After combing through over 90 entries, the UP College of Law (CL) revealed the contributors to its 鈥渇irst ever UP Law Literary Folio in the time of COVID-19.鈥
To choose the works to be published in the online folio titled 鈥淒ito sa UP Law: Many Voices, One Community,鈥 CL held a competition earlier this year among its students, REPS, administrative staff, and faculty. On August 27, the College announced the 11 chosen, original works.
The literary pieces are: 鈥淯num Diem Ad Tempus鈥 by Kristine Tianzon Azanes (essay in English, student); 鈥淟ife in Time of the Pandemic, Challenges and Coping Thereafter鈥 by Bella Zenaida Torres Desamito (essay in English, non-academic staff), 鈥淲arm Hands鈥 by Niobe Verena Moran Vidal (poetry in English, student); 鈥淭he Dictionary of Marginal Notes鈥 by Charlene Mae Olesco Tugano (story in English, student); 鈥淧agkapit鈥 by Charlemagne Revollido Dumaya (kuwento, student); 鈥淣asaan ang Diwa鈥 by Juancho Mozo Agoncillo (sanaysay, non-academic staff); and 鈥淪anlibong Linta鈥 by John Ray Allen Castillon Bisarra (tula at tuluyang patula, student).
Meanwhile, the visual artworks are: 鈥淔ever Dream (I Want to Stay)鈥 by Jayvee Arbonida del Rosario (traditional visual art, student); 鈥淪tay with Me till the Sun Sets and We Rise Together鈥 by Gianina O. Cabanilla (traditional visual art, non-academic staff); 鈥淟ife Goes On鈥︹ by Razel Ann Pelandas Esteban (digital visual art, student); and 鈥淧agsulong sa Kabila ng Pagsubok鈥 by Marissa Lucido I帽igo (digital visual art, non-academic staff).
The seven literary pieces and four visual arts adhered to the theme, 鈥淎fter the Lockdown: Braving New Paths.鈥
The works were chosen by a panel of judges composed of College of Arts and Letters (CAL) professor emeritus, Jose Y. Dalisay Jr.,Ph.D; Philippine Senate Legislative Research Service director, Atty. Nicholas Pichay; College of Mass Communication film and audio-visual communication professor; Rolando Tolentino, Ph.D; UP Law Class 鈥82 representative, Atty. Rizalde Laudencia; UP Law assistant to the dean of alumni affairs, Atty. Fina dela Cuesta Tantuico, and CAL associate dean for administration, Atty. Alden Lauzon鈥攁ll renowned authors, essayists, poets, and visual artists.
According to the info-memorandum of former CL dean, Fides Cordero-Tan (), 鈥淒ito sa UP Law: Many Voices, One Community鈥 was launched on January 22.
Cordero-Tan stated that the online publication 鈥渁ims to capture the diverse experiences of the UP Law community in the most challenging period in recent history, expressed in literary and art form.鈥 Accordingly, the publication reflects 鈥渢he life of the students, faculty, and administrative staff of the CL鈥 and provides 鈥渁 platform for creative talents that are usually glossed over [and considered] unrelated to academic endeavors.鈥
Through the folio, 鈥渢he College intended to strengthen and rally a strong sense of community throughout the UP Law Complex amid the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic through either written or visual art expressions.鈥
Meanwhile, Dean Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II, in his memo (memorandum no. ECLV 2021-008) said that first place winners will get P20,000 and runners-up will get P10,000.
The folio may be viewed through the online exhibit at .
- Share: