration theme is “The College of Law and the Challenges to Philippine Law at the Beginning of its Second Century.” Dean Marvic Leonen says that the celebrations will not only be a time to commemorate the UP Law’s history but will also be a time “to renew the institution's commitment as the country's bastion of legal education and research."

Philippine Star: Philippine PEN holds The Literature Workshop

2011-03-09T15:33:00.002+08:00

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Center of International PEN (Poets, Playwrights, Essayists, Novelists) will conduct a series of teaching literature workshops in Manila and in selected regions in the Philippines this year. Called “The Literature Workshop: Teaching Philippine Literature in High School and College,” this project is geared toward retooling and upgrading the skills of literature teachers in both secondary and tertiary levels.
In the 2010 Cebu Congress, Philippine PEN passed the following resolution: “We resolve to … work more closely with the education sector, its leaders, planners and administrators, its teachers and students, and the education publishing industry, to improve literature education in the country. The Philippine PEN recognizes that literary taste is shaped in the schools, especially the public school system; it is where generations must be taught to appreciate the outstanding works of our very own writers, works that constitute the soul of our nation….”
The first lecture-workshop on teaching Philippine poetry and fiction will be held on March 25, Friday, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, at Far Eastern University’s University Conference Center in Morayta, Manila. PEN authors and university professors Gemino Abad and Danilo Francisco Reyes will be the facilitators.
The Literature Workshop is co-hosted by Far Eastern University, and supported by PEN International in UK, and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).
For further inquiries, please contact Philippine PEN at Solidaridad Bookstore, 531 Padre Faura St., Ermita, Manila, Philippines. Tel. (632) 5230870; Telefax (632) 5255038; email: philippinepen@yahoo.com .

Winners: “CHILE: ODES FROM THE PHILIPPINES”A Poetry Contest for Filipino Students

2011-01-24T04:49:00.009+08:00

“CHILE: ODES FROM THE PHILIPPINES”A Poetry Contest for Filipino Students

http://www.up.edu.ph/features.php?i=226

A Project of The Embassy of Chile and The University of the Philippines System in commemoration of the Bicentenary of Independence of the Republic of Chile, and in celebration of the rescue of 33 Chilean miners in San Jose.

Winners

1. The 34th Miner (Rene Calunsag, UP Diliman)

2. Kiss of Sunrise ( Therese Marie Villarante, Cebu Normal University)

3. Scarred Land ( Marie Celine Anastasia Socrates, UP Diliman)

Honorable Mention

4. Chile. Hope is in the heart (Mariejo Maris Sawal Ramos, UP Diliman)

5. (tie)

A) Chile in the land where the earth ends (David John Descalzo Ubera, Nueva Vizcaya State University)

B) Immured (Mirava Yuson, UP Diliman)

Prizes will be awarded on Tuesday, 1 February 2011, 6:00 p.m. at the Executive House, Pardo de Tavera near E. de los Santos St., UP Diliman, Quezon City. The event is by invitation only.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

His Excellency Professor Dr. Roberto Mayorga, Ambassador

of the Republic of Chile

Professor Emerlinda R. Roman, President of the University of the Philippines System

Honorary Chairpersons

Consul Luis Alberto Palma, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Republic of Chile

Professor Jose Wendell Capili, Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs, UP System

Project Coordinators

Associate Professor Mercedes Planta, Deputy Director, UP System Information OfficeAssociate Professor Wystan de la Pena, Chairperson, UP Department of European Languages

Committee Members

H.E. Ambassador of the Republic of Chile Professor Dr. Roberto Mayorga (Chair)

Consul Luis Alberto Palma, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Republic of Chile

Philippine National Artist for Literature F. Sionil Jose, Winner, Pablo Neruda Literary Prize from the Republic of Chile

University Professor Emeritus Gemino Henson Abad, former Vice President for Academic Affairs, UP System

Professor Emeritus Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo, former Vice President for Public Affairs, UP System

Professor Isabelita Orlina Reyes, Vice President for Public Affairs, UP System

Board of Judges

RULES OF THE CONTEST – 2010

1. The contest is open from 19 September 2010 until 30 November 2010

to all Filipino students from any tertiary education (college) course except current family members of officers and employees of the Embassy of Chile and the University of the Philippines.

2. The contest has the following division and category: English Division – Poetry.

3. An entry must consist of one (1) poem of any form or length on or about the Republic of Chile—its bicentenary, people, scenery, culture and/or society and/or the emotions of the poet regarding the successful rescue operations involving 33 Chilean miners in San Jose.

4. Authors may submit only one (1) entry.

5. A work which has been awarded a prize in another contest before 30 November 2010 is not qualified for the awards.

6. All entries should be submitted through this email address:poetrychile2010@gmail.com

7. All entries should be in Rich Text Format (RTF) or in a Word Document File and should be sent as an attachment together with scanned copies of the author’s full résumé. The time of transmission should be NOT LATER THAN

12:00 m.n. of 30 November 2010

An entry will only be considered submitted if official confirmation is received through poetrychile2010@gmail.com

8. In submitting an entry, a contestant represents and warrants that the work is his own and that he has absolute ownership of all intellectual property rights thereto. If the entry is an adaptation of another author’s existing work, the contestant shall submit to the Embassy of Chile and The University of the Philippines the written consent of the author of the existing work, allowing the contestant to adapt the work, and to enter the adaptation in the contest (the Consent). The Consent shall include a clear and categorical statement that the Embassy of Chile and The University of the Philippines shall be exempt from any and all liability in the event that the adaptation is said to infringe the intellectual property rights of the author of the existing work. The Consent must be notarized and, if executed outside the Philippines, should be authenticated by the Philippine Embassy or consulate.

