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Torch of Wisdom. , the premier state university in the Bicol Region, was chosen as this year’s host of the 7th Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC) National Culture and the Arts Festival. (Photo courtesy of: Earl Epson L. Recamunda/OP) Mascariñas BU hosts PASUC National Culture welcomes and the Arts Festival 2015 PASUC At least 2,500 delegates from 112 State Universities and in the country composed delegates Colleges (SUC’s) will be taking part in the 7th Philippine of administrators, coaches, Bicol University Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC) trainers and student- heartily welcomes all the National Culture and the Arts Festival which will be participants to compete of the different state held at Bicol University (BU), Legazpi City, Albay on in the 24 cultural-artistic delegatesuniversities andand colleges officials November 30 to December 2, 2015. throughout the country to the 7th Philippine association of public of this year’s festival. With Presidentevents in five Dr. major Ricardo venues. E. tertiary PASUC,institutions in the an theand BUtheme, to be the“Transforming official host Rotoras, Headed in-cooperation by PASUC Universities and Colleges which includes the Landscape of Culture Association of State all state universities and the Arts in the President Dr. Modesto and the Arts Festival! with PASUC Regional (PASUC) We National are proud Culture to and colleges under the Public Higher Education have been chosen to host Commission on Higher Institutions,” the event aims this year’s event. On my to pool together delegates presidentsDetera of of Sorsogon the host region, State University, and all SUC coming from the 17 regions BU hosts / turn to p.2 president of the premier Education (CHED) has firststate yearuniversity of service in the as identified Albay province Bicol Region, we have been The Meaning Behind the Festival Logo given this great challenge The National Culture and the Arts Festival logo and responsibility to is a symbolic embodiment ensure the smooth and of the cultural and artistic enjoyable conduct of all identities of the Filipino its activities. It was not young generation. The vibrant use of shapes, fonts, without anxiety that I color and images for visual accepted the challenge, artistry generates a message but because I believe in my of dynamism and enduring people, I know we will pull creativity—the guiding principles that govern the through and make your festival. stay a most memorable The festival logo is and exciting one. replete with symbolisms. From the blazing golden sun the socio-cultural-artistic university. Indeed hosting and the iconic three stars that identity of the festival. The design was an activity as big and as signify our cultural heritage The majestic Mayon conceptualized by Dr. Baby Boy Benjamin D. Nebres III, as , to the musical Volcano, the emblem of the easy feat, and entails more symbols adorning the logo Albay province, dominates that signify artistry and the central background to significantresponsibility as than this iswhen no ingenuity, the bold strokes signify the host region of Grants-in-aid Officer of the you are merely sending of curves and rounds that this year’s festival. Bicol BUtranslated Office of to Studentart form byServices Paulo delegates of your own to signify optimism, and the University’s iconic landmark, (OSS)Quinones and andStaff. Gian The Orozco logo was of bold splash of red and lilac the Torch of Wisdom, is the event. Your institution, likewise integrated in the digitally enhanced by Alfred the logo indeed encapsulates logo to signify this year’s host the BU College of Science, and Mascarinas / turn to p.2 for aesthetic magnificence— Bandojo and Jona Castaňeda. ISSN 2094-3991 Special Issue 01 NOVEMBER 2015

BU hosts / from p.1 the festival is a national regional and university focal to show the best of Bicol scholastic competition competition (indigenous person of the festival said University. Who knows, we dance,and short contemporary, play); Dance that BU is honored to be this could be the next host for throughout the country to year’s host. He also revealed determineconducted the by champions the SUCs Literary competition that the university has The annual (story-telling,hip-hop, and essay folk writing, dance); rigorously prepared for the festivalSCUAA 2017-2018,”aims to heprovide said. in other intercollegiate extemporaneous speech, event, determined to show opportunities for tertiary orwho interscholastic will represent PASUCsocio- pagsulat ng sanaysay, the best of Region V to the level students who are cultural-artistic events. dagliang talumpati at rest of the 16 regions. “This skilled and talented to participate in socio-cultural participants will compete Visual arts competition be chosen as the host region competitions, and to in various competitions Student- (on-the-spotpagkukuwento); painting and is the first time for Bicol to develop among them the in four general categories: the reasons why we were character of excellence and Musical competition categories are Quiz Bowl chosenof the PASUC is because festival. we One have of appreciation of the Filipino (chorale, instrument solo, charcoal rendering). Special culture, aesthetic