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Ti Similla
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O f f i c i a l N e w s l e t t e r o f t h e A c a d e m i c S t a f f • U P B a g u i o • September 2009
WIKA NG KULTURA AT KULTURA NG DILA:
Ulat sa Buwan ng Wikang Filipino 2009
Junley L. Lazaga
Tuwing Agosto bawat taon ipinagdiriwang natin ang Buwan ng
Wikang Pambansa. Nakapanata ito sa ating paggunita sa kasaysayan ng
Pambansang Wika sa pamamagitan ng pagdaraos ng mga palatuntunang
kinabibilangan ng balagtasan, talumpati, awit, sayaw, pagtula,
pagsasanaysay, panayam, laro, atbp. gamit ang wikang Filipino at suot
ang “pambansang katutubong kasuotan,” o tangan ang mga pambansang
sagisag ng Pilipinas. Kinalakhan din ng halos lahat sa atin ang
selebrasyong ito na nakaukol sa
pagpaparangal sa Ama ng Wikang Pambansa
na si dating Pangulong Manuel Quezon,
kung kaninong araw ng kapanganakan ang
Agosto 19 na kung saan nakatakda ang
Linggo ng Wikang Pambansa. Palasak sa
programang ito ang mga taludtod ni
Balagtas, ang “Sa Aking mga Kababata” ni
Rizal, ang “Ako’y Isang Pinoy,” mga tula sa
Filipino tungkol sa kalabaw, mangga, narra,
bahay kubo, bangus, atbp.; tagisan ng talino
ukol sa kasaysayan ng wikang Filipino at
pagkatao ni Quezon, mga kundimang Tagalog, mga paskil na salawikain
sa Tagalog, pagsayaw ng tinikling o cariñosa, pagsusuot ng baro’t saya,
pilit pagsasalin ng mga aralin sa agham, ang pagsasalita ng Tagalog, at
pagpuputong ng mutya at lakandula na may pinakamaraming nalikom
na pondo ng pera para sa pagpapatayo ng bakod ng paaralan.
Ang pambansang tema ng Buwan ng Wika ngayong taon ay “Wikang
Filipino: Mula Baler Hanggang Buong Pilipinas.” Itinatalinghaga nito
ang nasyonalismo ng isang Manuel Quezon (na kinaugatan ng isang
pagnanasang magkaroon ng isang wikang makakapagbuklod sa
hinaharayang pamayanang bansang Pilipinas) na nakaugat sa
pagmamahal sa pinagmulang bayan. Isa pala itong talinghaga, aba! Sa
halip na isang bulaklak ng dila o nilubid na buhangin, ito ay isang
kapsulang talakay o tesis ukol sa konsepto ng nasyonalismong Filipino.
Nitong Agosto 2009, sa pamumuno ng Sentro ng Wikang Filipino–
U.P. Baguio, muli nating “ginunita” ang nakagawiang buwan ng
pambansang wika. Nakapagdaos tayo ng mga Tanghal Tula noong
Agosto 13 at 26 sa Aklatang U.P. Baguio; Tanghal Kuwentong Pambata
na programang panlabas ng kaguruan noong Agosto 17 sa Monticello
International Academy (MIC); Tanghal Sining Biswal ng mga mag-aaral
ng Fine Arts (FA) sa Galerya Kordilyera mula Agosto 18 hanggang 31;
Tanghal Brodkast ng klase ng BC107-JZ (Broadcast News) na inere
nang live mula sa Galerya Kordilyera sa mga hapon ng Agosto 25 at 26;
mga patimpalak sa Debate/Balagtasan, sa Tagisan ng Talino at sa Salinawit,
na inorganisa ng SPEAK UP, buong araw ng Agosto 26; Tanghal
Sine kung saan ipinalabas ang “Kubrador” noong Agosto 26 at 28;
Talastasang Filipino/Talastasang Kordi na isinagawa katuwang ang
Komite ng Talastasan ng CAC (ang
Kolehiyo ng Sining at Komunikasyon)
noong umaga ng Agosto 27; at Patikim
Kultura noong hapon ng Agosto 27.
