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MAKATI CITY โ The local stage sees a major academic and artistic collaboration as Encore Theater mounts “Miranda & Yolanda,” a twin-bill revival of Floy Quintosโs “Evening at the Opera” and “Ang Kalungkutan ng mga Reyna.” The production is notable for its heavy concentration of talent from the UP College of Arts and Letters (CAL). Leading the creative team are Assistant Professors Martinez Santos (Director) and Marvin Olaes (Dramaturg), both current faculty members at the UP Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts (DSCTA), and Likhaan: University of the Philippines Institute of Creative Writing project research assistant (Stage Manager).
They are joined by former DSCTA faculty members Davidson Oliveros (Dramaturg), Meliton Roxas Jr. (Technical Director), and former Art Studies faculty member Krina Cayabyab (Music Arranger).
The productionโs significance was underscored during the 2:00 PM matinee on Saturday, May 2, which drew a distinguished audience of Filipino cultural icons. In attendance were National Artist for Literature and UP Professor Emeritus Virgilio Almario (himself a former CAL Dean), National Artist for Broadcast Art and Film, and UPD Department of English and Comparative Literature alumnus Ricky Lee, and acclaimed director and UP Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas alumnus Joel Lamangan. Their presence highlights the production’s standing as a critical touchstone for the UP academic and artistic community.
The production leans on a seasoned team of artists, many with deep ties to the UP community, including CAL, DSCTA Dulaang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas, and UP Dulaang Laboratoryo alumni:
Performers: Shamaine Centenera-Buencamino, Frances Makil-Ignacio, and Jules de la Paz.
Design & Management: Mitoy Sta. Ana (Production Design), John Batalla (Lighting Design), Meliton Roxas Jr. (Technical Direction), Arvy Dimaculangan (Sound Design), Steven Tansiongco (Graphics Design), Lexi Bartolome and Ronah Adiel de la Peรฑa (Production Management), Satya Edilo (Assistant Technical Director), Jessette Namin and Aaron Misayah (Assistant Stage Manager), Juliene Menfoza (Photographer), and Stella Caรฑete Mendoza (Producer).
Staged at the Power Mac Center Spotlight Blackbox Theater, the production pairs two studies of the ruling class. “Opera” explores the domestic entrapment of a provincial Governorโs wife (Ana Abad Santos), while “Reyna” follows a fictional President (Centenera-Buencamino) losing her grip on power.
The revival is being recognized for its technical precision despite the 2026 economic climate. Amidst rising production costs, the staging serves as a call to support independent theater initiatives that tackle difficult, non-sanitized subject matter.
“Miranda & Yolanda” runs at the Power Mac Center Spotlight in Ayala Malls, Circuit Makati through Sunday, May 3, 2026.
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BAGUIO CITY โ Faculty members and alumni from the UP College of Arts and Letters (CAL) secured key positions in the newly elected Board of Directors of the Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (UMPIL), the Writersโ Union of the Philippines.
The election took place on April 25, 2026, during the 52nd National Writersโ Congress held at the University of the Philippines Baguio. The proceedings were overseen by outgoing Chairman and UP Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas Ph.D. alumnus Michael M. Coroza, who presided over the voting of life and regular members.
The incoming 2026โ2029 Board features a strong representation from CALโs academic departments. Leading the group is CAL Dean Jimmuel Naval, alongside fellow DFPP faculty members Romulo Baquiran Jr. and Victor Emmanuel Carmelo Nadera Jr.
Prominent CAL alumni were also elected to the board, including Susan Severino Lara from the Department of English and Comparative Literature (DECL) and Jazmin Llana from the Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts (DSCTA).
Fifteen writers were selected to lead the organization for the upcoming three-year term. The full list of the 2026-2029 UMPIL Board includes:
Romulo P. Baquiran Jr.
Roy Rene S. Cagalingan
Paul A. Castillo
Abner E. Dormiendo
Susan S. Lara
Junley L. Lazaga
Jazmin B. Llana
Diandra Ditma A. Macarambon
Clarissa V. Militante
Victor Emmanuel Carmelo D. Nadera Jr.
Jimmuel C. Naval
Aldrin P. Pentero
Joey A. Tabula
John Iremil E. Teodoro
John Enrico C. Torralba
The newly elected board members are scheduled to convene shortly to elect the executive officers, including the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary-General, Treasurer, and Auditor.
UMPIL remains the largest organization of Filipino writers in the country, dedicated to the promotion of Philippine literature and the protection of writers’ rights.
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UP College of Arts and Letters faculty and alumni were honored at the 52nd National Writersโ Congress on Saturday, April 25, 2026. The event, organized by the Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (UMPIL), concluded at the University of the Philippines Baguio College of Social Sciences with an awards ceremony that serves as the annual benchmark for Philippine creative achievement.
The congress, held during National Literature Month, centered on the theme โHarayang Pampanitikan sa Katwiran at Paninindigan ng Bayan.” National Artist for Film and UP Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts alumnus Kidlat Tahimik delivered the keynote address, focusing on the lifelong practice of promoting and empowering the national imagination.
The Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas, UMPILโs lifetime achievement award, was conferred upon UP Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas Professors Glecy C. Atienza (Play in Filipino), Galileo S. Zafra (Literary History and Criticism in Filipino), and UPD Department of English and Comparative Literature Professor Jose Wendell P. Capili (Essay and Poetry in English). Their recognition represents a rare institutional sweep across multiple disciplines and genres.
The collegeโs institutional impact was further underscored through the Gawad Pedro Bucaneg, awarded to DFPP’s Palihang Rogelio Sicat (PRS), co-founded by a small group of faculty members that included CAL Dean Jimmuel Naval, and Retired Professor of Filipino Reuel Molina Aguila. This honor acknowledges the groupโs sustained role in developing the regional and national literary infrastructure.
The awards also highlighted the enduring influence of the Likhaan: University of the Philippines Institute of Creative Writing’s UP National Writers Workshop. Two additional Balagtas recipients trace their professional roots to the universityโs mentorship programs: Raymundo T. Pandan Jr. (Fiction in English), Retired Professor and former Law Dean at the University of St. La Salle Bacolod and a 1984 workshop fellow, and veteran journalist Franklin Y. Cimatu (Poetry in Filipino and English), a 1988 workshop fellow. Other 2026 Balagtas winners included Richel G. Dorotan for Binisaya fiction and Daniel L. Nesperos for Ilocano poetry.
Between the ceremonies, the congress functioned as a forum for the ethics of contemporary writing. The “UMPILAN” sessions featured debates on the intersection of aesthetics and social commitment, with contributions from writers including Ariel Tabag, Luchie Maranan, and Padmapani Perez. The 2026 trophies were designed and donated by the renowned visual artist Manuel D. Baldemor. The event was held with the support of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the Philippine Soong Ching Ling Foundation, the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII), and Ambassador Francis Chua
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๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ง ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐๐ง, ๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ฅ๐ ๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ค๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ก๐๐ฌ๐
Bilang bahagi ng pagdiriwang ng Buwan ng Panitikan, muling nagbukas ng espasyo para sa malalimang talakayan ang Larangan ng Panitikan ng UP Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas sa pamamagitan ng ikalawang serye ng kanilang inihandang panayam. Tampok sa sesyong ito ang pagbabahagi ng kaalaman ni Dr. Glecy C. Atienza, Propesor ng UP College of Arts and Letters at 2026 Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas-Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas para sa Dula, ukol sa “Paglikhang GANAP: Ang Pananalig sa Panahon ng Ligalig.” Susundan naman ito ng mapanuring reaksiyon mula kay Dr. Luna Sicat Cleto, 2019 Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas-Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas para Katha.
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๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฃ ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ 2026 ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ผ๐
๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ 2026
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18-19 ๐๐๐๐๐ 2026
PANAWAGAN PARA SA MGA PAPEL
Inilulunsad ang Pambansang Kumperensiyang Tatsulok sa Philippine Studies 2026 kasabay ng ika-60 taong pagkakatag ng Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas (DFPP) ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Diliman. Tatsulok ang kumakatawan sa mahigpit na ugnayan ng Akademya, Bayan at mga Kilusang Panlipunan sa pagpupunyagi para sa makabuluhang edukasyon sa lipunan โ makabayan, progresibo, kritikal at makamasa.
Isasagawa tuwing makalawang taon ang Kumperensyang Tatsulok para patuloy na palakasin ang mga nililinang na sub-erya ng Philippine Studies/Araling Pilipino sa DFPP na nakapook sa wika, panitikan at kulturang Pilipino, at may layuning mapatagos sa mga gawain at usaping may saysay sa komunidad, bansa at daigdig. Sa ganitong konteksto, itatampok ang mga paksa at isyung umiinog sa Diskurso at Kapangyarihan, Kilusang Panlipunan, Kulturang Popular, Araling Folklore, at Araling Rizal at Pagkamakabayan.
Ngayong taon, ang tema ng kumperensya ay RIZAL AT PAGKAMAKABAYAN. Okasyon ito ng ika-70 anibersaryo ng Batas Rizal (RA 1425), isinasagawa pagkatapos ng 130 taon ng Mi Ultimo Adios ni Gat Jose Rizal at humigit-kumulang 130 taon mula nang sumiklab ang Himagsikang 1896, gayundin ang kamatayan ng magiting na bayani. Mahabang panahon na ito para tasahin at ipakita ang pag-unlad at mga bagong suliraning kinaharap ng bansa. Umaasang mapag-iibayo ng talastasang ito ang pagpupunyagi ng akademya, mga kilusang panlipunan at ng bayan, para ipagtagumpay at hindi mauwi sa wala ang pag-aalay ng buhay ng ating mga bayani, kasama si Gat Jose Rizal.