9. All copies should be legible and neat. Entries must be addressed by email to the Board of Judges, “CHILE: ODES FROM THE PHILIPPINES”A Poetry Contest for Filipino Students c/o The University of the Philippines System Information Office, Mezzanine, Quezon Hall, University of the Philippines, DIliman, Quezon City 1101

10. Entries submitted must comply with government policies on printed matters. Submitted copies of winning entries shall remain with, and become the property of the Embassy of Chile.

11. In order to give public access to all of the competing works presented, the author hereby grants, assigns, and transfers unto the Sponsors, the right without necessity of any payment other than the prize which may have been awarded: to publish from time to time any winning entry or selection or portion thereof as it may at its discretion determine; to designate or appoint editors to edit the work or any portion thereof to suit the demands of publication; to furnish a reasonable number of copies of all winning works to libraries; to make the works available for downloading on the Internet or other electronic media; and/or to allow students to make copies for research or in connection with their school requirements. The Sponsor shall also have the right to appoint or designate editors or directors who may edit the work or any portion thereof to suit the demands of production or exhibition.

11. The prizes, in United States Dollars, are the following:

1st Prize – United States Dollars US$ 1000

2nd Prize – United States Dollars US$ 500

3rd Prize – United States Dollars US$ 500

Honorable Mention Winners (3) – United States Dollars US$ 100

All five (6) winners will also receive two (2) round trip tickets to Cebu or Boracay, courtesy of Air Philippines and La Isla Magazine. The winning poems will be published in three languages: English, Spanish and Filipino. The anthology of poems will be launched in Chile and in the Philippines.

12. There shall be no co-winners and/or splitting of the prize money. The Board of Judges shall have the discretion not to award any prize if, in its judgment, no meritorious entry has been submitted.

14. The Embassy of Chile and The University of the Philippines have the sole right to designate the persons who shall constitute the Board of Judges in each of the contest categories. The decision of the majority of the Board of Judges in all categories shall be final.

16. All parties submitting entries are deemed to have accepted the rules of the contest, and agree to abide thereby.

ALL ENTRIES MUST STRICTLY COMPLY WITH THESE RULES.

ALL DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS MUST BE COMPLETE AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION

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http://www.up.edu.ph/features.php?i=226

from CARMELA LAPEÑA, GMANews.TV: Eager students, parents flock to UP to see exam results

2011-01-04T18:22:00.001+08:00

The usually empty atrium at the University of the Philippines Office of Admissions on Tuesday was filled with students and parents, eager to see the results of the most recent entrance exams.

Even if the results had been available online just after midnight on January 3, many still preferred to see the posted results.

Roughly 13,000 senior high school students passed the University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT) for the 2011-2012 academic year.

The figure seems large, but taken into perspective, it represents a small percent of some 67,000 examinees who took the UPCAT in August last year.

The qualifiers are ranked according to their university predicted grade (UPG), which combines their weighted averages of high school grades and their weighted scores in the UPCAT sub-tests on language proficiency, reading comprehension, mathematics and science.

The UPCAT is a five-hour examination in English and Filipino, which many aspiring UP students prepare for seriously.

Some schools even arrange for UPCAT reviews for their students. In Quezon City Science High School (QCSHS), it is an unspoken rule that majority "should" pass the UPCAT.

Among the first people to check the list of passers were QCSHS graduates Meg Rivera and Duane Banzon, who are both in their first year at UP Diliman.

The two students were scanning the list, which was posted on several bulletin boards at the Office of Admissions.

Asked if they were looking for anyone in particular, they explained they were just looking for people they knew. "It's good to see familiar faces," they said, recalling that they themselves were ecstatic when they saw their own names on the list a year ago.

Nervous parents

Several parents were also there, nervously peering at the lists, hoping to see their children's names.

Anna Velasco, whose son qualified for a slot in the Comparative Literature program, was evidently pleased.

Apart from the relatively low tuition fees, UP is known for its good reputation.

"This is where the true life is," she says. "In UP, one does not merely survive. They get exposed to all sorts of people. They learn to live, they go through several tests. UP balances the students - they learn to question what they've learned in Catholic schools," says Velasco, who studied at the Philippine Normal University.

She shares that her eldest child also went to UP, and she is very happy that her second son will get to have the same college education.

"They have established their roots, now they have their wings," she says, adding that as a parent, she also learns from them.

Policy of democratization

Based on the university’s “policy of democratization," socioeconomic and geographic factors are also taken into consideration when ranking students.

Because of this, UP has long had a reputation for being a melting pot of cultures from all walks of life.

A few other parents looked pleased, excitedly sharing the news over their mobile phones. Some others were obviously dejected. "Hintayin na lang natin sa mail," said one father to his daughter as they walked away.

After inquiring about their options, they had been told to wait for the UPG or their university predicted grade, to see if it qualifies them for courses in other campuses.

'You deserve UP'

Micah Nazal was sitting down looking glum but brightened up when asked if she passed the UPCAT.

Nazal, who was accepted in the B.S. Economics program shares that she had been so nervous the whole day yesterday that she threw up during her Economics class.

She shares that in retrospect, it may have been a good sign after all. She actually knew the results since last night when she was woken up by her father.

"Grabe, iyak ako nang iyak," she said.

"Congrats, you deserve UP," was her best friend's message to her. Nazal shares that although she was extremely happy that she passed, she was also sad as her best friend's name was not on the list.

She shares that it had been their dream to both go to UP, even though many of their batchmates at Miriam College wanted to go to the Ateneo de Manila University, which was next door to their campus.

"First of all, ang mahal mahal na ng tuition," explains Nazal, adding that this is one way she can help her parents, who have already spent so much for her private school education.

Among her reasons for choosing UP, she lists academic freedom and the fact that UP is a microcosm of the Philippines.

