BALAG AT ANGUD - Layeta Bucoy

Is a musical based on the life of protest installation artist JUNYEE by playwright LayetaBucoy.

Believing in the power of the arts to influence and transform people, seventeen years old Junyee sets up his original artwork at the lobby of the Palace Hotel which his father tasked him to manage. Referred to as garbage by their clients, Luis tries to get rid of the artwork. Junyee protests as the artwork is his way of enlightening people on the need of caring for the mountains of Agusan. Their argument leads to Junyee leaving home in pursuit of his art.

Without his father's support, Junyee makes use of his artistry in order to fend for himself. He lands a job as a makeup artist in a funeral parlor. While working for the funeral parlor, Junyee receives news of his father's death. Junyee goes home and applies makeup on his father's corpse. Junyee then studies Fine Arts at the University of the Philippines. He becomes one of Prof. Abueva's apprentices, enjoying free board and lodging plus a regular allowance from the respected artist. While studying sculpture under Prof. Abueva's wing. Junyee tries to incorporate protest materials against the Marcos dictatorship in one of the sculptures that they are crafting. This prompts Prof. Abueva to give Junyee his freedom as he feels that Junyee should already be able to grow as an artist on his own. Junyee's vision of creating a sculpture incorporated with materials coming from protesters finally sees the light when he creates Balag. Still with no regular job and living in the slums while creating artworks which he cannot sell, on his thirtieth birthday, Junyee is visited by the ghost of Luis reminding him that like his artworks, his life has not amounted to anything but garbage.

After several years, with the onslaught of typhoons Milenyo and Reming, Junyee is given the opportunity to create an artwork at the front lawn of the Cultural Center of the Philippines. He gathers the felled trees around CCP complex, intending to plant them upside down. Unfortunately, while in the middle of creating his art work, people looted the trees for firewood. Junyee sets out to replace them with ten thousand angud - " skulls " or what's left of trees victimized by small time logging. During the launch of Angud: A Forest Once, Junyee falls off the stage. On the brink of death, the ghost of Luis fetches him. Junyee refuses to go with Luis for he realizes that his art work lacks one more angud. Luis insists on taking him to his death for what's the point of living to create art which is only deemed as firewood and garbage?

#CCP  #BalagAtAngud - watch out for this musical play coming soon at CCP Little Theater on Aug 31, 2018
 to Sept 16, 2018

Tickets: PHP 1000 | PHP 800
Now available in Ticketworld and the CCP Box Office

For inquiries and show buying opportunities, please contact
Tanghalang Pilipino office 8321125 loc 1620 and look for
LEI 0915 6072275 or
ENZO 0999 8843821

#TanghalangPilipino

Juan Balikbayan " Si Juan Balikbayan ay Bumabalik para Tumulong Iangat ang Bayan

Madam Ma.Luisa Lopez the lady behind  Juan Balikbayan advocates for job creation by supporting a Career Formation and Retooling Program ( CFRP ). The CFRP will help children of our OFW's and also the displaced OFW's in the area of career training, guidance and endorsement of job resources. In partnership with Business Enterprise and Career Mentors, Inc.  BECMI.

THE ADVOCACY

" Si Juan Balikbayan ay Bumabalik para Tumulong Iangat ang Bayan "

Para ma-enjoy ang ganda ng Bayan
Para makapagbigay hanapbuhay sa pamilya ng kababayan
Para suportahan ang proyekto ng kababayan
Para mag-pundar ng pag-aari na pinauubaya sa pamilya ng kababayan
Para bigyan ng pag-asa ang bayan

It is a Forum and " One Stop Shop " Service for the needs of selected Filipino Balikbayans and Overseas Workers who would temporarily or permanently reintegrate in the Philippines for reasons of leisure, career, business or investment.

It introduces the " Juan Balikbayan Kard " which entitles the use of services of Juan Balikbayan website, Special recognition in local establishments. Part of membership fee will go to Juan Balikbayan's outreach and career assistance.

The advocacy card raise individuals that will end poverty for themselves, their families, their community and their country. It includes " KABAYAN PARTNERS " or Merchant Partners which extend discounts on several establishments which includes the likes of Hotels, Foods, Furnitures, Health and wellness. With Ready Access to Franchise, Legal Services, BECMI-Business Enterprise and Career Mentors, Inc.

To know more about  Juan Balikbayan Kard

A Kard for a cause visit:
Website: www.juanbalikbayan.com
Email: juanbalikbayaninc@gmail.com
FB account: JuanBalikbayanOfficial
Contact: ( 02 ) 332-7929

Nutriment Workshop 2018 (Class 1)

The holistic nutrition workshop featuring "Anti-Inflammatory Diet" is here!

