Remembering is the Heart of Direction

The Resident Fellows in UP Diliman will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the assassination of Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. ‘50, martyr and fraternity brother, with a book that focuses on his life and works.

Ninoy joined the oldest student fraternity in the country’s premier institution of scholarship in 1950, and ever since then marked his life with single dedication and depth for what would eventually raise the consciousness of his people and, eventually, take away his life for a noble purpose.

Individual essays as well as collective accounts from respective batches are very much welcome for this project. Photographs of the late brother will also make the book more impressive, and will be duly accredited and returned to the donor after scanning.

For editorial reasons, entries for the personal essay will be limited to 3,000 words, in addition to the bionote in MS Word file. For photographs, kindly contact the editor for arrangements. Financial donations are most welcome for the book printing. Deadline for submission is on 25 July 2008.

The Editorial Board is headed by Jaime Dasca Doble ‘02. In the academic year of 2005-2006, he edited Kadiliman: The Philippine Collegian Anthology of Critical and Creative Writing, a definitive work of 30 writers paving the way for this year’s university centennial. He is also the author of the well-received bilingual poetry collection, Order of the Poets.

Interested parties may submit their essays and photographs to jaimedascadoble@gmail.com.