Apart from the UPCAT, Nazal also took the entrance exam at the Ateneo but has already decided studying in UP. In fact, she has already memorized her student number.

Breaking the bad news

"Paano ko sasabihin sa kanya? Ayoko naman siyang umiyak," said one student who had just emerged from the growing crowd.

Albert Cuaresma had just discovered that his brother's name was not on the list, and could not bear to break the bad news.

"I want to put it gently," he says, sharing that he knows his parents will also be disappointed.

He recalls that he himself was so afraid to find out if he passed that he asked someone else to check for him. He was very happy when he learned that he had passed, despite not making it into his program of choice, which was Psychology. He ended up taking B.S. Statistics, and he says he has no regrets.

"Maganda kasi, number one. It's known for academic excellence, and compared to other schools also known for excellence, it's more affordable," he says.

Low tuition

The tuition at UP is still lower than most private schools, even with the strongly-opposed 300-percent tuition increase in 2007.

The top 50 UPCAT qualifiers are awarded Oblation Scholarships, which provide them with benefits as free tuition, miscellaneous and laboratory fees, a semestral book subsidy, and a monthly incentive and transportation allowance.

All in all, there are several reasons why students and parents are eager to be part of UP. It is the only national university in the country and UP takes pride in being the pioneer in higher education through academic excellence. – VVP, GMANews.TV

From Jerrie Abella, GMANews.TV: UPCAT results for SY 2011-2012 out

2011-01-04T00:31:00.005+08:00

Roughly 13,000 senior high school student passed the University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT) for academic year 2011-2012, based on results posted Monday midnight on the UP website.

A complete list of qualifiers will be posted at the Office of Admissions in UP Diliman on Tuesday, January 4. The results may also be viewed on the following mirror websites:STICKBREAD SOLUTIONS, MVS, and PREGINET.

Some 60,000 high school students take the UPCAT every year. In 2009, over 67,000 students took the test. On average, however, only about 10,000 students pass the test.

The UPCAT, a five-hour examination in English and Filipino includes subtests on language proficiency, reading comprehension, mathematics, and science. It can only be taken once.

Successful applicants are ranked based on two factors: their combined weighted scores in the UPCAT sub-tests and the weighted averages of their high school grades.

In line with the university’s “policy of democratization," socioeconomic and geographic factors are also taken into consideration when ranking students.

Founded in 1908, UP remains the top choice of Filipino students, given its relatively cheaper tuition compared to private institutions that offer quality education, and despite a 300-percent tuition increase imposed in 2007.

It has seven constituent universities in 12 campuses nationwide serving over 50,000 students, and offers 246 undergraduate and 362 graduate programs.

According to its website, 30 percent of UP’s faculty have doctorate degrees and 42 percent have master’s degrees.

UP also awards Oblation Scholarships to the top 50 UPCAT qualifiers, who receive s uch benefits as free tuition, miscellaneous and laboratory fees, a semestral book subsidy, and a monthly incentive and transportation allowance.

The university also has a Socialized Tuition and Financial Assistance Program (STFAP), which provides tuition discounts and additional financial assistance to deserving students, in the form of monthly subsidies for living and travel expenses, and a book allowance. —With Jerrie M. Abella, DM/HS, GMANews.TV

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ABS CBN News: UP College Admission Test results out

MANILA, Philippines - The results of the University of the Philippines (UP) College Admission Test (UPCAT) were released on Monday night.
The exam determines who can enter the university as freshmen in the incoming academic year 2011-2012.
The exam was held on August 7 and 8, 2010.
"Admission into UP depends not only on your performance in the UPCAT but also on your high school grades -- your weighted standardized scores on the UPCAT subtests in Language Proficiency, Reading Comprehension, Mathematics and Science, and the weighted average of final grades in your first three years in high school are combined," the university explained in the UPCAT website.
"Moreover, to implement the policy of democratization to make the UP studentry more representative of the nation's population, socio-economic and geographic considerations are factored in the selection of campus qualifiers," it added.
The exam is one of the largest, if not the largest, college entrance examination in the country. In 2009, more than 67,000 students took the exam in testing centers nationwide.
The results can be accessed at these websites:
Main: http://upcat.up.edu.ph/results/
Mirror 1: http://upcat.stickbreadsolutions.com/
Mirror 2: http://184.106.218.188/
Mirror 3: http://upcat.pregi.net/
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/01/03/11/college-admission-test-results-out

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UPCAT Results 2011 Online

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

The results for UPCAT 2011 (for incoming freshmen of AY 2011-2012) are now available online at http://upcat.up.edu.ph/results/

“CHILE: ODES FROM THE PHILIPPINES” A Poetry Contest for Filipino Students (Deadline: 30 November 2010)