May mga nakapagkatwiran sa sarili na
hudyat ng “Buwan ng Wika” ang
natunghayang Tanghal Tula sa aklatang
UPB. Kaya may katuwiran din upang bigla
na lamang umawit habang bumababa sa
hagdan ng library si Lynette Carpio,
tumuntong sa isang mesa at tumula si
Abigail Torreliza, magbasa ng tula nang
malakas at nakakarahuyo si Michael Jensen Garcia sa gitna ng
Circulation, magbalagtasan ang mga klase ng mataas na kursong Speech
Communication sa buong seksyon ng Circulation, o magdabog at
magsisisigaw na nananalumpati mula Reserved Section hanggang CR
ng library si Christian Fajardo. At may ilang nagtaka at nagtanong kung
katuloy pa rin ba ng Buwan ng Wika ang mga nagaganap na pagbulabog
sa imperatibong katahimikan at pagdudula ng mga makakapal ang
mukha minsan sa isang linggo sa library. Sa Tanghal Kuwentong
Pambata sa MIC nina Prop. Cecilia Fe Abalos, Rosario Guzman, Abigail
Torreliza, Scott Saboy, Christian Fajardo hati ang dami ng pagbasa sa
Filipino at sa Ingles sa mga tagapakinig ng higit 60 estudyante sa
elementaryang Filipino, Koreano at Hapon. Maliban sa mga pintang
letras y figuras, narinig naman ba kaya nating nananagalog ang mga
iskultura at peynting na naglalarawan sa ating kultura/mga kultura at
kalagayan ng ating lipunan sa eksibit ng mga estudyante ng FA Hindi
rin nakakahiyang aminin at di-kaila na pangunahing pang-akit o
pambuklod sa isang buong hapong culmination program na para namang
puro intermission numbers at di pa nasunod ang ipinamudmod na kopya
ng daloy ng programa,ay pagkain! Tinawag natin itong Patikim Kultura,

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pantakam sa di-lamang pang-Agostong
pagdiriwang sa yaman ng kultura at mga
wikang Filipino.
Dalawa ang pangunahing gamit ng dila:
gamit sa panlasa, at gamit sa pagsasalita.
Sagisag ang dila ng panlasa — ang ating paraan
ng pagtanggap at pagpili ng mga bagay-bagay,
di lamang sa pagkain kundi maging sa iba pang
material at kaisipan. Kaya nga’t ang tindi o
sahol ng dating ng pagkain, o anupaman, ay
nakasalalay sa ating “panlasa,” na nababatay
naman sa ating karanasan ng pagkakatikim
dito. Ang hindi patok sa iyong panlasa ay hindi
tatanggapin ng iyong sikmura.
Sagisag din ang dila ng wika; sa salitang
lengua (dila) nga nagmula ang salitang
“lenggwahe,” sapagkat ang dila nga ang waring
maliwanag na kasangkapan ng pagsasalita.
Kapwa sa pagkain (pagtanggap natin paloob
sa ating katawan) at pagsasalita (pagpapahayag
ng mga diwain mula sa ating kalooban) tampok
ang gampanin ng dila.
Kapwa ang wika at pagkain din ang
karaniwang mga palaging bida sa pagsasalamin
ng kultura. Sa lahat nga naman ng gawain ng
tao, ang dalawang ito ang hinding-hindi
mawawala. Sa anumang pagtitipon, kasangkot
ang dila.
Itinatalinghaga ng palatuntunang ito ang
napakahalagang gampanin ng wika sa
kamalayan ng pamayanang gumagamit o
pinagmumulan nito. Sa ating pagdiriwang sa
Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa muli nating
ginugunita ang kasaysayan at isinusulong ang
sigla ng wikang Filipino, kaakibat ang
paninindigan sa pagtataguyod ng ating patuloy
na hinaharaya at inaakdang Bansa.
