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Alay sa Kalikasan, Malinis na Kapaligiran project participants dig in the sands of the Cawit coastline on September 13, 2012. The Clean-Up Drive was also a commemoration of the Battle of Pulang Lupa later declared as Marinduque Day. Despite the poor weather, with tropical storm Karen becoming a typhoon and monsoon, the coastal clean-up drive took place and pushed through as scheduled.
Sta.Cruz Institute part-time lecturer, Gerald Gene Querubin leads a prayer before an LGBT- orientation on October 14, 2012. This was part of the group’s culminating activities two weeks before the semestral break. Marinduque State College President Dr. Romulo Malvar demonstrates the “aphrodisiac” effect of the Chinese yam locally known as “ulabi.” On October 24, 2012 - - during the United Nations day -- -the Marinduque State College School of Arts and Sciences organized a research colloquium with the theme, Interdisciplinary Approach toResearch on Communication, Language, Science and Arts towards “University-hood.” The Boac river swells up during the tail-end of Tropical storm Ofel that caused flash floods in many areas in Boac, Marinduque. Not too long ago, it was also during the heights of the typhoon when the Marcopper mining corporation released 200 metric tons of mine tailings on March 24, 1996. The incident buried the riverside communities in the capital town of Marinduque Buy nothing day at Gate3, Taguig City on November 24 2012. Members of the Local Autonomous network flock to the small community with around 30 to 50 households and with mostly children to feed and provide temporary remedy to. While distributing anarchist flyers and a really-really free market, some were cooking vegetarian pasta and mixing some instant juice. In commemoration to the International Migrant’s day on December 14, the transportation workers showed some solidarity for their comrades at the culmination of the 5th World social forum on migrations. The migrants came from five (5) continents and more than 200 countries to represent their cause and articulate their calls to end modern slavery in the 21st century. Tree-like belles represent Ilaya Cluster among the 61 communities at the Bila-bila festival in Boac, Marinduque held on the 390th founding anniversary of the capital town on December 8, 2012. The street dancing festival mimics the life cycle of butterflies and a thanksgiving celebration of the Immaculate Mother of Biglang Awa. A couple of students from the Marinduque State College take part in the 38th PSSP conference at the Lyceum of the Philippines from November 22 to 24, 2012. Deah Rose Jalimbawa presented a paper on the relationship of music and emotions while Nhonnie Jean Mayories shared her preliminary study on painting as a means of expression for students. The conference theme Tibay, Tapang and Tatag refers to the Filipino traits of resilience despite all odds s/he faces. Candy Pangilinan and Jon Santos hosted the parade of the stars at the 38TH Metro Manila Film Festival. The floats and the stars converged at the Quirino grandstand as the two comic artists introduced each float for the year’s participating entries: from Enteng Kabisote, Shake Rattle and Roll, Sisterakas, Invasion, Thy Womb, El Presidente, Sosy Problems. Marinduque Academy launches Maraca Rising, a secondary school publication, on January 21, 2013 as part of culminating activity of the Marinduque State College School of Arts and Sciences extension program. The SAS Media Info-Techno Dissemination Program sought to hone the journalistic skills of the Marinduque Academy students to come up with their own official publication. Marinduque State College participated in the 1-Billion Rising (OBR) Project as Mr. Jojo Matre made a commitment on behalf of the LGBT community in the province, supporting women and gender equality. From 11 schools and 4 campuses, the MSC Gender Advancement and Development unit organized the OBR and V-day activity last February 14, 2013. This is part of the global call to action by American playwright Eve Ensler, the author of “The Vagina Monologues.” Several visitors and participants of the Black and Green Forum also attended the 2nd eco- solidarity camp in the mountains of Tanay, Rizal from March 9 to 12, 2013 in hopes to share insights of struggle and convergence points. Guests included Keith McHenry, the founder of “Food not Bombs” from the US; Taku, a radioactivist from Japan, and other friends from Indonesia, Greece and Germany A young moryon takes a breather before the traditional “pugutan” or beheading of the roman centurion Longinus, who became a believer when he was cured for blindness when Christ was crucified. The moryonan rites began in the 1870s to commemorate the change of pagan beliefs to Christianity in the southern town of Mogpog, Marinduque. Municipality of Boac subcontractors strip down and totally wreck the town market to pave way to the new and state-of-the-art-market place. The traditional market was constructed after the war and has yet to have any form of renovations or development since the 19950s. The municipal government received a lot of flaks especially from the traditional stall owners and local merchants. The festival queen of Brgy. Pangi, Gasan cradles a figure of the risen Jesus at the 11th Gasang Gasang street dance and Easter Sunday festival. There had been long and winding disagreements whether to consider Moriones a festival or just a Lenten rite. But in the town of Gasan, all the festivities take place after the resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday |