ARIEL SOTELO TABÁG

OMG! Members and officers of GUMIL Filipinas (GF), the country's biggest Ilocano Writers' Association with chapters overseas, were the featured artists in the August edition of the Open Mic Gig (OMG!), a monthly literary performance, at Rock Drilon's Mag:net Gallery in Katipunan, QuezonCity. Veteran writers Juan S.P. Hidalgo, Jr., Dr. Paul Blanco Zafaralla, GF President Elizabeth Raquel, GF Past President Honor Blanco Cabie, GF Past President Dionisio Bulong, GUMIL Metro Manila President Judge Baclig, Ric Agnes, Linda Bulong, Aida C. Tiama, Jovito F. Amorin, Benn Cabacungan, Leo S. Fagaragan, Simeon Berroy, Ma. Rose Cabie, Rodie Taan, Avelina Fe Camacho, and Rudy Contillo performed live on August 30. They were joined by younger writers including Ariel S.Tabag and Sherma E. Benosa, both officers of GUMIL Filipinas, and Mighty C. Rasing. Also present was the adopted daughter of GUMIL: Dr. Zita Fagaragan, a Cebuana writer who have actively promoted and supported GUMIL projects...

Ni Maria Rosa A. Cabie ITI umuna ken naisangsangayan a gundaway, nagtitipon dagiti mannurat nga Ilokano iti Mag:Net Cafe iti Katipunan Road iti daytoy a siudad iti nasurok a tallo nga oras a naawagan "Go GUMIL Night." Ditoy nga imparangarang dagiti mannurat nga agsidsida't saluyot, pinakbet ken bagnet nga agnanaed itan iti kabisera nasional dagiti naintalugadingan a kannawidanda. Mairaman ditoy ti dallot, kas harana a mapukpukawen kadagiti aw-away ti Ilokandia, maysa a sukog ti daniw dagiti i-amianan a masansan aramaten dagiti umuli -- mamanhikan, kuna dagiti Tagalog -- nga agar-arem tapno inna dawaten ti ima ti inna ipatpateg. Dadduma, daydiay ama ti nobio ti agdallot, nga agarup pay inna isarukigkig ti panangidallotna iti rantada kadayta nga aldaw. Masansan a mairugi daytoy a sukog iti "ay dumidinallot, dumidinallang..." ket dayta met laeng ti inna paggibusan. Naitungpal daytoy kas paset ti linawas a panagtitipon dagiti mannurat kadagiti sabasabali a rehion, i...