Kinakatawan ng iba’t ibang mga produkto ang
yaman ng Pambansang Wika dulot ng yaman
ng bawat wikang bumubuo sa wikang Filipino.
Sa dinami-dami ng ating mga
pambansang sagisag –
pambansang punongkahoy,
pambansang bungang-kahoy,
pambansang dahon, pambansang
hayop, pambansang ibon,
pambansang isda, pambansang
sayaw, pambansang unibersidad
pambansang katutubong
kasuotan, pambansang bahay,
pambansang bayani, pambansang
katutubong laro, “pambansang
sugal,” “pambansang ulam,”
“pambansang tinapay,” “pambansang
kamao!,” “pambansang insekto(),”
“pambansang problema” – isa marahil ang
pamakyaw na sagisag sa ating pambansang
kaakuhan: ang ating “pambansang dila.”
Dila rin ang tumatalim, ‘ika nga, kapag
nagiging higit na aral ang kamalayan ng isang
tao. Panghasa sa kamalayan na naman ang
ambag ng Talastasan kasama sina Dr. Anna
Christie Torres at Dr. Raymundo Rovillos.
Ibinahagi ang mga papel, “The map, the poem,
the Church, and William Henry Scott,
postcolonially speaking” ni Dr. Torres, at
“Paglikha At Paglarawan Sa Pagkakakilanlang
Tinguian At Igorot Sa Kolonyal Na
Etnograpiya (1843-1902)” ni Dr. Rovillos ang
mahahalagang tuklas at datos sa kanilang mga
saliksik. Waring busog naman ang MPH sa
dami ng mga dumalo kapwa mga estudyante
at mga guro. Umalingasaw ang aroma ng
kapeng Kalinga at Benguet at bango ng puto
at tinapay mula sa Dane’s kasabay ng pagbaha
ng excitement kapwa ng intelek at ng emosyon
dulot ng mga panayam. Kape ang atmosperang
nilikha ng mga panayam at tinapay na
isinawsaw sa kape ang mga reaksyon ng mga
nagsipagdalo.
Si Dr. Priscilla Supnet Macansantos, ang
tsanselor ng UP Baguio, ang nagbigay ng susing
talumpati sa pakikiisa ng UP Baguio sa
pagdiriwang ng Buwan ng Wikang Filipino
2009. Ipinahayag ni Tsanselor Macansantos
ang pagkagalak na ang usaping wika at kultura
na karaniwan sa ating nosyon na “malayo sa
bituka” ay nailapit nga sa bituka dahil sa tema
ng pangwakas na programa. Nabanggit rin ni
Dr. Purificacion Delima, dekana ng CAC, sa
pambukas na programa nang pasinayaan ang
Tanghal Sining Biswal, ang mahalagang
gampanin ng sining sa paglinang ng kamalayan
di lamang ng indibidwal kundi ng bayan at
lipunan. Kapwa sina Tsanselor Macansantos
at Dekana Delima ay patuloy na sumusuporta
at umaasa sa buong taong aktibong programa
na nagtataguyod ng ating sining at kultura.
Maliban sa pagkain at iba’t ibang produkto
na iniambag ng kaguruan, mga estudyante,
mga empleyado at ng UP KAISA, at ang
paggawad ng mga gantimpala sa mga
patimpalak, kinatampukan ang Patikim
Kultura ng mga pagtatanghal: uggayam ni Mr.
Saboy; mga awitin ng Tinig Amianan; at mga
tanghal tula ng TABAK, mga klase ng Speech
Communication 10 ni Mr. Garcia, nina Mr.
Fajardo, at mga dating gurong sina Merci
Dulawan at dating Prop. Francis Macansantos.
