Calling All Filipina Creatives: Extended Deadline for Sining Filipina
The submission deadline is extended until February 5, 2024
In a celebration of art, women empowerment, and the boundless creativity of Filipina artists, BDO Unibank, Inc. and SM Supermalls, in collaboration with the Zonta Club of Makati and Environs, proudly announce the launch of the first-ever all-female national art competition in the Philippines – Sining Filipina.
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Bakunawa and the Last Moon
17ftx3 ft mural
I am a third generation Filipino American.
My grandmother, my Lola, was an immigrant. Once, my Aunty, her sister, held my pale hand in hers, and said, I’m disappearing.
Last fall, I visited the museum of Folk Art in Santa Fe, and afterwards, I cried, because I could not find a reflection of myself in there.
There was only one piece of Filipino art in the whole museum’s library, and it was a depiction of the crucifixion, in a very Spanish art style. Im sure they’d feature more if they could- if there was more to speak of. But there isn’t much.
Colonialism has swallowed it all. Many records were burned. Many were made of materials that don’t last long to begin with. Even the name of the islands comes from a conqueror. I too am a product of colonialism, as my grandparents met during the US occupation of the Philippines.
Many can look back to the stories of their ancestors. Many can look to an ancient piece of art and see the stories of their family.
I didn’t think I could, until my uncle started to research. He found that we are visayan, that we are potentially of an indigenous group who call themselves Waray. He introduced me to visayan tattoo art, and his research lead me to mythology.
Though rare, it turns out there are stories, and Bakunawa is one of them. Once, the earth had seven moons, and then Bakunawa swallowed six of them. The people beat drums to keep him from swallowing the last.
So too, I feel, my family is beating the drums, to keep what remnants of stories we have alive. My Uncle continues in his craft, and I grow into mine. I learned a lot in this mural, which I will take into my future art. Together, we will chase the dragon away from our last moon.
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Sinusulit bawat saglit
Mga nakaw nating sandali, oh
Nananabik nang palihim
Kasalanan ba ang humiling na
Malaya kang makapiling
Sa paghimbing at paggising
'Di na kailangang sabihin
Paalam, nagpaalam ba?
Ikaw ang tanging tahanan
Na uuwian ko bawat araw-araw
At habang buhay na
Paano ba?
'Di nila alam, 'di pinapaalam (ooh)
'Di na kaya pang magtagu-taguan (ooh)
'Di ba pwede na magmahalan na (ooh)
'Di lang tayo ang tanging may alam (ooh)
Pa'no ipagsisigawan (oh-oh, oh-oh)
Na ikaw lang ang gusto at kailangan?
(Oh-oh, oh-oh) ikaw lang
Pa'no ko isisigaw sa lahat na
Ika'y akin, kung mundo ang kalaban?
Pa'no ba ipaglalaban? Laban 'to kung
'Di nila alam, 'di pinapaalam (oh)
'Di na kaya pang magtagu-taguan (oh)
'Di ba pwede na magmahalan na (oh)
'Di lang tayo ang tanging may alam (oh)
Nag-aabang na dumating
Ang araw na hinihiling ko (yeah)
Malaya nilang maririnig (oh)
Ang sinisigaw ng dibdib ko
Ikaw aking napili (oh)
Sa 'yo lang mananatili (oh)
'Di na kailangang ilihim
Na sa akin ka, sa 'kin lang
Gusto ko nang ipangalandakan
Nang walang pag-aalinlangan (oh-oh)
Ikaw na ikaw lang
Pero pa'no ba?
'Di nila alam, 'di pinapaalam ('di nila alam)
'Di na kaya pang magtagu-taguan (sa liwanag ng buwan)
'Di ba pwede na magmahalan na (gusto kang mahalin)
'Di lang tayo ang tanging may alam (oh)
Pa'no ipagsisigawan (oh-oh, oh-oh)
Na ikaw lang ang gusto at kailangan?
(Oh-oh, oh-oh) ikaw lang
Pa'no ko isisigaw sa lahat na
Ika'y akin, kung mundo ang kalaban?
Pa'no ba ipaglalaban? Laban 'to kung
'Di nila alam, 'di pinapaalam (whoa)
'Di na kaya pang magtagu-taguan (oh)
'Di ba pwede na magmahalan na (oh)
'Di lang tayo ang tanging may alam (oh)
Alam kong sawa ka nang itago ang tayo sa kanila
Ako rin naman, hindi mo alam ako'y matagal nang handa
Na ipaglaban ka kahit kanino, handa ka samahan
Kahit ilang kilometro man ang ating lalakbayin
'Gang sa makarating 'di ka bibiguin
Dahil sa totoo lang wala naman sa 'kin ibang
Mahalaga ikaw lang, kahit ano pang
Sabihin nila 'la kong pakialam
Kung 'di madali ang piniling tahakin
Pero tibayan lang natin ang kapit
May mabigat mang nakasabit
'Wag kang mangangawit
'Yung tayo ang mahalaga
'Di nila alam, 'di pinapaalam ('di nila alam)
'Di na kaya pang magtagu-taguan (sa liwanag ng buwan)
'Di ba pwede na magmahalan na (gusto kan mahalin)
'Di lang tayo ang tanging may alam (oh)
Pa'no ipagsisigawan (oh-oh, oh-oh)
Na ikaw lang ang gusto at kailangan?
(Oh-oh, oh-oh) ikaw lang
Pa'no ko isisigaw sa lahat na
Ika'y akin, kung mundo ang kalaban?
Pa'no ba ipaglalaban? Laban 'to kung
'Di nila alam, 'di pinapaalam (oh)
'Di na kaya pang magtagu-taguan (oh)
'Di ba pwede na magmahalan na (ooh)
'Di lang tayo ang tanging may alam (ooh)
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Calling All Filipina Creatives: Extended Deadline for Sining Filipina
The submission deadline is extended until February 5, 2024
In a celebration of art, women empowerment, and the boundless creativity of Filipina artists, BDO Unibank, Inc. and SM Supermalls, in collaboration with the Zonta Club of Makati and Environs, proudly announce the launch of the first-ever all-female national art competition in the Philippines – Sining Filipina.
This groundbreaking…
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