CulEd 204 Teacher-Scholars from Region 2 shed light on Creative Industries in Cagayan
Echague, Isabela – the Graduate Diploma in Cultural Education (GDCE) organized a culminating activity in celebration of the Philippine Creative Industries Month (PCIM) last September 21, Sunday via Google Meet and Facebook Live. With the theme, “Cultivating Creativity through Cultural Lens,” all 22 teacher-scholars from the Cagayan region contributed to the PCIM celebration.
With the CulEd 204: Issues in Cultural Education, which serves as a refresher of the level 1 courses in GDCE, like culture-based pedagogies, a review of history, Philippine arts, and language/ cultural diversity. Likewise, CulEd 204 also acts as a jump-off point for level 2 GDCE courses like cultural mapping, media-based documentation, and lesson-exemplars under the guidance of returning Philippine Cultural Education Program (PCEP) faculty from Marinduque State University (MarSU).
The GDCE batch president, Mam Mary Jane Tabago, welcomed the participants with reactors and observers from the Cagayan region and MarSU as well. Meanwhile, the GDCE program director of Isabela State University, Dr. Nilda Oyaga-Babaran, imparted inspiration with her recorded message. Then there was an intermission from Maria Clara Folkdance, and then the Cagayan group featured Pancit Batil Patung.
The next intermission was a short film with the Snipers media before the presentation of the Echague group, who chose bamboo crafts as their cultural icon. Then there was a recording of the Santiago City National High School Special Program for the Arts (SPA) brass band. The Quirino-Isabela-Kalinga GDCE scholars presented their advocacy on the visual arts and artist group.
Finally, the Santiago city GDCE scholars presented their deep dive into tinupig as an intangible cultural heritage that is in need of proper safeguarding. The very versatile tandem of Ginnie Rayven Gumaru and Jaylord Pascua took turns in interacting and engaging with the live audience on FB Live and GMeet. There was a rapid crossfire before the closing of the “unconference.”
Sir Eliseo Peña asked about the emergent issue of the “authenticity” of the ingredients and local produce for pancit batil patung. Meanwhile, Mam Ginnie raised the issue of contextualization and localization. Mam Ronelyn Balila also joined the discussion with the challenges of the modern trends in bamboo crafts. Then, Sir James Guidangen also cited Apo Whang Od, during Tabuk day in Kalinga, who is given a special part of the celebration, especially in the visual arts. In addition, Mam Zyrell Mitch Galapon showed appreciation for the presentation of tinupig. Meanwhile, Mam Janette Haduca asked how to integrate painting or visual arts in localization in education or a classroom setting? Randy T. Nobleza Ph.D.
