Latosa, Tubiano join First IOV Youth-Asia Congress

Sherwin Latosa and Princess Tubiano, junior political science students joined the Philippine Delegation to the First IOV Youth-Asia Congress, at Curtin University in Sarawak, Malaysia, January 20 - 26, 2014.

Latosa and Tubiano are the only delegates from the Visayas area that were included in 77 accepted applicants from all over Asia.

Folk art and culture, intangible heritage, tradition and their applications in the 21st Cen­tury are the subjects of discussions, workshops and lectures during this week-long meeting. IOV Youth are professionals and students seeking new ideas and fresh approaches to their work as teachers, arts administrators, handicraft counsellors and artists. They are also amateur hobbyists and students, whose interests include storytelling, singing, weaving and dancing. IOV Youth are brought together by a shared interest in folk art.

The 2014 Congress focused on the issues and relationships of traditional food and life:

• Intangible Cultural Heritage of Food (Traditional Cultures, Religions, Medicine, etc.)
• UNESCO Mandate on the Intangible Cultural Heritage and Why We Should Protect It
• Shaping a New Narrative for Globalization, Consumption and Mass Production in the Global Economy

IOV is a worldwide organization of individuals and institutions working to document, preserve, and promote all forms of folk art, both tangible and intangible.

IOV sponsors national and international folk art festivals, as well as cultural exchanges of performing artists and visual art. Through scientific and pedagogical symposia and workshops, IOV supports scholarly research, documentation, and publication on a board range of topics relating to folk art and folk culture.

The UNESCO 2003 Convention on the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, with its emphasis on research and documentation, and the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, provide the foundation for IOV programs and projects.

The delegates to this event were students, researchers, and activists, as well as young professionals and others interested in folk art and folk culture, folk art history, civil society administration and related fields.

Jonald Dorado Wins Dinagyang Festival 2014 Binalaybay Title

Jonald Dorado, junior political science student, won over representatives of various colleges and universities in Iloilo City during Iloilo Dinagyang 2014 Binalaybay Contest held last January 21 at SM City Iloilo.

The Binalaybay Contest is one of the competitions of the Ilonggo Arts Festival - a side-event of the festivities. Other contests during the said event are Vocal Solo, Folk Dance and Latin Dance Sport.

The Iloilo Dinagyang Festival is celebrated on the 4th weekend of January in Honor of Sr. Santo Nino (Child Jesus), as a celebration of the Ilonggos' rich culture and heritage through merry-making.

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Nazareno Represents PH for JENESYS 2.0 Students' Conference

Third year political science student Paolo J. Nazareno was chosen to as one of the participants for the Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths popularly known as JENESYS 2.0. He was one of the 150 chosen delegates in ASEAN countries, together with 30 Japanese participating youths, for the program Japan-ASEAN Student Conference last December 07-16, 2013.

The 15 representatives of the Philippines coming from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao had a pre-departure briefing last December 6, 2013 conducted by the National Youth Commission.

The 150 ASEAN delegates were divided into 5 five discussion topics: Education, Entrepreneurship, Environment and Corporate Social Contribution (CSC), Social Contribution Activities by Youth based on the Volunteerism, and Traditional Culture. Each group visited different Prefectures such as Shiga, Wakayama, Tottori, Hokkaido and Kagoshima prefectures respectively; and exposed them to Japanese culture.

Through these discussion topics, the delegates were tasked to make an action plan that will solve the existing problems of Asian countries.

Asean-Japan Special Summit Meeting from Dec. 13-15 coincided with the The Japan-Asean Students' Conference, in celebration of the 40th year of Asean-Japan Friendship, with the theme “Thoughts Connected, Future Connected.”

This student conference focused on “the cooperative role of youth in Asean and Japan toward peace, stability, and development, and prosperity in Asia.”

Jenesys 2.0, was an offshoot of the original Jenesys program way back in 2007. It was opened this year by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, with the purpose of offering varied youth exchange opportunities to Japan.

As part of Jenesys 2.0, the Japan-Asean Student Conference served as an instrument for youth involvement in building the Asian community, and building camaraderie among Asian youths.