Multilingualism in Philippine Literature and Cyberspace

• Thematic framework: Multilingualism and Cyberspace
• Geographical outreach: International
• Types of project: Capacity-building
  
  
• Beneficiary countries: Philippines (and other countries)
  
  
• Main responsible:
  Santiago Villafania
  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 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.