Makata Issue No.5, May 2008 is now available online featuring the works of our home-grown and international poets: Aliazer S. Abdurajim, Aurora Antonovic, Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal, Faith Erasmo, Manuel Lino G. Faelnar, C W Hawes, Frederick Lim, Jen Macapagal and Will P. Ortiz.

Included in this issue are the finalists in the KABUWANAN POETRY COMPETITION: Raul "Tata" Funilas, Jason Tabinas, Deborah Rosalind D. Nieto, Noel Sales Barcelona, Juan Emmanuel C. Fernandez, Soliman Agulto Santos, Marc Laurenze C. Celis, Glenn Ford B. Tolentino, Brian B. Acabado, Francisco Arias Monteseña and Ada Dizon Angeles.

Send all submissions / contributions for Volume 9, June 2008 issue to svillafania at yahoo [dot] com and to Jason Chancoco at tarusan22 at yahoo [dot] com (for Tagalog/Filipino & Bikol poetry). Also accepting poems written in other Philippine languages: Cebuano, Iluko, Hiligaynon, Waray, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, Meranao, Tausug etc.

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Makata Issue No.4, April 2008 is now available online featuring the works of our home-grown and international poets: Aurora Antonovic, beeSPUNKY, Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal, Maria Criselda Bisda, W. R. Bongcaron, Eduardo Cong, Nelson Singson Dino, C W Hawes, Alegria Imperial, Rachel Chan Suet Kay and Maria Carmina A. Reynaldo.

Send all submissions / contributions for Volume 9, May 2008 issue to svillafania at yahoo [dot] com and to Jason Chancoco at tarusan22 at yahoo [dot] com (for Tagalog/Filipino & Bikol poetry). Also accepting poems written in other Philippine languages: Cebuano, Iluko, Hiligaynon, Waray, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, Meranao, Tausug etc.

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Makata Issue No.3, March 2008 is now available online featuring the works of our home-grown and international poets: Michael Francis C. Andrada, Mark Angeles, Aurora Antonovic, Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal, Willie R. Bongcaron, Sergio Bumadilla, Jesamyne Diokno, Erwin S. Fernandez, Lolito Go, C. W. Hawes, Arti Honrao and Napoleon Resultay.

Send all submissions / contributions for Volume 9, April 2008 issue to svillafania at yahoo [dot] com and to Jason Chancoco at tarusan22 at yahoo [dot] com (for Tagalog/Filipino & Bikol poetry). Also accepting poems written in other Philippine languages: Cebuano, Iluko, Hiligaynon, Waray, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, etc.

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In support to the 2008 International Year of Languages.

Thematic framework: Multilingualism and Cyberspace
Geographical outreach: International
Types of project: Capacity-building

Beneficiary countries: Philippines (and other countries)

Main responsible:
Santiago Villafania (sonny@eac.edu.ph)
Emilio Aguinaldo College,
1113-1117 San Marcelino St.,
Ermita, Manila, Philippines

Summary of the activities
The primary aim of this project is to encourage the youth in the Philippines to write literary works in their Mother Tongue.
The MAKATA, since 1999, serves as an online journal for Philippine and International contemporary poetry.

2008 project activities include:
- publication of works in major Philippine languages: Tagalog, Cebuano, Iluko, Hiligaynon, Bicol, Waray, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, etc.
- organize/coordinate poetry readings in different provinces which will be a build-up to World Poetry day (21 March)

The site will be available for writers, educators and researchers interested in literary works in different Philippine languages.

Main partners
Currently in cooperation with the Commission on Filipino Language which supports multilingualism in its annual literary contest: the Gawad Komisyon.

Start Date: 01-01-2007 End Date: 21-12-2015

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Makata Issue No.2, February 2008 is now available online featuring the works of our home-grown and international poets: Aurora Antonovic, Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal, Dawn Bruce, Hazel Calventas, Mary Ann Cariquez, Cyril Dabydeen, Rodrigo V. Dela Peña Jr., Erwin S. Fernandez, C.W. Hawes, Arti Honrao, Arthur Leung, Florentino B. Lorenzana, Anthony Pabon and Maria Carmina A. Reynaldo.

Send all submissions / contributions for Volume 9, March 2008 issue to svillafania at yahoo [dot] com and to Jason Chancoco at tarusan22 at yahoo [dot] com (for Tagalog/Filipino & Bikol poetry). Also accepting poems written in other Philippine languages: Cebuano, Iluko, Hiligaynon, Waray, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, etc.

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Makata Issue No.11, November 2007 is now available online featuring the works of our home-grown and international poets: Kris Alingod, Aurora Antonovic, Christopher Barnes, Ravelth Castro-Belicena, Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal, Rachel Chan Suet Kay, Junelyn Delarosa, Zig Madamba Dulay, Dennis Espada, C.W. Hawes, Noahlyn Maranan, Christopher Mulrooney and Frances Angela C. Torrelavega.

Send all submissions / contributions for Volume 8 December 2007 issue to svillafania at yahoo [dot] com and to Jason Chancoco at tarusan22 at yahoo [dot] com (for Tagalog/Filipino & Bikol poetry). Also accepting poems written in other Philippine languages: Cebuano, Iluko, Hiligaynon, Waray, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, etc.

