27/06/2026
๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ | ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ผ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป: ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ
Three student members of the Ateneo Literature and Language League โ Arianne Joleen A. Frondoso, Angela Mae D. Quisay, and Daniela May R. Banac โ along with two faculty members from the Literature and Language Studies Department, Jenifer R. Sevilla and Marivic O. Jornales, traveled to Tacloban City, Leyte, last June 17-19, 2026. They attended the National Youth Literary Festival 2026 at the University of the Philippines Tacloban, aiming to broaden their literary perspectives and exchange creative insights on various forms of Philippine literature.
Hosted through the partnership between the Division of Humanities of UP Tacloban and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, the three-day festival engaged participants in assorted discussions and interactive sessions. Day one kicked off with Tsika-Lit: Conversations on Literary Production, Translation, and History,featuring Michael Carlo Villas on literary production; Christian Jil Benitez on translation; and Voltaire Oyzon on history. Afterwards, the delegates visited the booths at the Humanities Fair before attending the Welcome Dinner. To wrap up the first night, the participants had the privilege of witnessing a cultural showcase highlighting vibrant poetry, song, and dance performances.
The second day featured specialized breakout sessions dubbed as panuratan workshops providing participants with the opportunity to learn diverse writing compositions. Beforehand, the AdNU delegates pre-registered for these based on their writing preferences: one chose Writing for Children with Firie Jill Ramos; another selected Writing Poetry with Dr. Edgar Calabia Samar; a third joined Writing Nonfiction led by Dr. Jhoanna Lynn; while the rest picked Writing Fiction with Kaisa Aquino. Each workshop had a writing exercise by the end, and the attendees were made to group themselves for a more efficient manner of feedback amongst each other. In the afternoon, Buklad: A Reading Community Book Talk Series took place. The breakout session speakers served as the featured authors of the books, alongside Kristian Cordero.
Furthermore, the festival concluded on the third day with the messages from NYFL participants, an awarding ceremony, and a closing message by Asst. Prof. Jessa A. Amarille, Chairperson of the Division of Humanities. On the afternoon of June 19, the delegation had a chance to go on a cultural tour of multiple historically and culturally significant sites in Leyte, specifically Tacloban and Palo, including a part of Samar.
The Ateneo de Naga University delegation left Pagsaribo han Panuratan with more knowledge, newfound friends, and a rediscovered appreciation for Philippine literature, expressing enthusiasm in its maintenance whilst continuously advancing its growth.
๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฒ | ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐. ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ง ๐. ๐
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