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Anto so anlong a Pangasinan?

say anlong a Pangasinan aliwan panangaro aliwan kabagelan aliwan ermen o ligliwa aliwan bilay o patey aliwan ey-ey aliwan taleey aliwan salinap        o mabetbet ya delap aliwan Pista’y Dayat aliwan emel aliwan telek aliwan lapu ed sika        ono say binayes mon salita aliwan say siping mon dila aliwan Bonuan bangus aliwan puto Calasiao aliwan inasin o bagoong aliwan agamang aliwan saya aliwan saman aliwan dinan aliwan lawanan ya mansotsot        ed dalan no pegley-labi aliwan anggapo aliwan wala aliwan Tagalog aliwan met ya Filipino aliwan tungtung kabayawasan aliwan lapu’d si Urduja        tan say Luyag na Caboloan aliwan lapu’d si binari Kabontatala        ya sulming ed Domalandan aliwan kawayangan aliwan politika aliwan boksing aliwan Rap aliwan Rock o Reggae aliwan Malinak la’y Labi aliwan airport ed Sta. Barbara        Alaminos man o Lingayen aliwan doongan ed Sual aliwan Iluko ono Binobolinao aliwan amputi’y layag aliwan ambalanga’y pagew aliwan sebel aliwan gelew aliwan ambela

Standardization of Pangasinan set March 28

Some 30 language experts are joining a one-day seminar-workshop on Pangasinan dialect to be held at the audio-visual center of the University of Pangasinan (UPang) on March 28. Mel Jovellanos, a historian and Pangasinan language expert, said in an interview with The PUNCH that the activity, dubbed Pangasinan Language Orthography Seminar-Workshop, aims to standardize spellings among the different dialects used in the province. Jovellanos, author of an upcoming Pangasinan-English Dictionary and president of the Dr. Jose de Guzman Tamayo Foundation,Inc. which is initiating the event with support from UPang, said the three dialects spoken in the province are Pangasinan, Ilocano and Bolinao. Among those expected to join the day-long activity include Dr. Ricardo Nolasco, chairman of the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino; Dr. Antonio Tamayo, commissioner for Pangasinan Languages; and historian Restituto Basa. The activity is part of the foundation’s goal to develop, preserve, and revitalize Pangas

Message from Mr KoĂŻchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of World Poetry Day, 21 March 2008

The year 2008 is of particular significance for poetry. Indeed, the United Nations has proclaimed it International Year of Languages. Languages are the very material of poetry constituting the substance out of which poems are made. For poets, this year is therefore the occasion to reflect and act on the extraordinary richness that linguistic diversity offers for their art. Languages are an essential part of the living heritage of humanity. However, more than half of the approximately 6,700 languages spoken in the world are in danger of disappearing, and it is estimated that 96% of them are now spoken by only 4% of the world's population. The threat to the survival of these languages means that an infinite number of images, perceptions and meanings conveyed by the words could be lost forever, to the detriment of linguistic diversity and the equilibrium of their communities of origin. UNESCO has been working for years to develop a standard-setting framework that can meet the challeng

KABUWANAN Poetry Competition

The KABUWANAN SA CUBAO EXPO: A Full Moon Artists' Fair , to be held on April 5, 2008 (Saturday, 1pm onwards) is calling for poetry submission with a theme "Kabuwanan" or full moon. The competition is open to all ages and must be a Filipino citizen. The entry must be submitted on or before April 1, 2008 to: Sandy Allan soulcardreader@gmail.com Danny Sillada dsillada@gmail.com MECHANICS Phase I: Submit a poem no more than 24 lines and minimum of 18 lines with a theme "Kabuwanan" (full moon) related to art, culture and Filipino values. It must be written in English or Filipino rhymed, blank verse or free verse. The entry must be the individual work of the author with name, e-mail address and contact numbers below the poem. Phase II: Among the entries, only 10 poems will be chosen to the final competition, which will be recited or performed, not read, by the poets on April 5, 2008, 4pm at Cubao Expo, Quezon City. The judges will chose only one winner with monetary p

Poetry Reading at EAC

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The School of Liberal Arts of the Emilio Aguinaldo College is proud to present a Poetry Reading in support to the 2008 International Year of Languages and World Poetry Day (March 21). Readers are encouraged to read poems written in their "Mother Tongue". Join us on March 14 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. at the EAC Garden, Bldg.5, for an afternoon of readings from students, faculty, poets and writers. Admission is free. You can get complete access to our 1Y0-A19 , 70-270 and 220-702 exams pass resources including our latest testking 642-647 and itil v3 certification .

Search for outstanding women achievers of Pangasinan on

February 26, 2008 - THE Philippine Council of Women, Inc.-Pangasinan Chapter has launched the “Search for Outstanding Women Achievers of Pangasinan” for 2008, a project that aims to recognize the extraordinary accomplishments of women in various fields of endeavor. The announcement was made by Provincial Board Member Alice J. Pulido, PCWL-Pangasinan president, during a recent press briefing in Dagupan City. The first of its kind to be launched in the province, the search is focused on achievers in community leadership and service, the performing arts (movie, stage, theater), entertainment, social welfare, entrepreneurship, diplomacy, journalism, culture/arts, travel and tourism, agriculture, education. sports and cottage industry. A nominee, according to Pulido, must be a true-blue Pangasinense who excelled in her own fields of specialization and won honors for the province, either in the national stage or international arena. Aside from Pulido the officers of the organization are: Ire

LIRA accepting sign-ups for 2008 poetry clinic

LIRA (Linangan sa Imahen, Retorika at Anyo) is now accepting sign-ups for its next poetry clinic. All those who are interested must submit five (5) poems in Filipino along with a short bio-data and one 1x1 ID picture, sent to liraworkshop@gmail.com or dropped off c/o Prof. Vim Nadera at the UP Institute of Creative Writing, 2/F Faculty Center, UP Diliman, 1101 Quezon City. All submissions should be in on or before April 30, 2008. The regular clinic period is from June to August and will be held every Saturday and Sunday from 9: 00 AM until 5:00 PM. --- Bukas na pong muli ang LIRA sa mga nais magpatalâ upang lumahok sa taunang klinikang pampanulaan. Ang klinika po ay gaganapin mula 9:00 n.u. hanggang 5:00 n.h. tuwing Sabado at Linggo, at magtatagal nang tatlong buwan, mula Hunyo hanggang Agosto. Tulad po ng mga nakaraang taon, magpadala po ng isang pahinang bio-data na may 1x1 ID picture, kasama ang limang tula sa Filipino, sa liraworkshop@gmail.com, o ilagay ito sa pigeon hole ni Prof.

Makata is fresh!

Makata Issue No.3 , March 2008 is now available online featuring the works of our home-grown and international poets: Michael Francis C. Andrada, Mark Angeles, Aurora Antonovic, Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal, Willie R. Bongcaron, Sergio Bumadilla, Jesamyne Diokno, Erwin S. Fernandez, Lolito Go, C. W. Hawes, Arti Honrao and Napoleon Resultay. Send all submissions / contributions for Volume 9, April 2008 issue to svillafania at yahoo [dot] com and to Jason Chancoco at tarusan22 at yahoo [dot] com (for Tagalog/Filipino & Bikol poetry). Also accepting poems written in other Philippine languages: Cebuano, Iluko, Hiligaynon, Waray, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, etc.