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Helping the community through the years S e rv I C e W I T H OUT LOv e IS nOT ServICe AT ALL By fREnnIE M. tAbAbA

“My involvement and the numerous experiences I have had in TILIPUNAN will always remind me of the story of the pencil as told by Paulo Coelho in his book, ‘Like the Flowing Rivers’,” says Annie V. Pedregosa, assistant director of the TILIPUNAN. TILIPUNAN: Start of the service time far into future We really can’t underestimate the power of just a single mass for the history of TILIPUnAn started through the celebration of the thanksgiving mass of Zonta Club of Iloilo with rev. Fr. eduardo Perez, OSA, and then rector of the university as the officiating priest. Fr. Perez agreed to give a donation asked by the club on condition that the endowment will go to a long lasting endeavor. As a result, a community center was planned for construction in Tanza to serve as a non-affiliated venue every time there’s a community service activity. It became a brainchild of Fr. Perez and Dr. Leda Bautista, then dean of the Graduate School and president

of the club.

The providing of materials and manpower for the construction was taken responsibility by the university where most of the materials were salvaged from the old USA gym. The structure of the center was designed by Archt.

Jose Hortillosa of the College of Technology (now College of engineering and Architecture) and the club through Mrs. vilma Paredes, then Iloilo City Councilor and an Augustinian faculty member, worked out for the rental of the government lot in Tanza esperanza. This property was rented at one-peso a year. And on December 6, 1980, the community building was inaugurated and was called the TILIPUnAn Community

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Center (TCC).

TILIPUnAn, a term coined

by Fr. Perez, is a Hiligaynon term which means a gathering place.

“The Augustinian community then had envisioned this nineletter term to be a venue for sharing with others and serving with love, an avenue for freely giving one’s talents and resources, and an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others,” Maria Cristy Daguay, SACeO Director, answered in an interview with The Augustinian.

In the year 1987, Mr. Francis Gentoral was hired to be the program director of the USA- Community Service Center and the research center.

The TILIPUnAn Community Development Program (TCDP), a program that is formulated to maximize the use of Augustinian resources and to set paths to all its community service endeavors, was conceptualized

by Mr. Gentoral. This TCDP is originally a tripartite program with the following major services: Basic Social Services (BSS), Alternative Community education Services (ACeS), and the Micro-enterprise Development Services (MeDS).

Long journey has begun A year after the establishment of the TILIPUAn, upon invitation by then Program Director, Mr. Francis Gentoral, Annie started her

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work as Community Organizer.

Organizing programs has been a tremendous task for her, hopping from one barangay to the other just to deliver various services under the program components; meeting people from all walks of urban life, and garnering experiences may it be happy, sad, frustrating or enriching along the way.

Through the years, she was opened to the reality. Homeless began owning a home, hopeless has started building hope, and people in the area that needed aid had given assistance. That’s the power given by the Father and with St. Augustine to the organization itself; to help the needy.

Among her little contributions to the program during those early years was a rare opportunity to have accessed funds from

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the Philippine Australian Community Assistance Program (PACAP) for the livelihood projects of the TILIPUAn community micro-entrepreneurs and from the Fund for Assistance to Private education (FAPe) for the trainings of the TILIPUnAn clientele.

Paid off efforts “With the helping hand from the generous partnerships with different nGOs, POs, CSOs, LGUs and communities it serves, the TILIPUnAn has been involved in various projects and programs aimed at making life better for the less privileged of our society, while at the same time giving the center the edge it needs to further strengthen its framework for service,” Daguay added.

Since its inception, TILIPUnAn was able to put

up multi-purpose cooperatives, pre-school kiddie centers and even sari-sari stores. To add up, TILIPUnAn has inked partnerships with various funders for its livelihood projects, and it also initiated and facilitated trainings, seminarworkshops and lectures, together with its partner communities and other private and government agencies on concerns such as human rights, health, environment, gender and development, and a host of other important issues which are covered by its framework and priorities. But more importantly, TILIPUnAn’s strength was that it was able to empower the communities it has served and left a legacy to its community partner which went beyond simply tangible. communIty Page B6

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Live to eat or Eat to live?

