Walking slowly into the hall, Kidlat Tahimik chanted a familiar graduation cadence that grew louder as campus journalists enthusiastically joined in. Garbed in a red-and-blue, geometrically patterned “habing Iloco” bahag layered with a black toga, headdress and native overcoat, he reached the stage to share his passion for promoting kapwa — a distinctly Filipino value that he believes can help preserve the national identity. Kidlat Tahimik engaged participants in the 30th Word Cup National Campus Journalism Contests, held in Baguio from Oct. 9 to 11, through oral storytelling that segued into his short films. His “lecture” was a stage performance aided […]...

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