Ipinaabot ni Dr. Theresa Manansala, ang
tagapangulo ng Departamento ng Wika,
Panitikan at mga Sining, ang pasasalamat sa
lahat para sa matagumpay na kainan kung saan
nabusog naman hindi lamang ang pisikal kundi
ang kultural na aspeto at kamalayan ng bawat
dumalo sa lahat ng programa ng buong
buwang pagdiriwang. Higit na nabusog ang
komite na binubuo nina Lynette Carpio,
Michael Jensen Garcia, Junley Lazaga, Albert
Paala, Cristian Carlo Suller, at Abigail
Emmanuelle Torreliza. Hindi lamang pagtawid
ng gutom kasi ang naganap nitong Agosto.
Magiging buong-taong putahe ang ganitong
mga gawain. Magiging bahagi ng kultura ng
UPB ang ganito.
2 TI SIMILLA September 2009

Opinion
Whereto, Igorot
Jimmy Fong
Why would showbiz personality Candy
Pangilinan suddenly blurt out the disclaimer in a
show at SM Baguio that she was a human being
and not an Igorot This is certainly worse
than an earlier statement attributed to a Filipino
statesman that Igorots were not Filipinos.
After all the efforts that Igorots themselves
have been doing hoping to change
people’s perceptions of them, how do we
make sense of this Is it possible that the
negative connotations constructed throughout
history have been embedded into the
unconscious of people so that during unguarded
moments these just come out
In his talk called “Paglikha at
Paglalarawan sa Pagkakakilanlang Tinguian
at Igorot sa Kolonyal na Etnograpiya,” Prof.
Raymundo Rovillos, dean of the College
of Social Sciences, claims that the Tinguian
has been constructed in the ethnographies as a
peaceful people and who were willing to come
within the pueblo or civilized town. The Igorot,
on the other hand, was represented as savage and
violent. As such, they have been demonized, which
is no different from how certain contemporary
groups have been branded as terrorists to justify
attacks against them, he says. Igorot then has become
a signifier for bad people, and thus they have
become legitimate objects of pacification and punitive
actions by the colonizers.
The presentation was part of Talastasan, the
lecture series of the College of Arts and Communication
spearheaded by the Sentro ng Wikang
Filipino on August 27, 2009.
Dean Rovillos said the ethnographic subjects,
both Tinguian and Igorot, did not have the power
to input into or question the written accounts about
them especially that these were written in a foreign
language. Still, he said, the Igorot has become the
object of desire of the colonizers because of the
gold within their territory.
A related lecture showing the sustained interest
in ethnicity studies in the University is “Mediating
Igorot Indigeneity in the Virtual Dap-ay” on
September 3, 2009 by Liezel Longboan, Research
Affiliate of the Cordillera Studies Center, UP
Baguio. Former journalism faculty of the College
of Arts and Communication, Longboan is a Ph.D.
student at the School of Journalism, Media and
Cultural Studies, Cardiff University, Wales.
Photo courtesy of magkachi.wordpress.com
Longboan claims that contrary to the description
of the e-mail group Bibaknets as open to “every
BIBBAKA/Igorot/Cordillera netizen, by birth,
affinity or even just for the love of being associated
with the names,” issues of participation, inclusion
and exclusion can actually be observed from
the interactions in the e-group. Longboan’s abstract
states that as “the biggest and oldest e-mail group
among all ethnicity-defined e-groups, Bibaknets is
a discursive space where indigeneity and ethnic
identity are being negotiated, challenged and redefined.”
Using participant observation and being coopted
as co-moderator of the e-group, Longboan
has observed that the very “vocal” members tend
to shot down the ideas of others particularly those
that do not conform to their political views. The
identities of those who express contrary views are
also challenged and threatened to be excluded. The
older members of the group also tend to castigate
those who seem to display or express “un-Igorot”
views and behavior. One of the items in the agenda
of the Igorot Global Organization of which the
online Igorots also maintain offline relations is
“cleansing” the Igorot of its negative connotations
so that those who shall be called the label will be
proud .
