Week 2: "A salute to Filipino Language August, Buwan ng Wika"

"Ang hindi magmahal sa sariling wika ay higit sa hayop at malansang isda; kaya ating pagyamaning kusa, gaya ng inang sa atin nagpala."

  This popular phrase from our national hero Dr. Jose Rizal gives primacy to the importance of language in a person's life. The language of our country,I can say that the soul of a nation who gives life to it.It acts as a bridge which joins the communities living in a country. With this, the unity and understanding of each person is especially flourishing. It also serves as the key of our identity, through it, met other people who we are.

In our rich words, we can easily see the different influences which reform and fit well with the personality of the Filipino. Therefore, the language well may also be the basis of our past and culture.

So last Friday, August 26, 2011, we had the celebration of "Buwan ng Wika". This is also the day of our tech run for Sayawikaads Competition. The ceremony started with the singing of our National Anthem followed by the Panatang Makabayan. After that,we, Lyceum Spartans Dance Troupe performed a dance number. The program also included different contest, like singing contest, folk dance, drawing contest and especially the Lakan and Lakambini contest. Each contestant wear different style of Filipiniana. Their outfits are very elegant and remarkable. I congratulate Mark Lester Torres from CITHM and Judifei Dimapilis from CAS for winning the Lakan and Lakambini 2011. I had so much fun in this event.