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Not to be too demanding but a floral top would be a good choice when you come here just so you blend with their garden theme interior. It feels like a restaurant by the countryside with greens and wood textures all over and impressive lights hung up inside bird cages. Then you might have to take a good 5 minutes to read all the fitness quotes on its walls which by the way is quite motivating.

Live is a brand name of Healthy Kitchen Iloilo which debuted on instagram as a goto shop offering meals like spicy tuna pasta, vietnamese spring rolls and hainanese chicken rice that are perfect for pre and post workout meals. They have been taking orders through instagram and later, settled as a bazaar at the Ayala technohub in smallville. On April 21, 2015, they finally opened their own restaurant - Live by healthy kitchen Iloilo located at the Atria Park District. On the menu are a different set of meals however, still catering to your fitness needs.

I quickly settled the dilemma and ordered Phad thai noodles and mango taku for dessert. Phad thai was a light and complete meal. It had rice noodles cooked in a blend of

fish sauce, peanuts, shrimp, eggs and was garnished with a light handful of bean sprouts and parsley. Lime on the side supplemented with a kick of sour zest. It was a meal that I would eat peacefully even after an hour of circuit training (except I don’t do circuit training). Moving on to my favorite part of any meal experience - the dessert. Mango Taku is a dessert in a glass.

Starting from the bottom, it had pandan sagu, a thick layer of mango puree topped with a bed of cream, mango island and stick-o to finish. I wanted to get all the layers in a spoonful and so I did. Although it got mixed up in my mouth, I was able to sort out the taste of cream and mango puree. For a second I thought it was cream cheese because it was that good of a blend. The puree was also fresh

and right between sour and sweet. Then pandan sagu kicks in giving me something to chew on however keeping everything still smooth. Most desserts tend to be overly sweet but I was relieved that this dessert wasn’t a mango-flavored sugar puree.

Prices range from Php 48278 which is probably a tad pricey for students on a daily basis but it can pass for a good meal time once in a while.

Phad thai costs Php 178 while Mango Taku costs Php 58. If you’re in a group, the roti canai platter, Indian unleavened bread served with curry, garlic yogurt, hummus and chutney dips may be a good choice. Live also sells healthy food items like kale chips, almond milk, oat bars, dried cranberries and blueberries, etc. It is open from 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM.

“Then you might have to take a good 5 minutes to read all the fitness quotes on its walls which by the way is quite motivating.”

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Flute be told

By DARYL S. SELERIO

Somewhere in my conversation with the professor, he did mention composing about filipino culture, flowers and even seasons which he simply described with a sharp voice marked with a staccato style as “beautiful”.

From the HRMO’s Perspective Established and run

by Augustinian friars, the university, for decades, had undeniably served like home not only for foreign students but more so for teachers like Prof. Sa. “Professor Sa’s service here is of free-basis that’s why we allow him. But, supposing we make a contract with him, he will undergo the normal procedure of screening and usual hiring and of accepting documents. If he applies in the University and If there is in need

He sits often times among the hungry tide of students in the cafeteria, there hardly ever noticed by most. Perhaps, so much because he looks no more than an ordinary man in his 50’s or so because he has a gingerly-colored skin, got a wiry hair and he’s short – almost a typical Filipino.

Professor Sa Heon-Soon, or Prof. Sa as his students fondly call him is one of the newest professor in the University.

His desire for music especially for flute started to develop later in his teenage years, he confessed . He was 16 years old when he began taking up workshops and courses at some of Korea’s prominent University which includes: Zwolle Conservatory Holland (Flute), Messian Academie Holland (Modern Flute), Alkmaar Conservatory Holland (Wind Orchestra Conductor), and Praha conservatory Praha (Pill harmony Orchestra) .

had been a Professor at Korea Academy of Arts and Korea Nazarene University Owens International college.

