IBA students took the opportunity to rekindle the spirit of being a Filipino when they celebrated “Linggo ng Wika” on August 28, 2009.

This year’s celebration, with theme “Wikang Filipino, Mula Baler Hanggang Buong Pilipinas” (From Baler to the Rest of the Philippines), focused on the different literary pieces which exhibit the sophistication of the Filipino literature.

One of highlights of the celebration was the “Arko de Sagala”, a costume contest which featured different literary characters like bida and his sidekick (hero and his assistant), bida-kontrabida (the hero and the villain) and the love teams found in the array of our Filipino stories like Maria Clara and Crisostomo Ibarra, Florante at Laura, Malakas at Maganda to name a few. Also, there was a series of classroom competitions like poem and song writing, slogan making and storytelling.

A school-wide ‘salu-salong bayan’ served as the closing stage of the program. Here is the list of the winners in the various competitions:

I. Patimpalak sa Pagsulat ng Malikhain at Makabuluhang Tula (Poem Writing)

Y7—Ma. Patricia Antoinette C. Camatog Y8—Pauline Yves D. Iya Y9—Jabez Joshua De Ocampo Y10—Sabrina Anne F. Bryan

Y11– Mary Louise V. Sangalang

II. Patimpalak sa Masining na Pagkukuwento

Unang Gantimpala—Angeliez Elaine Gutt

Ikalawang Gantimpala—Chantal Marie M. Ceralde

Ikatlong Gantimpala—Janelle Marie O. Tesoro

III. Patimpalak sa Sulat-Awit Tagalog

Joy Luville S. Mahinay

IV. Patimpalak sa Paggawa ng Poster

Primary: Unang Gantimpala—Year 6

Ikalawang Gantimpala—Year 5

Ikatlong Gantimpala – Year 4

Secondary:

Unang Gantimpala—Year 11

Ikalawang Gantimpala—Year 9

Ikatlong Gantimpala—Year 8

V. Patimpalak sa Paggawa ng Malikhaing Bulletin Board

Primary: Unang Gantimpala—Year 5

Ikalawang Gantimpala—Year 4

Ikatlong Gantimpala—Year 6

Secondary: Unang Gantimpala—Year 11

Ikalawang Gantimpala—Year 10

Ikatlong Gantimpala—Year 8

VI. Arko De Sagala

Nursery—Jihye A. Moon at Carl Daniel Emmarson G. Kee

Reception—Sophia Althea R. Sarreal at Jerico Dion Arpon

Y1—Razen Cyrille F. Prado at Daryll James P. Palestra

Y2-Y4– Joneeka Nicole R. Guevarra at Willen Paul S. Yumang

Y5-Y7—Ye Jin Bae at Sean Won Moon

Y8-Y11– Unang Gantimpala: Madelfia Nichole S. Fauni at Kevin Rolland B. Allen

Ikalawang Gantimpala: Kristin Vendora P. Butler at Jan D. Vercouteren

Ikatlong Gantimpala: Mc. John Lyndon B. Zabala at Patricia H. Eriksen