2010-11-29T11:29:00.003+08:00

“CHILE: ODES FROM THE PHILIPPINES”
A Poetry Contest for Filipino Students
A Project of The Embassy of Chile and The University of the Philippines System in commemoration of the Bicentenary of Independence of the Republic of Chile, and in celebration of the rescue of 33 Chilean miners in San Jose.
RULES OF THE CONTEST – 2010
1. The contest is open from 19 September 2010 until 30 November 2010 to all Filipino students from any tertiary education (college) course except current family members of officers and employees of the Embassy of Chile and the University of the Philippines.
2. The contest has the following division and category: English Division – Poetry.
3. An entry must consist of one (1) poem of any form or length on or about the Republic of Chile—its bicentenary, people, scenery, culture and/or society and/or the emotions of the poet regarding the successful rescue operations involving 33 Chilean miners in San Jose.
4. Authors may submit only one (1) entry.
5. A work which has been awarded a prize in another contest before 30 November 2010 is not qualified for the awards.
6. All entries should be submitted through this email address:poetrychile2010@gmail.com
7. All entries should be in Rich Text Format (RTF) or in a Word Document File and should be sent as an attachment together with scanned copies of the author’s full résumé. The time of transmission should be NOT LATER THAN 12:00 m.n. of 30 November 2010. An entry will only be considered submitted if official confirmation is received through
poetrychile2010@gmail.com
8. In submitting an entry, a contestant represents and warrants that the work is his own and that he has absolute ownership of all intellectual property rights thereto. If the entry is an adaptation of another author’s existing work, the contestant shall submit to the Embassy of Chile and The University of the Philippines the written consent of the author of the existing work, allowing the contestant to adapt the work, and to enter the adaptation in the contest (the Consent). The Consent shall include a clear and categorical statement that the Embassy of Chile and The University of the Philippines shall be exempt from any and all liability in the event that the adaptation is said to infringe the intellectual property rights of the author of the existing work. The Consent must be notarized and, if executed outside the Philippines, should be authenticated by the Philippine Embassy or consulate.
9. All copies should be legible and neat. Entries must be addressed by email to the Board of Judges, “CHILE: ODES FROM THE PHILIPPINES”A Poetry Contest for Filipino Students c/o The University of the Philippines System Information Office, Mezzanine, Quezon Hall, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City 1101
10. Entries submitted must comply with government policies on printed matters. Submitted copies of winning entries shall remain with, and become the property of the Embassy of Chile.
11. In order to give public access to all of the competing works presented, the author hereby grants, assigns, and transfers unto the Sponsors, the right without necessity of any payment other than the prize which may have been awarded: to publish from time to time any winning entry or selection or portion thereof as it may at its discretion determine; to designate or appoint editors to edit the work or any portion thereof to suit the demands of publication; to furnish a reasonable number of copies of all winning works to libraries; to make the works available for downloading on the Internet or other electronic media; and/or to allow students to make copies for research or in connection with their school requirements. The Sponsor shall also have the right to appoint or designate editors or directors who may edit the work or any portion thereof to suit the demands of production or exhibition.
11. The prizes, in United States Dollars, are the following:

1st Prize – United States Dollars US$ 1000

2nd Prize – United States Dollars US$ 500

3rd Prize – United States Dollars US$ 500

Honorable Mention Winners (2) – United States Dollars US$ 100

All five (5) winners will also receive two (2) round trip tickets to Cebu or Boracay, courtesy of Air Philippines and La Isla Magazine.

The winning poems will be published in three languages: English, Spanish and Filipino. The anthology of poems will be launched in Chile and in the Philippines.
13. The Embassy of Chile and The University of the Philippines have the sole right to designate the persons who shall constitute the Board of Judges in each of the contest categories. The decision of the majority of the Board of Judges in all categories shall be final.
14. The Board of Judges shall declare only one winner for each prize listed in Rule 12. There shall be no co-winners and/or splitting of the prize money. The Board of Judges shall have the discretion not to award any prize if, in its judgment, no meritorious entry has been submitted.
15. The names of the winners and the members of the Board of Judges shall be announced on or before 18 December 2010. Prizes will be awarded to the winners during a reception at the University of the Philippines Executive House.
16. All parties submitting entries are deemed to have accepted the rules of the contest, and agree to abide thereby.
ALL ENTRIES MUST STRICTLY COMPLY WITH THESE RULES.
ALL DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS MUST BE COMPLETE AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION.
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SUGGESTED WEBSITES:
Chile Information Project http://www.chipsites.com/public/
Santiago Times http://www.santiagotimes.cl/
BBC News – Chilehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1222764.stm
Turismo Cile http://www.visit-chile.org/index.php?lang=eng
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“CHILE: ODES FROM THE PHILIPPINES”
A Poetry Contest for Filipino Students
His Excellency Professor Dr. Roberto Mayorga, Ambassador of the Republic of Chile
Professor Emerlinda R. Roman, President of the University of the Philippines System
Honorary Chairpersons
Consul Luis Alberto Palma, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Republic of Chile
Professor Jose Wendell Capili, Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs, UP System
Project Coordinators
Associate Professor Mercedes Planta, Deputy Director, UP System Information Office
Associate Professor Wystan de la Pena, Chairperson, UP Department of European Languages
Committee Members
H.E. Ambassador of the Republic of Chile Professor Dr. Roberto Mayorga (Chair)
Consul Luis Alberto Palma, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Republic of Chile
Philippine National Artist for Literature F. Sionil Jose, Winner, Pablo Neruda Literary Prize from the Republic of Chile
University Professor Emeritus Gemino Henson Abad, former Vice President for Academic Affairs, UP System
Professor Emeritus Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo, former Vice President for Public Affairs, UP System
Professor Isabelita Orlina Reyes, Vice President for Public Affairs, UP System
Board of Judges

From the Philippine Daily Inquirer: National Artist Daisy Hontiveros-Avellana to receive UST Hagbong literature

2010-11-27T11:32:00.002+08:00

NATIONAL ARTIST for Theater Daisy Hontiveros-Avellana will receive this year’s Parangal Hagbong for lifetime achievement in letters from the Varsitarian, the 82-year-old official student organ of the University of Santo Tomas (UST), during the 26th Ustetika literature awards on Nov. 27 at the Plaza Mayor, UST.

A stage director, screenwriter, actor and author, Hontiveros-Avellana, 93, was named Doctor of Humanities, honoris causa, by UST in 1999. She was the first Master of Arts in Literature student and graduate of UST. She has recently released her autobiography, “The Drama of It,” under Anvil Publishing.

Parangal Hagbong, given to UST alumni-writers, is the highlight of the Ustetika awards night. Previous recipients are National Artists Bienvenido Lumbera, Francisco Sionil José, Rolando Tinio, J. Elizalde Navarro, as well as Rogelio Sicat, Zeneida Amador, Genoveva Matute, Ponciano Pineda, Wilfrido Nolledo, and several great writers.

