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Mula sa premyadong manunulat na si John Iremil Teodoro, tubong Antique, tumanggap ng S.E.A. WRITE Award noong 2019 mula sa Kaharian ng Thailand, Full Professor ng malikhaing pagsulat, literatura, at pagpapahalaga sa sining sa De La Salle University-Manila. Siya ay Direktor ng Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center at kasalukuyang direktor nh IYAS National Writers Workshop. Nagsilbi siya bilang Sekretaryo Heneral ng Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (UMPIL) noong 2016-2023.

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IYAS 2025

By John Iremil Teodoro

TALAGANG umulan habang nagko-closing program kami sa Balay Kalinungan para sa Ika-24 na IYAS La Salle National Writers’ Workshop noong gabi ng Abril 25, 2025. Ito’y sa kabila ng matinding init sa loob ng isang linggo habang ginanap ang palihan mula Abril [READ]

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A poet visits

The much loved poet, Ramon C. Sunico, dropped by early Monday before the Easter break, later meeting other visitors to the exhibit.

#aPastRevisited #LetiziaALifeInLetters [READ]

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Book designer’s son

Chad Ragodon dropped by the Letizia exhibit to show his hardbound copy of The Making of a Filipino, whose cover was designed by his dad, Rocky Ragodon. #aPastRevisited #LetiziaALifeInLetters [READ]

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The foundation’s annual provocation for the Fellows of the 24th #IYAS National Writers’ Workshop and students and faculty of the Colegio de San Agustin

The work of IYAS is so vital to nation-building. They hone the craft of writing in Filipino languages, because writers are the keepers of our people’s memory. It was an honor to provide this year’s provocation lecture, this time held at the beautiful Colegio San Agustin in Bacolod. The next day we all went to Sagay.

The Constantino Foundation is a proud supporter of this essential national initiative. As the workshop organizers wrote:

“PULÚS: usefulness, service, help. To some: an obligation, to others, pointless.

“The 24th IYAS La Salle National Writers’ Workshop panelists and fellows spent time at Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod Auditorium yesterday, April 23rd, for the provocation lecture The Importance of Getting Lost: Cognate Endings in a Climate of Uncertainty by Mr. [READ]

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Cousin journalists

spot.ph interviewing journalist cousins Kara David and KC Constantino-Torres at [READ]

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More Visitors

Visitors to the exhibit received by one of Letizia’s great grandsons, Rio. #aPastRevisited #Letizia #ConstantinoFoundation

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Mga bisita!

So many visitors! As many have said, young and older, Letizia’s voice speaks to many generations. We agree. The other day we welcomed former and current officers of GIZ, and we certainly hope they had a lovely time! GIZ stands for “Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit” which is a mouthful. We hope they’ll be back, with friends and family. If you’ve been to the exhibit, do share your photos. There’s always something new to learn from the past. Make history usable! Thank you to Nonie Reyes for the beautiful image! #LetiziaLifeInLetters [READ]

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Letizia Roxas Constantino: A ‘generational Filipina’

By JT Nisay | Published by BusinessMirror | April 15, 2025 IT was an almost impossible task. How does one curate a retrospective exhibition of someone like Letizia Roxas Constantino, a

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Letizia: A Life in Letters – A Sneak Peek

A sneak peek into the exhibit Letizia: A Life in Letters which Karmina herself curated.

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Letizia Roxas Constantino’s family marks her 105th birth anniversary with ‘Letizia: A Life in Letters’ exhibit

By Cecille Baltazar | The Philippine Star | April 13, 2025

“In my diary book of quotes, I wrote on the Nov. 17 page: ‘The great use of a life is to spend it for something that outlasts it.’” Letizia Roxas Constantino—passionate nationalist, inspiring teacher, relentless chronicler, and loving wife, mother, and grandmother—wrote those words on a sheet of Stradmore stationery not knowing that she was attesting to her own life.

That letter is just one of many on display for Letizia: A Life in Letters, an immersive exhibit of Letizia’s remarkable life, as told through her letters, photos, diary entries, recipes, mementoes, to-do lists, and audio recordings of her piano playing. Taking it all in, one thought persists: Surely these were accomplished by multiple people. No one person can do all that in just one lifetime.

Except Letizia did do all that, and more.

To commemorate the 105th anniversary of her [READ]

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