He had been a conductor of Sang Myung Pill Harmony Orchestra and Korea Major Pill Harmony Orchestra.

He had already done solo concert for 34 times and been a part of 52 ensemble concerts all throughout his career.

Some of his writings are: Fluking Collection, Head Join, Modern Story 1,2,Warming Up, Flua 1,2,3.

And to give you a list of some of his compositions: A journey, Yeon-ri, Fountain, Love is, Dawn, Heart of mother, Amen song 1,2.

Flutist, Composer and Director His years of learning and experience of playing almost all wind instruments had apparently found their purpose. Back in Korea, he

A voluntary Heart-work He had been teaching for 5 months now at the Conservatory of Music Department. However, he first appeared in public as

one of the University of San Agustin Choir and Troubadours’ special artist during its Christmas concert last December 18.

Then, it was followed by more concerts (like the Musical Soiree) in the campus with him as a lecturer or a solo performer.

“He came here voluntarily and asked if he could teach flute. I personally discovered that he’s very interested with our students. He actually turned down offers from several schools to teach, reasoning out his heart is in Iloilo, in the University, specifically.”

Dean Salvacion S. Jardenil of the Conservatory of Music said to the Augustinian when asked about Prof. Sa. “One of the things that I admire about him is that he wills to learn Filipino culture.

He even plans to compose songs about it,” with wide smile she expressed.

“I want to impart my knowledge in flute to those who are willing to learn.”

and he qualifies, our office will give him the opportunity to be a regular professor,” Dr. Marivis A. Gangoso of the Human Resource Management Office exclaimed regarding its stand on the professor’s existence in the school.

“We don’t find any problem with him staying here in the school-teaching. As long as it is for the benefit of the students, then he is most welcome to stay here in the University,” she added.

Motivation at work “I want to impart my knowledge in flute to those who are willing to learn.,” he shared when asked what motivates him to teach and consequently stay here in Iloilo City, miles away from Seoul, South Korea where his family lives.

In fact, he even plans to

establish a class aside from his regular class in the COM department to give more interested students in the University the chance to learn how to play flute - for free.

Now the man sitting on one of the benches of the school cafeteria was after all an ordinary foreigner. Not a Filipino as what he also thinks of himself sometimes, while he enthralls himself in his next composition under the shade of the mahogani trees, but a Korean. What makes him different, is his heart to share his learnings to those who are willing to learn without fees and accompanying value added tax. And, that’s a rare opportunity we should never sneeze at and get oblivious to.

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this g r oup of people gath ered togeth er not to coll ect appr e ciations but to h e lp th e victims of th e typhoon. And th e rest is history.

an act of remedy

By MArie julienne v. caballete

Looking at the overwhelming crowd, nerves started to kick in. Their sweat trickled like raindrops. They inhaled deeply trying to calm their nerves. They had been doing this for a couple of years now, but this time, it is not just for entertainment or informing their audience. As they stood amongst the innocent and curious throng of people, they smiled, put their game face on and made their way to the expecting crowd.

This scenario is not new to them but this time it is different, it WILL be different.

Theater may seem unsuspecting, you know, seeing people give amazing performances that often wowed the audience, that is what they usually do and they are seen by the public in this manner.

But the University of San Agustin Little Theater did more than that, they were able to surpass the usual stereotype given by the masses.

It is through their heart-melting project, imagine|a|nation which gathered praises from both local and international press which also led to them winning the prestigious Ten Accomplished Youth Organization (TAYO).

This was supported by Natalie Dreymeyer, Dramaturg.

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calamity areas of Lemery and San Dionisio, local and national conferences and arts festivals and University events, to more than 11,000 viewers.