Another highlight of the awards night is a tribute to the recently deceased UST writer-in-residence Ophelia Alcantara-Dimalanta. A Varsitarian literary editor in the 1950s, Dimalanta had also received the Parangal Hagbong in 2008.

Organized by the Varsitarian, Ustetika (the term is a portmanteau of “UST” and estetika) is the country’s longest-running campus literary derby.

On Nov. 27, it will award winners in short story, poetry, essay and one-act play in both English and Filipino divisions. The UST Rector’s Literary Award will also be given to any of the first-prize winners that “best reflects the Catholic sacramental imagination.”

Past Ustetika winners include J. Neil Garcia, Rodolfo “Jun” Lana and Angelo Suarez.

This year’s jurors are Vim Nadera, Rebecca Añonuevo, Teo Antonio, Cirilo Bautista, J. Neil Garcia, Lourd de Veyra, Abdon Balde, Eros Atalia, Elfren Abueg, Kit Kwe, Charlson Ong, Mike Coroza, Gary Devilles, Oscar Campomanes, Wendell Capili, Florentino Hornedo, Ralph Galan, Vic Torres, Dennis Marasigan and Rody Vera.

daisy hontiveros avellana

From Alfred A. Yuson, Philippine Star: National Book Awards and Lit Out Loud (LOL): 1st Manila International Literary Festival

2010-11-23T00:40:00.002+08:00

NBA & LOL!
KRIPOTKIN By Alfred A. Yuson (The Philippine Star)
Updated November 22, 2010 12:00 AM

Congrats to our buddy in these pages and elsewhere including barfly centers, Butch Dalisay, for the National Book Award he received Saturday before last, on Nov. 13, at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila.

Butch’s enviable trophy, created by sculptor Michael Cacnio, was for the Nonfiction Prose category, for Wash: Only a Bookkeeper, A Biography of Washington Z. Sycip, published by the SGV Foundation Inc. and AIM Scientific Research Foundation.

Other winners in the Literary Division were: Aves by Jerry Gracio (UP Press) for the Poetry category; The Revolution According to Raymundo Mata by Gina Apostol (Anvil Publishing Inc.) for the Fiction Category (Juan C. Laya Prize for Best Novel); Pungsod: Damming the Nation — Region/Nation in the Global Order in Contemporary West Visayan Literature by Isidoro M. Cruz (University of San Agustin Publishing House) for the Literary Criticism / Literary History category; and Trese: Mass Murders by Ferdinand-Benedict G. Tan and Jonathan A. Baldisimo (Visprint, Inc.) for the Graphic Literature category.

Four other awards were given, to the following, in the Non-Literary Division: The Law and Practice on Philippine Corporate Governance by Dean Castro L. Villanueva (Holy Angel University) for the Professions category; Bakwit: The Power of the Displaced by Jose Jewel Canuday (AdMU Press) for the Social Sciences category; The Life & Works of Marcelo Adonay, Volume 1 by Elena Rivera Mirano, Corazon Canave Dioquino, Melissa Corazon Velez Mantaring, Edna Marcil Martinez, Ma. Patricia Brillantes-Silvestre, Iñigo Galing Vito, and Patricia Marion Lopez (UP Press) for the Art category (Alfonso T. Ongpin Prize for Best Book on Art); and Palaspas: An Appreciation of Palm Leaf Art in the Philippines with Karl Fredrick M. Castro as book designer (AdMu Press), for Design.

The University of the Philippines Press was hailed as Publisher of the Year — for the number of titles it published that not only won a National Book Award but also figured prominently in the deliberations as finalists.

Manila Critics Circle members Danton Remoto, Rio Alma and Isagani Cruz

It’s still the Manila Critics Circle — with Dr. Isagani Cruz, National Artist forLiterature Virgilio S. Almario a.k.a. Rio Alma, Danton Remoto, Ruel de Vera, Juaniyo Arcellana, Cirilo F. Bautista, Shirley Lua, and Joel Salud as current members — that mainly decides on the selection of books published the previous year and submitted by their publishers for evaluation.

But it has been the National Book Development Foundation or NBDB, headed by executive director Andrea Pasion-Flores, that has taken over the administration of the awards, which is now on its 29th year.

I can’t quite believe that it’s been almost three decades since Isagani called a meeting that was hosted by Dr. Ophelia A. Dimalanta at her UST office, way back in 1982, with Freddie Salanga and I in attendance — for the purpose of setting up the Manila Critics Circle with book reviewers and literary critics as members.

Together with Arlene Babst and Fr. Miguel Bernad, S.J., we handed out our first National Book Awards that year. Now Freddie and Fr. Bernad and dear Ophie have passed on to the next literature, while Arlene, now Mrs. Vokey, resides in Canada.

Since NBDB took over, or rather presided over the administration of the awards a few years ago, there have been changes. Only one title per category can win the award, something that my dear friend Andrea and I continue to engage in polemics about — my point being that there are certain years when a genre or category turns out to be so strong that two or three representative titles can all deserve an NBA, whereas other categories may have a lean year. But then the NBDB head honcho is a lady, so I don’t think I stand a chance to win this argument.

Not that each category is automatically given an award, in the present set-up. As it used to be in “our” time (I’ve been on leave from the MCC, per Isagani’s view), there may be finalists in a category that will not gain elevation to a National Book Award.

What happens now is that only five of the current MCC members get assigned to join the discussions — this time together with one genre specialist designated by the NBDB, as well as one other, over-all judge, also care of the NBDB.

This year, I served as NBDB appointee for the Lit Crit genre, which wound up with only one finalist. And I’m happy that our choice made it all the way to that enviable Cacnio trophy.

