Tanglaw University Center

In a country where politics is often characterized by stealth and self-interest, the figure of Hon. Aliah Dimaporo is a refreshing break from the usual stereotype of a politician. Her firm stand against the RH Bill, rooted in sincere convictions, is a further deviation from the utilitarian mindset which dominates the present generation of individuals. Truly, with her noble ideals and her capacity for leadership, Ms. Dimaporo serves as a good role model for the youth and a catalyst for instituting social changes.

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In Tanglaw, the end of exam week was culturally celebrated last March 24 by its residents and the students who frequent the center. In the afternoon of the said date, they expressed their love for music and poetry with their cultural performances.

There is Ria who masterfully played her violin piece which very much pleased the audience.
Then Bea serenaded us with a folk song with her octavina.
Debbie and Cecille carried us a thousand miles off the ground as we were lifted with their singing of “Thousand Miles”.
Beryl and Daisy made us reflect with their Haikus.
Sheena and Calai proudly rendered to us Alapaap, an OPM.
And Dea and Anne amazed us at how well they both played the piano.

Surely, it was a culturally charged afternoon for most of us. And the iced coffee even kept our spirits high all throughout.
Cultural Presentations

The nation celebrated the 26th anniversary of EDSA Revolution last February 25, 2012. In line with this, Tanglaw’s Enriching Talks on Culture (ETC) organized a documentary watching on the said event. The film, which ran for 1 hour, featured people who played a key role on that monumental day. Gringo Honasa, an Army Colonel in 1986 and the leader of the Reform the Armed Forces Movement (RAM), contributed greatly in mounting public unrest to topple Marcos’ dictatorship. A Street Parliamentarian, Butz Aquino, led the August Twenty-One Movement. He is considered as one of the first  societal figures who called on the people to go to the streets. Musician-activists were also part of the rallies, turning their concerts into protest actions. One  of the most visible among there was Jim Paredes of Apo Hiking Society, the composer of the theme song for this nation-building event entitled “Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo”, which he wrote in just two minutes. When Radyo Veritas was closed down by the Marcos regime, it continued its secret broadcasting in the form of Rayo Bandido. It was June Keithley who turned to be the voice of this station and  became very instrumental in mobilizing people to flock EDSA. Ed Lingao, a college student at the time of the revolution, recounted with  clarity his experience of being one of the people in front of the tanks. Sr. Terry Burias and Sr. Ping Ocariza, both membes of Daughters of St. Paul, were in EDSA 1986 as a response to the call of the late Cardinal Sin to participate in showing Filipino solidarity. They were part of the thousands of people who did not only march EDSA but prayed on their knees in front of colossal tanks.  With this historical event, a revolution without bloodshed, the whole world turned its gaze in the islands of the Philippines. Filipinos have shown that democracy can be attained if citizens would unite to reach its goal.

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