Kaugnay nito, iniimbitahan ang lahat ng mga guro, iskolar, organisador ng komunidad, mananaliksik, mag-aaral at mga aktibista na magpasa ng kanilang papel kaugnay ng sumusunod na tema:
RIZAL AT PAGKAMAKABAYAN SA
โ Kalagayang Panlipunan sa Kasalukuyan
โ Mga Batayang Sektor/ Kaunlarang Pampamayanan/Panlipunan
โ Rehiyonal at Pandaigdigang Kalagayan at Suliranin
โ Usaping Pangkapangyarihan: Uri, Kasarian, Bayan, Etnisidad
โ Mga Kilusang Panlipunan
โ Edukasyon at Pedagohiya/Sistemang Pang-edukasyon
โ Wika, Panitikan at Malikhaing Pagsulat
โ Mga Sining
โ Araling Foklor at Pamanang Bayan
โ Midya at Kulturang Popular
โ Agham,Teknolohiya at Kapaligiran
โ Agham Panlipunan
โ Politika/Pamamahala/Batas/Pagsasabatas
โ Relihiyon/Kilusang Milenaryo
Ipadala ang 300-salitang word file abstrak kalakip ang inyong buong pangalan, institusyong kinabibilangan,email address at maikling bionote (150 salita) sa link na ito: https://tinyurl.com/kumperensyangtatsulok2026. Tumatanggap ng indibidwal at panel submisyon ang Kumperensya.
Abril 15, 2026 ang pinalawig na deadline ng pagpapasa ng abstrak. Ipadadala ang resulta ng inyong aplikasyon mula Abril 25, 2026. Ang mga mapipiling buong papel/gawa ay isasama sa proyektong publikasyon. Itatakda ang hiwalay na dedlayn matapos ang kumperensya. Ang buong papel ay hindi lalampas sa 8,000 salita gamit ang MLA 8th edition pormat. Gaganapin naman ang Kumperensyang Tatsulok sa 18-19 Hunyo 2026.
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๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ-๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฐ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ ๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ
Bilang bahagi ng malawakang inisyatiba ng UP Diliman para sa operational efficiency at sustainability, pormal nang inanunsyo ng UP College of Arts and Letters (CAL) ang paglipat sa four-day workweek simula ngayong Marso 2026. Ang hakbang na ito ay alinsunod sa Memorandum No. ECLV-26-013 at OVPAA-OVPA Joint Memorandum 2026-001.
Sa ilalim ng bagong direktiba, itinakda ang bawat Lunes bilang opisyal na Work-From-Home (WFH) day para sa lahat ng akademikong departamento (Art Studies UP Diliman, UPD Department of English and Comparative Literature, UP Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas, UPD Department of European Languages, at UP Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts), administratibong opisina (UPD CAL College Secretary, UPD CAL Graduate Studies Office) at mga yunit sa ilalim ng Kolehiyo (UP College of Arts and Letters Library, Likhaan: University of the Philippines Institute of Creative Writing, at Dulaang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas).
Layunin ng transisyong ito na bawasan ang carbon footprint ng unibersidad habang pinapanatili ang de-kalidad na serbisyong administratibo sa pamamagitan ng mga digital platform.
๐ธ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ก๐โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐ก ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐
Nagpakita ng kaunting pagkakaiba ang iskedyul para sa UP Vargas Museum, na mananatiling bukas para sa kanilang regular na on-site na operasyon. Ililipat ang kanilang WFH day sa Martes.
Nilinaw din ng Tanggapan ng Dekano na ang mga face-to-face na klase tuwing Lunes ay hindi maaantala, bagaman binibigyan ng awtonomiya ang mga guro na magtakda ng alternative modalities kung kinakailangan para sa kanilang mga kurso.
Binigyang-diin din sa advisory na sa mga linggong may regular na holiday, mawawala ang WFH privilege. Sa ganitong pagkakataon, ang nasabing holiday ang magsisilbing kapalit ng WFH day, at ang lahat ng kawani ay kailangang mag-ulat nang pisikal sa kani-kanilang mga opisina tuwing ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฆ๐ .
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Kasabay ng pagbabago sa oras ng paggawa, magpapatupad din ang CAL ng mga teknikal na limitasyon sa paggamit ng kuryente.
Inaasahan ang pakikipagtulungan ng bawat guro, kawani, at mag-aaral upang maging mas matagumpay ang transisyong ito tungo sa isang mas sustainable at responsableng Kolehiyo.
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(Based on the QS World University Rankings by Subject, released 25 March 2026)
Ten years ago, a fire destroyed the UP Faculty Center. Since then, the UP College of Arts and Letters has functioned without permanent faculty, staff, and student offices, or dedicated facilities.
Despite this sustained displacement, the latest global rankings place the UPD Department of English and Comparative Literature in the 151โ200 bracketโthe highest in the Philippines ( https://www.topuniversities.com/…/english-language… ). This performance outranks most other units in the UP systemโthe majority of which occupy modern, intact infrastructure.ย
Across the broader Arts and Humanities, the university also maintains its No. 1 domestic ranking, placing 257th worldwide (https://www.topuniversities.com/univer…/arts-humanities… ).
These results were achieved from temporary desks and dismal shared spaces. They confirm that while a building provides necessary support, the intellectual work of the humanities has managed to lead the university even in its absence.
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