Last week, the NBDB organized yet another literary activity, the First International Literary Festival, a three-day affair conducted at some meetings rooms in the Hotel Intercon — with what are called “breakout sessions” simultaneously presented as thematic modules covering a wide range of literary interests, including authorship and publication. The entire shebang was billed as “Lit Out Loud,” or “LOL!” for short.

As I write this, it’s all been wonderfully impressive and very successful, with crowds actually paying for tickets that entitled participants to take in any of the sessions as well as hobnob over meals and refreshments with the over 50 Filipino writers and six foreign guests who represented writers, critics, publishers and literary agents from India, Singapore and Australia.

I wasn’t there for the welcome session on Thursday morning, Nov. 18, but heard of how everyone was delighted with the unique opening ceremony at the large Bahia Room that had tenor Dondi Ong emerging from amidst the audience to sing powerful arias, and poets Jimmy Abad and Mike Coroza doing the same, with recitations of their own verses.

The keynote speech was delivered by Butch Dalisay, who’s been on a roll from Virginia, USA (I trust he’s been taking his luck to poker dens), after which he served as moderator for the first panel discussion, on “The Novel,” with Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo, Patricia May Jurilla, and Rose Torres-Yu as panelists.

In the afternoon of Day One, the sessions held for 90 minutes each at the Bel-Air, North Forbes, South Forbes, San Lorenzo and Dasmariñas meeting rooms were, from 1:30 to 3 p.m.:

“Translating from the Regional Languages” (When translating from the regional languages, do we accept that English is the translation we need, or should we translate to Filipino?), moderated by Ricardo de Ungria, with fellow poets Marne Kilates and Marjorie Evasco serving as panelists; “Intertextuality and Plagiarism” (Is the novel dead? Is the practice of intertextuality technique a violation of the other artist’s copyright?), with Isagani Cruz as moderator and young poets/writers Angelo Suarez, Carljoe Javier, and Angelo Lacuesta as panelists; and

“Literary Journalism” with Susan Lara as moderator and Mita Kapur, Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo and Criselda Yabes as panelists.

From 3:30 to 5 p.m., the competing (in a way) themes were: “Writing the Asian Experience in English” (How writing in English can reflect the Asian experience), with J. Neil Garcia as moderator and Vikas Swarup and Krip Yuson as panelists; “Roots and Imagination: What do we write about?” (Bringing our own experiences to the world to reach markets, does one need a big theme? Should one write about nation?) with Jimmy Abad as moderator and Christopher Cheng, Andy Mulligan and Charlson Ong as panelists; and “The Importance of Literary Agents and How to Get One” (How Philippine writers can break into the international market through a literary agent and how to find one) with Butch Dalisay as moderator and Mita Kapur and Jayapriya Vasudevan as panelists.

Day One was capped by cocktails and a musical performance, plus a spontaneous poetry reading, at the Filipinas Heritage Library, which by the by was a co-sponsor for LOL!

Day Two, Nov. 19, featured “How to Market Literary Titles” (Marketing literary titles for different markets) with Karina Bolasco as moderator and panelists Rino Balatbat, Mita Kapur and Jayapriya Vasudevan; “Genre Fiction” with Tara FT Sering as moderator and panelists Dean Alfar, Karl de Mesa and Yvette Tan; “The Children’s Market: What has Changed in 20 Years and What Sells Now” with Sandra Padilla-Ramos as moderator and panelists Christopher Cheng and Andy Mulligan; “Emerging Forms of Literature” (The prevalence of new forms/experimental literary works) with Erwin Romulo as moderator and panelists Vim Nadera and Angelo Suarez; “The Young Adult Novel” (The forms, the topics, the age, and being culturally specific) with Ramon Sunico as moderator and panelists Andy Mulligan and Christopher Cheng; “Writing Online” (The forms, what to write about, and how writers promote themselves online) with Tarie Sabido as moderator and panelists Carljoe Javier, Luis Katigbak and Marne Kilates; “From Manuscript to Film” (Screenwriters and filmmakers on the challenges of writing for film) with Jose F. Lacaba as moderator and panelists Jerry Gracio, Eric Ramos and Vikas Swarup; “Graphic Literature” (The country’s top graphic lit artists on how to break into the graphic lit scene and the future of the genre in the country) with moderator Carlo Vergara and panelists Gerry Alanguilan and Elbert Or; “How to Teach Literature to Young Adults” (A lecture for teachers on how to read and teach different genres of literature to young adults) with Mailin Paterno-Locsin as moderator and panelists Anna Rodriguez and Onofre Pagsanghan; “Filipino Poetry over the Years” with moderator Michael Coroza and panelists Rio Alma, Bienvenido Lumbera and Roberto Añonuevo; “How to Make Book Trailers” with Christopher Cheng; and “Travel Writing” (How to turn one’s personal journal into publishable essays) with Ralph Galan as moderator and panelists Tara FT Sering, Ruey de Vera and Krip Yuson.

Day Three, Nov. 20, featured “The Man Asian Literary Prize: What Makes an International Prizewinning Book?” (The latest changes in the Man Asian rules and the importance of winning international awards) with Butch Dalisay as moderator and panelists David Parker, Charlson Ong and Krip Yuson; “Literary Appreciation for High School Students” (Reading appreciation for literary pieces) with Carla Pacis and Cyan Abad-Jugo; “A Library that Reaches Out” (How librarians can make libraries more interactive to attract readers) with Troy Lacsamana of the Quezon City Public Library and Maritoni Ortigas of Filipinas Heritage Library; “Storytelling Workshop for Teachers” with facilitator Tony Yanza; “Writing the Diaspora” with moderator J. Neil Garcia and panelists Oscar Campomanes and Jose Wendell Capili; “Making Your Own Center Away from the Center (Non-Manila based writers on how they make literature come alive in their respective regions) with moderator Ricky de Ungria and panelists Merlie Alunan, Resil Mojares and Abdon M. Balde; “Launch of The F-Word” — A cooking demo and book signing with Mita Kapur; “Gender Issues in Writing” with moderator Jose Wendell Capili and panelists J. Neil Garcia, Danton Remoto and Jhoanna Lyn Cruz; and “100 Years of Philippine Poetry from English” with moderator Jimmy Abad and panelists Ricky de Ungria and Krip Yuson.