Questions on methodology, appropriateness
of metaphors and the use of Igorot versus Cordilleran
as identities were asked of Longboan. The
idea that identity and Igorotness are negotiated
and contested depending on who one
is talking to or where one is located was
also pointed out.
But while academic interest in Igorots
and the Cordillera still sustains several members
of the faculty, the mostly Cordillera
students who have been under the Program
for Indigenous Culture, UP Baguio’s most
recent version of its integration/affirmative
action program for indigenous peoples,
want to be heard on the reconceptualization
of the program. In a recent Outcrop article,
they were reportedly observed as isolating
themselves, among other issues. They
respond by saying that they do attend classes
and join other student organizations and
activities. Also, through the years they have always
been the ones called upon, shoved to the frontlines
to play gongs, sing and dance their butts off on
important university occasions, including those at
Diliman.
At the Talastasan, a student asked what the
relevance of the information on colonial ethnography
on the Igorot to him was as a biology major.
A long discussion followed.
Candy Pangilinan was a UP student and once
performed with a theater group at the Bulwagang
Juan Luna of UP Baguio. Is it possible that UP has
to exert more effort in deconstructing colonial texts,
beyond academics, as no matter what Igorots do
to try to change the image that other Filipinos have
of them, including the aborted showbiz stint of
the late Marky Cielo, nothing changes And that
no program will ever undo the demons attached
by ethnography and popular culture to the Igorot
I have always been contending that while the national
integration programs have succeeded in
mainstreaming the Igorots so that you can actually
find them almost everywhere, it is the nation that
has failed to respond appropriately. I then propose
for the conceptualization of a university program
for the understanding of indigenous peoples, especially
Igorots, as part of our avowed “service to
the nation, commitment to the region.”
September 2009 TI SIMILLA 3

Report
CAC Launches Project for Special Education
Carlo Suller
To launch its year-long project of seminar-workshops
on Increasing Competent
and Committed Response to the Needs
of School Learners with Language Difficulties,
the College of Arts and Communication
held a public forum entitled
“Identifying Common Language-Related
Difficulties of School Learners”
on September 4, 2009 at the UPB Multipurpose
Hall. Turnout of participants was
overwhelming with some 150 delegates
from the Cordilleras, Region 1 and Region
2. Only 50 were originally expected to attend.
The four-part seminar-workshop series
is being done through the cooperative efforts
of the CAC and the College of Education
of UP Diliman. The aim of the first
of the four-part seminar-workshop series
was to survey the language learning-related
problems prevalent in the area, which the
specialists from the two UP campuses
hope to address, if not solve. Target audience
for the forum were Special
Education(SPED) techers who, in some
ways, are already specialists in the field.
However, discussions and sharing done
during the event likewise provided information
and guidance to regular school
teachers who also need information regarding
the handling of special children
in regular classes.
Mrs. Nora Amowas, who teaches
Grade 3 at SPED Baguio, delivered a status
report in behalf of Mr. Fi-an Siding,
principal of the SPED-DepEd of Baguio
city. The report clarified that SPED looks
into providing support for both gifted and
disabled learners and create an educational
climate wherein these children may
be able to achieve their full potential. Mrs.
Amowas reported that there is a total of
about 800 gifted and disabled students at
present. She also identified the needs and
concerns of SPED, these mainly being:
more teachers, more teacher aids, trainings
and workshops for the faculty, and updates
on new trends in behaviors modification.
The second phase of the lecture series
will be a seminar-workshop titled “Intervention
Strategies
for Common Language-Related
Difficulties
of School
Learners.” This is
aimed at identifying
language-related difficulties
of school
learners and providing
intervention
strategies for the
mentioned difficulties.
The second
stage will also include
an evaluation
of the applicability of strategies in the Philippine
setting.
The third part is entitled “Materials Production
and Intervention Strategies for
School Learners with Common Language-
Related Difficulties,” which is expected to
be the occasion for presenting the principles
and guidelines of materials production;
preparing actual materials; and evaluating
the materials produced.
