FEATURE LPSCI SHOW SEASON: FROM IBONG ADARNA to el fili

Philippine literature is the window to our beloved country’s history. Indulging in local literature gives us a peek into the Philippines’ socio-political history through old epics, novels, and folktales. Some of the best-known Filipino literary pieces are those that are taught in high school, namely Ibong Adarna, Florante at Laura by Francisco Balagtas, and Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo by Jose Rizal.

These written works influenced the great minds that shaped our country into what it is today, and they continue to shape the minds of young Filipino students.

To pay tribute to these great works of literature, students from Las Piñas City National Science High School made it a yearly tradition to perform these stories in a series of plays. Usually musical, these plays are shown side by side within one or two weeks of each other, hence creating the LPSci show season.

This year’s show season started off with one of the most controversial stories in Philippine history, the second and last part of Rizal’s twopart novel, and the story that eventually led to Rizal’s death: El Filibusterismo.

This was the literary piece that evoked the Filipino revolution by showcasing the struggles of our ancestors during the Spanish colonial period. Grade 10 students have worked hard to portray the injustice and the grievances that the original novel made the Filipinos feel. This year’s batch was applauded for their performances, stage settings, and props.