Their efforts were validated when they were awarded as one of the Ten Acconmplished Youth Organization. However, it was not as smooth sailing as what people might think.

“The USALT compiled documents for Project imagine|a|nation - theater work post Yolanda. We submitted forms and went through a preliminary visit and a Visayas screening. USALT was among the 5 finalists from the Visayas Region.” Sir Eric added.

Their journey to TAYO did not end there. Their qualification as one of the 5 finalists from the Visayas Region was another hurdle that the USALT faced.

Sir Eric also mentioned

Agustino Para sa Tao program is the very foundation of TILIPUNAN, the university’s motto virtus et scientia, that is, the university aims to develop not only persons’ faith and character but also wisdom and skills dedicated to the service of God and others.” And for a long time, Augustinians unknowingly have delivered services and shared their resources selflessly through community service.

The Augustinian CARES is another program that focuses on three Rs- Relief, Rehab and Rebuild. TILIPUNAN had tried many ways to help the needy and the hopeless. Through relief operations, psychological first aid, housing project, and even entertainment have been offered to the adopted community.

Not only the students and the faculty contributed to the success of every activity the organization has. The transporters are also had an integral part in this. The university drivers, Mang Abby, Fred, Remie and Tammy more or less serving the community for two decades. They’ve been through a lot of hard and soft times. Nevertheless, the experience and service they have shared is definitely worth it.

“I have reflected that when I give one per cent of my service to TILIPUNAN, the blessings were more than a hundred folds. With community service, I got to appreciate whatever little I have which I have shared,” says Abraham Servita, university driver.

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which was ranslated by Evelyn Richter, This is the Little Theater’s baseline. The crew gives a voice to those who have been rendered speechless in the face of what one does not have words for. In their production IMAGINE|A|NATION, they explored how society can redefine itself after disaster struck. The group presents the experiences of the survivors – such as May Hope and Dagway Sigmahanon – on stage.

But what made imagine|a|nation stand out?

According to Mr. Eric Divinagracia, director of USALT, their project imagine|a|nation is a series of theater projects, all part of USALT’s creative response after the storm.

Three plays - Voices After the Storm, Basura Busters and imagine|a|nation was staged in about 27 runs - on the

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Augustinians at your service The volunteers are the backbone of the office. No volunteer, no participation.

For 34 long years, one of the major programs of the TILIPUNAN that really needs the participation of the Augustinians is the Agustino Para sa Tao program, originally known as the Augustinian Students for Service Program. This was conceptualized by Ms. Eden Yap-Aguirra, then community organizer and training officer, which paved the way for students’ and faculty members’ participation in community volunteer work.

According to Ms. YapAguirra, “The inspiration of the

“Then you might have to take a good 5 minutes to read all the fitness quotes on its walls which by the way is quite motivating.” that the presentations were prepared till the last minute

by Ron Matthews Espinosa, USALT alumnus and former USALT Alderman. He gathered all the needed information without sacrificing the narrative of how the Ilonggo people stand together to challenge the world’s strongest typhoon. He also received the award on behalf of the USALT. “The USALT’s advocacy did not stop there, just a week before the National Finals, USALT was in Manila to perform imagine|a|nation at the CCP for the Pasinaya. Earlier in 2014, it staged the play in PETA for the TOSP National Finals.

Indeed the play (our stories and lessons learned from Yolanda) is getting a national audience. This helped us prepare for TAYO. “ir Eric informed.

Their journey also faced some difficulties along the way.

Their main concern was the relevance of the play to the community.

But they were able to overcome that perceived challenge when their play incorporated the Augustinian values, Voices After the Storm called for prayers and for volunteers during the Red Mass (Nov 13). Also their children’s play, Basura Busters, was staged in Lemery (Nov 19) as a comic relief and psycho-

social intervention especially for children survivors. The play was part of the initial response of Augustinian CARES which included relief goods, medical and dental care, psychological debriefing and art therapy and later onhouse construction and boat donations.