The series will culminate with the presentation
of “A Manual on Intervention
Strategies for School Learners” and the
launching of the teacher manual on intervention
strategies. During this phase, the
contents of the teaching manual will be presented
to SPED practitioners for their comments
and reactions.
Consultant for the entire series is Dr.
Edilberto Dizon of UP Diliman, chairperson
of the Special Education Area. Joining
him will be facilitators who are also experts
in the field of SPED: Maryola
Manansala, May Cabutihan and Lutze-Sol
Aplaon-Vidal.
Project Coordinators are DLLA Chair
Prof. Theresa Manansala and CAC Graduate
Resource Center Head Ria Guzman.
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Feature
UP BAGUIO HOLDS FIRST VARSITY NIGHT
Jennifer G. Inovero
For the first time since the 1960s, the Human Kinetics
Program organized the first ever Varsity Night
last Friday. August 14, 2009 at the Bulwagang Juan
Luna which started at 7 p.m. and ended at 11 o’clock
in the evening. The said program was conceptualized
after the annual celebration of the Varsity Night of
the College of Human Kinetics, University of the Philippines
Diliman, showcasing all the athletes from the
different varsity teams. The HKP felt that it is high
time for the office and the University as a whole to
recognize the UP Baguio athletes after many years of
representing the University in athletic competitions.
This year’s varsity night was themed: “Pagpupugay
at Pagpaparangal sa Atletang Iskolar ng Bayan.” It was
organized to serve as venue to be able to acknowledge
and recognize the untiring efforts and “neversay-die
UP fighting spirit” of our very own UP Baguio
Maroons who are competing in the 23 rd Season of
the Baguio-Benguet Educational Athletic League
(BBEAL) which opened in August. This event served
well to psyche up our athletes and give them a morale
booster, especially with the overwhelming support
given by the UP Baguio community. The UP Baguio
Dance Troupe, also recognized as a ‘varsity team’ rendered
several dance numbers during the program was
also formally introduced to the UP Baguio community
during this event. The dance troupe’s repertoire
for the evening included folk, social, modern, modern
hip hop and modern contemporary dances.
The athletes comprising the different teams—badminton,
basketball, chess, lawn tennis, table tennis,
taekwondo, and volleyball—
both men and women, dressed
in different colors, modeled in
front of the crowd. An audio
visual presentation of all varsity
teams was prepared and presented
by the Pi Sigma Fraternity
and Pi Sigma Delta Sorority.
In his welcome address,
Dr. Alipio Garcia, Vice
Chancellor for Academic Affairs,
compared what a student
assistant receives for 1 hour (P30.00/hour) compensation
to the amount an athlete receives for training
allowance (P150.00 each month for a minimum of 40
hours). That is barely 10% of what a student assistant
receives. He further compared our athletes to OFWs
who are considered ‘heroes’ in the country, with our
athletes untiringly playing for UP. Training of our
athletes is sometimes done after class hours all the
way to late-night.
Presentation of varsity teams was started by the
lawn tennis team, followed by volleyball women, badminton
(men and women), table tennis (men and
women) and chess (men and women) for the first batch
of presentors. Dr. Rosemary Gutierrez, OIC of the
College of Science, remarked that our athletes are not
only skilled but are also good in dancing, singing and
modeling. She also recognized the efforts of the
coaches who patiently rendered their services in training
our athletes even if they too are not well compensated.
Moreover, she conveyed her message to the
athletes to strive for excellence that is the hallmark of
UP.
The second batch of presentations was started
by volleyball men, basketball men, taekwondo and basketball
women. Team coaches Geneva Simplina for
badminton, Wilfredo Ramos for chess, Lando
Florendo for Table Tennis, Jandy Gay-as for basketball
men, Sotero Mendoza for basketball women,
Danilo Eduardo for volleyball men, Ortez Gabol for
volleyball women, Mike Ang for lawn tennis, Melvin
Morte for Taekwondo and Mr. Perry Dafun, choreographer
of the UP Baguio Dance Troupe also surprised
the audience by sharing their talents in modeling
before redering a “Jai Ho” dance number.