Finally, capping the three-day fest were a reading and book discussion with Andy Mulligan and a screening of Slumdog Millionaire with annotations by Vikas Swarup, author of the novel Q&A on which the celebrated film was based.

To have assembled such an international literary cast and given audiences the opportunity to discuss various topics, issues and concerns with them, up close and personal, was quite a feat, we must say. Kudos to NBDB for LOL! And may it become a yearly affair.

Acclaimed international authors and the country's top writers join LOL:Lit Out Loud

2010-11-14T04:45:00.007+08:00

If you love books and literature, there's no way you should miss next week's Manila International Literary Festival from November 18 to 20 at the Hotel Intercontinental in Makati City. Acclaimed international authors and literary agents and many of the country's literary greats will be in attendance to talk about reading and the writing craft in the country's biggest literary event.

Below are the 55 reasons why you should call up 892-1801 and register now!

Foreign Speakers

Christopher Cheng (Australia)

Award-winning children’s book author

Mita Kapur (India)

Founder of Siyahi Literary Agency, the leading literary agency in India

Organizer of the Jaipur Literature Festival

Andy Mulligan (UK)

Acclaimed author of young adult novels Ribblestrop and Trash

David Parker (Hong Kong)

Chairman of the Man Asian Literary Prize

Vikas Swarup (India)

Bestselling author of the Academy award-winning film Slumdog Millionaire and Six Suspects

Jayapriya Vasudevan (India/Singapore)

Literary agent of the literary agency Jacaranda Press

Local Speakers

Gemino Abad (Manila)

Poetry

Gerry Alanguilan (Laguna)

Graphic Literature

Dean Francis Alfar (Manila)

Speculative Fiction

National Artist Virgilio Almario (Manila)

Poetry

Merlie Alunan (Tacloban)

Regional Literature

Rino Balatbat (Manila)

Trade Books Marketing

Abdon Balde, Jr. (Bicol)

Regional Literature

Karina Bolasco (Manila)

Trade Books Marketing

Oscar Campomanes (Manila)

Literary Criticism

Jose Wendell Capili (Manila)

Literary Criticism

Michael Coroza (Manila)

Poetry

Isagani Cruz (Manila)

Literary Criticism

Jose Y. Dalisay (Manila)

Fiction

Karl de Mesa (Manila)

Genre Fiction

Ricardo de Ungria (Davao)

Translation, Poetry

Marjorie Evasco (Manila)

Translation

Ralph Galan (Manila)

Travel Writing

J. Neil Garcia (Manila)

Poet and Literary Critic

Jerry Gracio (Manila)

Screenwriting and Poetry

Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo (Manila)

Creative Non-fiction

Carljoe Javier (Manila)

Genre Fiction

Cyan Abad-Jugo (Manila)

Young Adult Fiction

Patricia May Jurilla (Manila)

History of the Book

Luis Katigbak (Manila)

Fiction and Creative Nonfiction

Marne Kilates (Manila)

Poetry and Translation

Jose F. Lacaba (Manila)

Poetry and Screenwriting

Troy Lacsamana (Manila)

Library Appreciation

Angelo Lacuesta (Manila)

Fiction

Susan Lara (Manila)

Fiction

National Artist Bienvenido Lumbera (Manila)

Poetry

Resil Mojares (Cebu)

Regional Literature

Charlson Ong (Manila)

Fiction

Elbert Or (Manila)

Graphic Literature

Maritoni Ortigas (Manila)

Library Appreciation

Carla Pacis (Manila)

Young Adult Fiction

Mailin Locsin (Manila)

Reading Appreciation

Eric Ramos (Manila)

Screenwriting

Danton Remoto (Manila)

Poetry

Ana Rodriguez (Manila)

Reading Appreciation

Erwin Romulo (Manila)

Literary Journalism

Tara FT Sering (Manila)

Fiction and Travel Writing

Angelo Suarez (Manila)

Poetry and New Forms

Ramon Sunico (Manila)

Children’s Literature

Yvette Tan (Manila)

Genre Fiction

Rose Torres-Yu (Manila)

Literary Criticism

Carlo Vergara (Manila)

Graphic Literature

Criselda Yabes (Manila)

Literary Journalism

Tony Yanza (Manila)

Storytelling

Alfred Yuson (Manila)

Poetry

DAY 1 November 18

8:00 Registration

9:00-10:00 (Bahia Room) Keynote Speech The Novel by Jose Y. Dalisay

10:00-10:30 Coffee Break

10:30-11:30

A panel on the novel (Bahia Room).

Panelists: CristinaPantoja Hidalgo, Patricia May Jurilla, Rose Torres-Yu. Moderator: Jose Y. Dalisay

12:00-1:30 Lunch Break

PM Breakout Sessions

1:30-3:00

Translating from the Regional Languages (Dasmariñas Room).

When translating from the regional languages, do we accept that English is the translation we need,or should we translate to Filipino?

Panelists: Marne Kilates, Marjorie Evasco.

Moderator: Ricardo de Ungria

Intertextuality and Plagiarism (Bel-Air).

Is the novel dead? Is the practice of intertextuality technique a violation of the other artist’s copyright?

Panelists: Angelo Suarez, Carljoe Javier, Angelo Lacuesta.

