UP Press to launch first book on Panay Bukidnon Epics After more than two decades in the making, the books on the 10 epics of Panay Bukidnon in 13 volumes will soon be available for all to read. The University of the Philippines (UP) Press will finally launch the first book of the series, “Tikum Kadlum” (Enchanted Hunting Dog) on the opening day of the National Conference on the Suguidanon (Epics) of Panay Bukidnon at the UP Visayas Auditorium, Iloilo City campus on December 4, 2014. A product of more than 20 years of arduous research by UP Prof. Emeritus and anthropologist Dr. Alicia T. Magos with Ms. Anna Razel Ramirez and Ms. Eliodoro Dimzon of UPV as Project Leaders, the book showcases the oral literature of Indigenous Peoples (IPs) known as the Panay Bukidnon from the mountains of the four Provinces of Panay – Antique, Aklan, Capiz, and Iloilo. The UPV and UP under the administration of President Alfredo E. Pascual financed the production of the book in four languages– archaic Kinaray-a, Contemporary Kinaray-a, Filipino, and English. President Pascual, Dr. Magos and Gawad ng Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA) awardee for Epic Literature in 2000 Mr. Federico Caballero representing the IPs signed a memorandum of agreement for the publication of the Suguidanon or epics of Panay Bukidnon. UPV Chancellor Rommel Espinosa and Regional Director of the National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) for Region VI and VII Dir. Alfonso Catolin also signed as witnesses to the said agreement. The other nine books to be released in succession are Amburukay (Enchanted Hermit Woman), Kalampay (Enchanted Crab), Balanakon (Warrior), Derikaryong Pada (Gold Pendant), Pahagunong (Deity), Sinagnayan (Warrior), Humadapnon (Warrior), Alayaw (Sweet- Scented Flower), and Nagbuhis (Ceremonial Rite). According to Dr. Magos, the epics illustrate the richness of the archaic Kinaray-a language of Panay and the profound thoughts of our ancestors. In the foreword of Tikum Kadlum book, Magos emphasized that the book “is a work of legacy which shows that the wisdom and gifting of God is distributed equally to all men in all places regardless of race and status in life.” Dr. J. Neil Garcia, UP Press Director, will spearhead the book launch. Garcia will likewise conduct a talk with the UPV faculty members and researchers on how to publish at the UP Press.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 08:25:09 +0000
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