values, times. Another is because knowledge, understanding vocal solo, vocal duet, and and socially desirable traits. and the Dr. Search Baby Boy for Mr.Nebres, and ofwon the Ms.strong PASUC support for of three the (Suzene Cajegas) arts (radio drama, sweet Ms. PASUC 2015. governor of Albay. We want pop solo); Performing Participating Schools Mascariñas / from page 1 along with those delegates, Region I- Ilocos Region Don Mariano Marcos Memorial Agriculture has to be an exemplar Central Bicol State University of of values that cannot be RegionNorthwestern XI Davao Region State questioned especially State University Dr. Emilio B.Technology Espinosa Sr., Memorial College of Science and Technology in times of disputes Ilocos Sur Polytechnical State College State College of Agriculture and within the duration of Mariano MarcosCollege State University Compostela Valley State College North Luzon Philippines State RegionPartido IV State Western University Visayas Davao del Norte State College University of Northern Philippines Sorsogon State College Davao Oriental State College of PangasinanRegion II – CagayanState University Valley Science and Technology State University Southern PhilippinesTechnology Agribusiness theBUeños festival. will do Still, us proud I am CentralCapiz Philippines State University University and Marine Aquatics School of confidentby truly exemplifying that my dearour Carlos Hilado Memorial State College Philippines core values of leadership, UniversityRegion XII of SOCSARGEN Southeastern Isabella State University Guimaras State University Cotabato Foundation College of scholarship, character, and NuevaRegion Viscaya III Central State University Luzon Iloilo StateUniversity College of Fisheries service. Iloilo Science and Technology Let us all College Science andCollege Technology Aurora State College of Technology Northern Iloilo Polytechnical State Cotabato City State Polytechnic remember, even as we Bataan Peninsula State University compete against each other Agricultural State College Northern Negros State College of Sultan KudaratCARAGA State University with each contestant vying Don HonorioBulacan Ventura State University Technological Science and Technology University of Southern Mindanao State University Region VII Central Visayas Agriculture Western State College of and Technology is a higher purpose for all State University these competitions. This Nueva Ecija University of Science CebuBohol Technological Island State University University for first place, that there University Surigao del SurARMM State University entire festival is a venue for PampangaPhilippine StateMerchant Agricultural Marine Siargao State College of Technology us to showcase our God- Academy NegrosRegion Oriental VIII Eastern State UniversityVisayas College given talents, a way for us Ramon Magsaysay Technological Adiong Memorial Polytechnic State University College of Agriculture EasternLeyte Sama Normal State University University Tawi-Mindanao tawi Regional State University Agriculture represent us in the outside Eastern Visayas State University Sulu State College Region IV- CALABARZON / CAR toworld find thein bestinternational people to TarlacMIMAROPA State University PalomponNaval Institute State University of Technology State College competitions, and an Northwest Technology opportunity to develop a Abra State Institute of Science and Batangas State University UniversitySamar of State Eastern University Philippines Technology greater love for what is Southern Leyte State University Apayao State Institute of Science and truly Filipino, particularly Laguna University State of Polytechnic the Philippines University (Los Region IX Zamboanga Peninsula in terms of culture and the Southern Luzon State University Visayas State University arts. Baňos) State College Kalinga CollegeApayao College I therefore wish University of Rizal System Josefina H.Cerilles State College Mountain ProvinceNCR State Polytechnic for everyone to have the Marinduqueand Technology State University Jose Rizal Memorial State University Eugelio “Amang” Rodriguez Institute Mindoro State College of Agriculture Western MindanaoCollege State University best of everything that Zamboanga City State Polytechnic Marikina Polytechnic College our beloved Province of Occidental Mindoro State College Philippineof Science Normal and Technology University ZamboangaRegion X NorthernState College Mindanao of Marine Albay and the entire Bicol RomblonRegion State V BicolUniversity Sciences and Technology Aeronautics Region can offer to each Western Philippine State University PolytechnicPhilippine StateUniversity College of theof and everyone one of you. CentralBukidnon Mindanao State University University Philippines Bicol StateBicol College University of Applied Camiguin Polytechnic State College Rizal Technology University Thank you for Sciences and Technology Technology Technological University of the coming, and enjoy your Mindanao University of Science and Philippines Camarines Norte State College Agriculture and Technology stay! Camarines Sur Polytechnic College Misamis Oriental State College of Mabuhay tayong THECatanduanes EDITORIAL State University BOARD University of the Philippines System lahat!!!

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