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Makata Issue No.10, October 2007 is now available online featuring the works of our home-grown and international poets: Aurora Antonovic, Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal, Kristina V. Cajipe, Hazel Calventas, Rachel Chan Suet Kay, Dennis Espada, Manuel Lino G. Faelnar, C. W. Hawes, Tony Mercado Peña, Bishnupada Ray, Alexander Martin Remollino and Silvana Zapanta.

Send all submissions / contributions for Volume 8 November 2007 issue to svillafania at yahoo [dot] com and to Jason Chancoco at tarusan22 at yahoo [dot] com (for Tagalog/Filipino & Bikol poetry). Also accepting poems written in other Philippine languages: Cebuano, Iluko, Hiligaynon, Waray, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, etc.

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Makata Issue No.9, September 2007 is now available online featuring the works of our home-grown and international poets: Aurora Antonovic, Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal, Emmanuel V. Dumlao, Dennis Espada, Silvia Favaretto, Lolito Go, C.W. Hawes, Rachel Chan Suet Kay, Papa Osmubal, Alexander Martin Remollino and Silvana Zapanta.

Send all submissions / contributions for Volume 8 July 2007 issue to svillafania at yahoo [dot] com and to Jason Chancoco at tarusan22 at yahoo [dot] com (for Tagalog/Filipino & Bikol poetry). Also accepting poems written in other Philippine languages: Cebuano, Iluko, Hiligaynon, Waray, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, etc.

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Makata Issue No.8, August 2007 is now available online featuring the works of our home-grown and international poets: Aurora Antonovic, Roselier Levi G. Azarcon, Christopher Barnes, Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal, Placido Belardo, Junelyn Delarosa, Zig Dulay, Dennis Espada, Raul Funilas, C. W. Hawes, Rachel Chan Suet Kay and G David Schwartz.

Send all submissions / contributions for Volume 8 September 2007 issue to svillafania at yahoo [dot] com and to Jason Chancoco at tarusan22 at yahoo [dot] com (for Tagalog/Filipino & Bikol poetry). Also accepting poems written in other Philippine languages: Cebuano, Iluko, Hiligaynon, Waray, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, etc.

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Makata Issue No.6, June 2007 is now available online featuring the works of our home-grown and international poets.

Poetry
by Aurora Antonovic, Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal, Zig Madamba Dulay, Dennis Espada, Manuel Lino G. Faelnar, C. W. Hawes, E.V. Infante, Rachel Chan Suet Kay and Alexander Martin Remollino.

Send all submissions / contributions for Volume 8 July 2007 issue to svillafania at yahoo [dot] com and to Jason Chancoco at tarusan22 at yahoo [dot] com (for Tagalog/Filipino & Bikol poetry). Also accepting poems written in other Philippine languages: Cebuano, Iluko, Hiligaynon, Waray, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, etc.

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Makata Issue No.5, May 2007 is now available online featuring the works of our home-grown and international poets.

Poetry
by Aurora Antonovic, Luis Benitez, Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal, Zig Madamba Dulay, Dennis Espada, Manuel Lino G. Faelnar, C W Hawes, Rey Tamayo, Jr. and Robert Wilson.

Send all submissions / contributions for Volume 8 June 2007 issue to svillafania at yahoo [dot] com and to Jason Chancoco at tarusan22 at yahoo [dot] com (for Tagalog/Filipino & Bikol poetry). Also accepting poems written in other Philippine languages: Cebuano, Iluko, Hiligaynon, Waray, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, etc.

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Makata Issue No.4, April 2007 is now available online featuring the works of our home-grown and international poets.

Poetry
by Aurora Antonovic, Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal, Kristina V. Cajipe, Rachel Chan Suet Kay, Dennis Espada, Manuel Lino G. Faelnar, Tammy Ho Lai-ming, Jake F. Ilac, Alexander Martin Remollino, and Camilo M Villanueva Jr.

Send all submissions / contributions for Volume 8 March 2007 issue to svillafania at yahoo [dot] com and to Jason Chancoco at tarusan22 at yahoo [dot] com (for Tagalog/Filipino & Bikol poetry). Also accepting poems written in other Philippine languages: Cebuano, Iluko, Hiligaynon, Waray, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, etc.

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Makata Issue No.3, March 2007 is now available online featuring the works of our home-grown and international poets.

Poetry
by Aurora Antonovic, Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal, Zig Madamba Dulay, Dennis Espada, CW Hawes, Iliana Ilieva, Rachel Chan Suet Kay, Phillip Kimpo Jr., Noel Malicdem, Anthony Pabon, Rositza Pironska, Alexander Martin Remollino, Maricar Reynaldo, Rey Tamayo, Jr. and Robert D. Wilson.

Send all submissions / contributions for Volume 8 April 2007 issue to svillafania at yahoo [dot] com and to Jason Chancoco at tarusan22 at yahoo [dot] com (for Tagalog/Filipino & Bikol poetry). Also accepting poems written in other Philippine languages: Cebuano, Iluko, Hiligaynon, Waray, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, etc.

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