Let's get your health journey started! Come and join us in a day of making delectable and healthy recipes and discover why everyone is falling in love with plant-based diet. You will be nurtured with sufficient inspiration and information to prepare nourishing meals and snacks for yourself and your family.

Have the opportunity to create new recipes, learn new things, and meet new friends. There will be sampling of the yummy healthy dishes, take home recipes and handouts along with question and answer time and a truly unforgettable experience to share.

With our World Class Speaker:

Chef Arlene Clemente- an internationally trained holistic Raw food Chef, with amazing credentials and seasoned speaker for health, wellness and disease management.

Registration fee: P 1,500.00 / Person (discounted price)

Venue: HICC Nutriment Center, UG 11 Cityland Pasong Tamo Condominium, 6264 Calle Estacion, Pio Del Pilar, Makati City

Time: 10 am to 3 pm

INCLUSIVES:
FREE lunch
FREE manuals
FREE aprons
FREE take-home samplers
Raffle Prizes

With
Onsite Knife
Onsite Chopping Board
Spices and ingredients
Vegetables
Fruits

For more details and reservations, contact us at the following numbers:

Chef Arlene 0927-567-8562
PR Jay 0916-917-5054 / 0933-817-9671

HICC hotlines:
02 744-5355

See you there!

#HICCPH
#Nutrimentworkshop2018
#chefarlene
#docmeddie
#healingthatcares

PRRC, NCCA and PETA launched “Taga-Alog 2018: Unang Alon” to develop Pasig River

The Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC), National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), Philippine Educational Theatre Association (PETA), national government agencies, local government units (LGUs) and private organizations join forces for the development of the Pasig River through a creative campaign entitled “Taga-Alog, River Pasig: Balik Tanaw, Balik Sigla!" launched today, June 28, 2018.

The PRRC, NCCA, and PETA together with Department of Tourism (DOT), the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), local governments of Pasig, Makati, Manila, Mandaluyong, San Juan and Marikina and the British Council convened to promote the development of Pasig River as a source of Filipino identity.

The Taga-Alog is a project paying homage to the Pasig River as medium and space for collective memory and cultural identity and to show concern for the community through the artistic creations and research initiatives that can be used by the community as a basis for crafting development initiatives

According to PRRC Executive Director Jose Antonio E. Goitia “we welcome the various art forms that will be used to promote the value and significance of the Pasig River as a source of Filipino cultural identity and PRRC will do its best to support and help in the realization of these advocacy projects.”

To strengthen the cooperation between agencies, a memorandum of understanding has been signed by the officials of the aforementioned agencies for the implementation of the campaign.

Under the agreement, the group will conduct series of researches for the formulation of creative strategies and site development of Pasig River and the communities alongside it. The campaign will be experienced through visual arts, films/ photography, literature, music, dance, theatre which will be shared in multimedia platforms.

Goitia emphasized the importance of cooperation between the public and private sectors for the success of the project. "This project will foster the enrichment of a Filipino national culture. In this way, more people would eventually give importance and appreciation for the Pasig River," Goitia concluded.

For inquiries, please feel free to get in touch with any of the following:

George Oliver G. Dela Rama
Head, Public Information Advocacy and Tourism Division
Tel. No. (02) 926-5232 local 116
Mobile No.: 0917-570-0523
E-mail: georgedelarama.prrc@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/PRRCph/

Alyssa Chrizelle N. Miclat
Information Officer III (Media and Communications Section Head)
Tel. No.: (02) 926-5232 local 116
Mobile No.: 09334996737
E-mail: prrc.gov@gmail.com