“We cannot say for sure how lives have been changed by the plays. Perhaps it will take some time for that to assess.

But perhaps that is not the objective of the plays. What we can ascertain is that the kids, even for a brief moment, was able to laugh with our plays, volunteer in the activities of the cleaning the community to defeat Buyong Basura and suggested ways to convert the canvass that was the basura monster into useful things such as a blanket or a tent.” Sir Eric explained.

Next year, USALT will celebrate its 50th anniversary.

For the USALT, being awarded as one of the TAYO, gave them a reason to celebrate.

Their theater initiatives did not end after winning the TAYO. According to Sir Eric, they recently staged Act for HIV for PHIV and health workers.

And that they were also able to work alongside SPED-ISEC for Teatro Tingog, through a 4-day workshop with deaf students culminating with Basura Busters

in sign and sound.

Sir Eric also added that BayaNiRizal has been staged for more than 40 runs and we wish to restage it to mirror the social challenges of our time. We plan to create new work (Passion Fruit Shake is the working title of our work-in-progress) that continue our legacy of staging theater that matters. To this end, we continue to train our members to be Managers, Artists, Teachers and Advocates (MATA).

“In this year of heartwork, we urge our fellow Augustinians to live the motto virtus et scientia, follow their passions and use it for the purpose of serving others, the common good.” Sir Eric said encouragingly.

Indeed, number is not a hindrance if your passion and love for the society is overwhelming. The USALT, created a masterpiece, with only one thought their minds and that is to use theater for the common good. Their award is a cherry on the top of an ice cream, their hard work paid off and also, they were able to inspire, help and encouraged the victims of Yolanda to stand up and to start a new.

How about you? Are you up for the challenge of making a change in the society as what the USALT did?

Foreseen Future The university has always been a strong supporter of advocacies on human rights, gender and development, health, education, and the environment. As of now, TILIPUNAN is on the talks for collaboration with the campus ministry through its head, Sr. Cristina Salas. Importantly, expansion of services to other marginalized communities and coming up with comprehensive programs for funding is being planned.

“Our dedicated faculty coordinators underwent a series of capability building skills during the early part of the school year which will be a great help we should push through with our plans to

expand. We are certain that with the contained support of the administration, we will achieve all our goals,” Daguay stated.

With the achievements and services offered by the TILIPUNAN and the university as a whole, it is never a doubt that their goal and aim to help the needy has been accomplished. They are truly an Augustinian not only in the heart but also in the blood. WE ARE FAMILY and we are united as ONE to change, intervene and make a difference to other people’s lives.

nothing if you love your work.

“Maam Annie has been a vital part of the center. She has spent almost half of her lifetime there and has contributed to its progress,” Daguay commented on Pedregosa.

Her story of service can be likened to that of a pencil. It has 5 qualities. It has a capability of doing great things but it must never forget that there is a hand guiding its steps. Second, now and then, it has to stop writing and be sharpened. That makes it suffer a little but afterwards it’s much sharper. Third, it always allows us to use an eraser to rub out any mistakes. Fourth, what really matters in it is not its wooden exterior but the graphite inside and lastly, the pencil always leaves a mark.

Life like a PENCIL Annie is in service for 26 years and 8 months now. She has been through lot of hard times. But these hard times are

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Telling my forefathers’ story

A B O O K r ev IeW On “P er C y JACK S O n ’ S G r eeK G ODS” B y rICK r IOr DA n

By GIzELLE AnnE D. vILLA

If you’re into Greek Mythology, this is a must-read for you. In this book, Percy Jackson, one of the main characters of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series and the Heroes of Olympus series, gets out of his way to tell us about the Greek Gods; specifically, Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter, Persephone, Dionysius, Apollo, Artemis, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Ares, and Hestia. What got me reading this into the late hours of the evening was that it had a modern twist to it. Most mythology books would tell their stories in a serious tone. Percy Jackson tells his stories as if he were just talking about a thing that happened in school. That’ll get you going until the wee hours, I’m sure. It’s best not to expect normal love stories, though.