Moderator: Isagani Cruz

Literary Journalism (North Forbes).

Panelists: Mita Kapur, Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo, Criselda Yabes.

Moderator: Susan Lara

3:00-3:30 Coffee Break

3:30-5:00

Writing the Asian Experience in English (Dasmariñas).

How writing in English can reflect the Asian experience. Panelists: Vikas Swarup, Alfred Yuson. Moderator: J. Neil Garcia

Roots and Imagination: What do we write about? (Bel-Air).

Bringing our own experiences to the world to reach markets, does one need a big theme? Should one write about nation?

Panelists: Christopher Cheng, Andy Mulligan, Charlson Ong.

Moderator: Gemino Abad

The Importance of Literary Agents and How to Get One (North Forbes).

How Philippine writers can break into the international market through a literary agent and how to find one.

Panelists: Mita Kapur, Jayapriya Vasudevan.

Moderator: Jose Y. Dalisay

6:00-7:00 Cocktails at the Filipinas Heritage Library (by invitation only)

DAY 2 November 19

8:00 Registration

AM Breakout Sessions

9:00-10:30

How to Market Literary Titles (Dasmariñas).

Marketing literary titles for different markets.

Panelists: Rino Balatbat, Mita Kapur, Jayapriya Vasudevan.

Moderator: Karina Bolasco

Genre Fiction (Bel-Air).

Panelists: Dean Alfar, Karl de Mesa,Yvette Tan.

Moderator: Tara FT Sering

The Children’s Market: What has Changed in 20 Years and What Sells Now (North Forbes).

Panelists: Christopher Cheng, Andy Mulligan.

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

11:30-12:30

Emerging Forms of Literature (Dasmariñas)

The prevalence of new forms/experimental literary works.

Panelists: Vim Nadera. Angelo Suarez.

Moderator: Erwin Romulo

The Young Adult Novel (Bel-Air)

The forms, the topics, the age, and being culturally specific.

Panelists: Andy Mulligan, Christopher Cheng.

Moderator: Ramon Sunico

Writing Online (North Forbes).

The forms, what to write about, and how writers promote themselves online.

Panelists: Carljoe Javier, Luis Katigbak, Marne Kilates.

Moderator: Tarie Sabido

12:30-1:30 Lunch Break

PM Breakout Sessions

1:30-3:00

From Manuscript to Film (Dasmariñas).

Screenwriters and filmmakers on the challenges of writing for film.

Panelists: Jerry Gracio, Eric Ramos, Vikas Swarup.

Moderator: Jose F. Lacaba

Graphic Literature (Bel-Air).

The country’s top graphic lit artists on how to break into the graphic lit scene and the future of the genre in the country.

Panelists: Gerry Alanguilan, Elbert Or.

Moderator: Carlo Vergara

How to Teach Literature to Young Adults (North Forbes).

A lecture for teachers on how to read and teach different genres of literature to young adults.

Panelists: Anna Rodriguez.

Moderator: Mailin Paterno-Locsin

3:00-3:30 Coffee break

3:30-5:00

Filipino Poetry over the Years (Dasmariñas).

Panelists: Rio Alma, Bienvenido Lumbera, Roberto Añonuevo.

Moderator: Michael Coroza

How to Make Book Trailers (Bel-Air).

Christopher Cheng

Travel Writing (North Forbes)

How to turn one’s personal journal into publishable essays.

Panelists: Cristina Hidalgo, Tara FT Sering.

Moderator: Ralph Galan

DAY 3 November 20

8:00 Registration

AM Breakout Sessions

9:00-10:30

The Man Asian Literary Prize: What Makes an International Prizewinning Book? (Dasmariñas).

The latest changes in the Man Asian rules and the importance of winning international awards.

Panelists: David Parker,Charlson Ong, Alfred Yuson.

Moderator: Jose Y. Dalisay

Literary Appreciation for High School Students (Bel-Air).

Reading appreciation for literary pieces.

Panelists: Carla Pacis, Cyan Abad-Jugo.

Moderator: Carla Pacis

A Library that Reaches Out (North Forbes).

How librarians can make libraries more interactive to attract readers.

Panelists: Troy Lacsamana (Quezon City Public Library), Maritoni Ortigas (Filipinas Heritage Library)

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-12:30

Storytelling Workshop for Teachers (Dasmariñas).

Facilitator:Tony Yanza

Writing the Diaspora (Bel-Air).

Panelists: Oscar Campomanes,Jose Wendell Capili.

Moderator: J. Neil Garcia

Making Your Own Center Away from the Center (North Forbes).

Non-Manila based writers on how they make literature come alive in their respective regions.

Panelists: Merlie Alunan, Resil Mojares, Abdon M. Balde.

Moderator: Ricardo de Ungria

12:30-1:30 Lunch Break

PM Breakout Sessions

1:30-3:00

Launch of The F-Word (Dasmariñas).

A cooking demo and book signing with Mita Kapur.

Gender Issues in Writing (Bel-Air).

Panelists: J. Neil Garcia, Danton Remoto, Jhoanna Lyn Cruz.

Moderator: Jose Wendell Capili

100 Years of Philippine Poetry from English (North Forbes)

Panelists: Ricardo de Ungria, Alfred Yuson. Moderator: Gemino Abad

3:30-5:00

Reading and boom discussion with Andy Mulligan.

Slumdog Millionaire

Screening with Annotations by Vikas Swarup (Filipinas Heritage Library)

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LOL: Lit Out Loud! International Literary Festival The LOL: Lit Out Loud! International Literary Festival will be held from November 18 to 20 at the Hotel Intercontinental in Makati. To register for the festival and/or select sessions, call 892-1801. For further details, call the National Book Development Board (NBDB) at 920-9853 or visit their website http://www.nbdb.gov.ph/