PRRC, LIAC relocates Talayan Fire Victims

The Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) and the Local Inter-Agency Committee (LIAC) of Quezon City relocated 111 illegal occupants at San Francisco River, Barangay Talayan on July 25, 2018.
The said families were victims of a major fire that occurred last August 11, 2017, and were immediately offered relocation assistance but they did not cooperate.
Various relocation sites have been offered since 2013 which include San Jose Del Monte, Norzagaray, Pandi and Balagtas in Bulacan and Morong in Rizal for off-road relocation as well as in Tala and Camarin Residences in Caloocan City for near city relocation and Holy Spirit Relocation Site in Quezon City for in-city relocation.
After several times Pre-Demolition Conferences, the PRRC and LIAC eventually won the cooperation of some ISFs but the majority still refused to voluntarily demolish their houses and to be relocated.
The ISFs refusing relocation were claiming that the land was awarded to them.
According to PRRC Executive Director Jose Antonio E. Goitia, from the 160 ISFs in Barangay Talayan, a total of 49 families relocated by the PRRC in collaboration with the NHA (National Housing Authority) and the LIAC in Morong, Rizal.
Of the 49 families, 39 ISFs were relocated in September 2017, eight ISFs on July 27, 2017 and two ISFs on May 29, 2018.
The presence of the remaining ISFs had delayed the San Francisco River development projects of the PRRC such as the widening of the river, bank improvement, dredging and linear park development.
The scope of the project would directly benefit Barangays Damayan, Mariblo and Talayan in Quezon City.
During the meeting, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) released the subdivision plan / cadastral map based on the 26.4 + 3 meter legal easement of the San Francisco River project supplemental to the Supreme Court mandamus on waterways.
The local government of Quezon City likewise dismantled the informal settlements to ensure that the relocatees would not come back.
“I am sad that we have reached this point. It is important that we expedite and complete the rehabilitation and development of the San Francisco River because it is a major tributary of the San Juan River, which drains to the Pasig River,” Executive Director Goitia explained.

Over 200 Pasig River relocatees receive free medical aid from PRRC

The Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) in partnership with St. Joseph Academy of Valenzuela Alumni Association, Salcres Physical Therapy Foundation International Inc., Myshare Foundation and Wow Health and Wellness Optical Clinic, spearheaded a medical mission on June 2, 2018 at Jaime Cardinal Sin Village (JCSV), 728 Housing, Punta Sta. Ana, Manila City.

This free medical mission was given to at least 200 individuals relocated from the banks of the Pasig River into one of the country’s first in-city relocation sites in Metro Manila.

To be recalled, PRRC and Serviam Foundation Inc, relocated these families living in shanties and makeshift houses beside the Pasig River last quarter of 2008 to first quarter of 2009 to improve the health and living conditions of our fellow Filipinos exposed to polluted waterways help and to improve water quality through the reduction of untreated solid and liquid wastes dumped by the informal settlers.

The objectives of this medical mission are: (1) to provide the JCSV community medical care to those who needed it, who have limited or no access to it, and who cannot afford it, (2) to provide health assessment so that the community attains a greater degree of self-sufficiency, and (3) to intensify PRRC’s Information, Education and Communication Campaign by providing high level of public awareness in taking care of the environment.

The activity was participated by medical doctors, physical therapists, optometrists, nurses, PRRC, partner agencies, and JCSV relocatees as recipients of the said project.
“These health missions are significant because it does not only provide healthcare services to our relocated families even after nine years since they were rescued from the banks of the Pasig River, but most importantly, it also encourages the community to assume responsibility for their health and their environment”, said PRRC Executive Director Jose Antonio E. Goitia.

PRRC, Los Angeles Public Works boost sister rivers partnership

The Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission’s (PRRC) and the Los Angeles County Board of Public Works (LACBPW) revitalized their “Sister Rivers” partnership on July 18, 2018 in Quezon City.

The “Sister River” partnership was forged between PRRC and the Los Angeles Department of Public Works to support the PRRC’s efforts to rehabilitate Pasig River.

Commissioner Joel F. Jacinto from Los Angeles Department of Public Works came to the Philippines to learn about the Pasig River Master Plan and to see esteros developed by the PRRC.

PRRC Executive Director Jose Antonio E. Goitia said there is a need to reinvigorate the “Sister River” partnership to help in their effort of rehabilitating the Pasig River.

“Commissioner Jacinto can help Mayor Abigail Binay-Campos and I fast-track the rehabilitation of waterways in Makati,” added Goitia.

 After the ceremony at the PRRC office, officials from the Commission and LACBPW are scheduled to visit some of Metro Manila’s rivers and linear parks.

They will have a walkthrough at Ermitanyo Creek and San Juan River in San Juan City and Maytunas creek in Mandaluyong City.

They will also visit the Poblacion Linear Park and Guadalupe Nuevo creek in Makati City. The Pasig Ferry Station in Guadalupe will also be visited by them and a tour of the Pasig River, from Guadalupe to Plaza Mexico in Manila will follow.

In 2016, “Sister River” partnership was forged between PRRC and the LACBPW in Los Angeles to support the PRRC’s efforts to rehabilitate Pasig River.

The signing of the agreement marked the start of a multifaceted exchange between communities surrounding the Los Angeles and Pasig Rivers, that face similar problems.