“Percy Jackson tells his stories as if he were just talking about a thing that happened in school.”

The Greek gods have crazy ones, turning into animals, plants, humans, and just about anything to get a little romance from nymphs, satyrs, and their relatives. Another good thing about this book is that you don’t have to read the previous ones just to understand this one. you also get wonderful illustrations by John rocco that’ll definitely catch your eye and will give you a better look at how the story’s supposed to look like. If you’re into mythology, humor, and crazy stuff that you’re obliged to understand, then this book will accept you with open pages. Join Percy Jackson as he narrates how Zeus lost his tendons, how Hermes’ love for cows got him into major trouble, how Artemis made a girl cry with a kiss, how Hephaestus totally got back at his mother for tossing him out a window, and so much more. I give this book 5 stars for being too awesome.

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HOW’S DISney’S CInDereLLA A S A reAL HUMAn PrInCeSS?

By AIMEE AnDREA D. GAjE

moVIe reVIeW From a very young age, ella had the perfect life living with her parents in a beautiful home in a peaceful kingdom. everything goes well until ella’s mother grows ill and dies. On her deathbed, ella’s mother makes her promise to always have courage and show kindness to others. Still distraught by his wife’s death, ella’s father decides to remarry when ella was a teenager. He marries Lady Tremaine, who has two daughters, Drisella and Anastasia. ella shows kindness to them despite their displeasing attitudes towards her. When ella’s father dies on a business trip abroad, her life suddenly turns around when her stepmother begins to mistreat her even more. She makes ella sleep in the attic

and do all the chores by herself, even refusing to let her eat with them. They nickname her Cinderella after she sleeps by the fireplace one evening and wakes up covered in cinders.

When she goes for a ride into the woods, she meets a hunter named Kit who claims to be an apprentice in the palace, but is actually the kingdom’s Prince.

Kit is immediately smitten with her although he doesn’t know her name. The dying King then persuades Kit to find a bride at a ball they were holding. Lady Tremaine and the stepsisters are excited, but refuse to let Cinderella attend. She fixes up an old dress of her mother with the help of her mice friends, but her stepsisters tear the dress to pieces, leaving Cinderella in tears.

She runs to the garden and encounters the Fairy Godmother, who provides her with everything she needs to go to the ball, but says that she must go home before midnight.

Cinderella dances and spends time with Kit at the ball, but at 11:59 she hurriedly escapes – remembering the spell – and drops her glass slipper at the palace stairs. When Kit becomes King, he announces the search for the maiden at the ball. Lady Tremaine finds out that it was Cinderella and gives her a few demands if she does marry the King indeed. She refuses and Lady Tremaine breaks the shoe and locks her up in the attic. The Grand Duke leads the search for the girl, letting every maiden in the kingdom try the shoe on. It does not fit any of the stepsisters, but Kit – who was in disguise as a henchman – hears a singing maiden. He orders the captain to investigate and Kit recognizes

her immediately. They marry and become the new King and Queen – ruling with courage and kindness – with Cinderella’s evil stepmother leaving the kingdom in shame along with her two daughters.

Classic yet timeless, the 2015 film version of the wellloved fairytale has indeed captured the attention of many.

With a few minor tweaks to the original storyline, Cinderella offers a fun, fresh twist to the original classic without losing much of its old-soul vibe.

Although I have to admit that I was expecting the storyline to stray away from the original a little more – a thing Disney likes to do in their modern retelling of classic fairytales – Cinderella still managed to keep me interested with my eyes glued onto the screen, waiting to see what happens next. Definitely a must-see for all fairytale lovers out there!

“With a few minor tweaks to the original storyline, Cinderella offers a fun, fresh twist to the original classic without losing much of its old-soul vibe. ”

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