The HKP coordinator then presented the coaches
who then awarded the jackets to their respective athletes.
Prof. Inovero also gave a brief speech recognizing
the efforts of the athletes in representing UP in
the BBEAL and other athletic meets. This was followed
by an audio-visual presentation which she herself
prepared.
A generous meal from Don Henrico’s courtesy
of Lawn Tennis coach Mike Ang, was shared by the
athletes after the program.
It was indeed a worthwhile effort for the HKP to
hold this program for our athletes as we were not only
able to boost their confidence and lift their spirits but
we were also able to build camaraderie among the various
varsity teams. Words may not be enough to describe
how happy the athletes were at having finally
been given the much-deserved formal recognition in
the UP Baguio community. The event likewise enabled
the coaches to forge a stronger bond with each
other after several nights of meeting and practicing
for their dance numbers. The support that the HKP
and the University gives to sports does not end with
this event. There are still more years of rigorous training
for our athletes to achieve excellence in sports (of
course with good academic records) so that they may
proudly represent UPB in the coming athletic seasons
of the BBEAL and other athletic meets. We wish our
athletes the best in their games, win or lose. What matters
more is how the game is played.
We lose with pride, we win with all humility. That’s
the UP Fighting spirit.
(The HKP extends its thanks to all who lent their support to
this activity.)
September 2009 TI SIMILLA 5

Report
UP Baguio JOINS 23 rd BBEAL SEASON
Jennifer Inovero
The 23 rd Season of the Baguio-Benguet
Educational Athletic League (BBEAL)
opened last August 19, 2009, Wednesday
at the host unit Cordillera Career Development
College’s (CCDC) gym in
Buyagan, La Trinidad, Benguet. The theme
for this season is “Revelry More Than Rivalry.”
As early as eight-thirty in the morning,
athletes from the different participating
universities began to assemble outside the
CCDC gym. The presidents/heads/chancellor
of the participating schools were
seated on the stage, with the athletic directors
in front of them, awaiting the parade
of their athletes.
The opening program started a little
later than nine o’clock, with a welcome
‘palabas’ rendered by the Kabayan Bendian
elders. Next came the entrance
of athletes from the different
participating schools starting
from the previous season’s host,
our very own University of the
Philippines Baguio Maroons
(UPB), followed by St. Louis University
Navigators (SLU), Philippine
Military Academy Cavaliers
(PMA), University of the Cordilleras
Jaguars (UC), Baguio Central
University Eagles (BCU),
Pines City Colleges Warriors
(PCC), University of Baguio Cardinals
(UB), Benguet State University
Musangs (BSU) and the host school, Cordillera
Career Development College Admirals
(CCDC).
The UB Voices and Graces sang the Invocation
and National Anthem
accompanied by the
SLU Band. The unfurling
of the BBEAL Flag came
next then the opening remarks
by the President of
CCDC, Dean James Malaya.
The different heads/
presidents/chancellor of
the different participating
schools did the lighting of
friendship and sportsmanship
candles.
Officials from CCDC
also awarded plaques of appreciation to
Chancellor Priscilla S. Macansantos and
Prof. Epifania Claur, previous hosts of the
22 nd BBEAL Season. The unfurling of
school banners was done by the athletic
directors, and the oath of sportsmanship
by the CCDC Admirals basketball men
team captain. A ‘Mabuhay Palabas’ was finally
rendered by the UC Pep Squad, followed
by the declaration and formal opening
of the 23 rd BBEAL season.
It is indeed another competitive and
fruitful BBEAL season to look forward to.
Our very own UP Baguio Fighting Maroons
have undergone difficult and tiring
training sessions since June in preparation
for this season. We wish our athletes the
best in every game that they will play.
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