Archive for March, 2006

PP1017 and Inside the Philippines Coup Plot: A prequel to the “Return of the Comeback”

Sunday, March 12th, 2006

A response to “Inside the Philippines Coup Plot” - A TIME reporter witnesses a meeting of opponents of Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, by Bryan Walsh. Friday, Feb. 24, 2006. Reported by Nelly Sindayen. (more…)

Ang likas at proseso ng political involvement

Saturday, March 11th, 2006

Sagot sa isang reaksyon sa Plaridel Papers, patungkol sa aking response sa “PRESS STATEMENT-Makibaka, huwag matakot! We shall resist martial rule! by Bayan Muna partylist Rep. Teddy Casiño.” (more…)

Diwà’t Kapookán/Articulating Spaces (remembering Al Manrique)

Friday, March 10th, 2006

Magandang hapon and greetings to all gathered for the opening of “Diwà’t Kapookán/Articulating Spaces” – the Winners of the 2005 and 2006 WebSining Digital Art Competition.

In “Diwà’t Kapookán/Articulating Spaces” the creative universe is operationalized in the terms “Kapookán” and “Spaces.” These terms suggest the possibility of identifying precise points in space, of making connections, and imbuing them with meaningful structure. “Kapookán” pertains to the center of a place, enabling “space” to extend to “alangaang”, the stratospheric space, including pressure and tide. “Alangaang” links the movement of bodies in space with “laon” — or the passage of time — in a specific place. The terms “Kapookán” and “Spaces” articulate links between space and time in the Filipino universe, a universe of being and memory. (more…)

Articulating - Digital Art

Saturday, March 4th, 2006

�Diw�t Kapook�n� and �Articulating Spaces� are not literal translations but reflections of each other. �Diw� suggests �substance contained�, �soul�, �vital principal� and �consciousness� whereas �articulation� entails �pagsasatinig�, �pagpapahayag�, thus, a �pagsasadiw�.�- in its verbal form. Together, �diw� and �articulation� suggests an artistic process which goes beyond romantic �expression�, enlarging the creative universe, or the �sansinukob ng kalinangan at paglikha�, where sense and meaning (diw�t kahulug�n) flow into each other. (more…)