Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand why the old poets of China went so far
and high into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

Alaala Alang-alang sa Sining | An Onsite Launch of the 15th Anniversary Edition in Coffee Table Book Form of Mario I. Miclat’s Secrets of the Eighteen Mansions and the 2025 Maningning Miclat Poetry Awards

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The UP Asian Center and the Maningning Miclat Art Foundation, Inc. (MMAFI) will host the Onsite Launch of the 15th Anniversary Edition in Coffee Table Book Form of Mario I. Miclat’s Secrets of the Eighteen Mansions and the 2025 Maningning Miclat Poetry Awards, Alaala Alang-alang sa Sining, on 29 September 2025. The event is open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to register online.

ABOUT THE EVENT

The UP Asian Center and the Maningning Miclat Art Foundation, Inc. (MMAFI) is organizing a tribute event to honor the legacy of Dr. Mario I. Miclat and his daughter Maningning Miclat. The event features the launch of the coffee table book edition of Dr. Mario I. Miclat’s autobiographical novel, Secrets of the Eighteen Mansions, with an introduction by National Artist for Literature Virgilio S. Almario; the 2025 Maningning Miclat Poetry Awards in English and Filipino, with the grand winners receiving a cash prize of Php 28,000 each, a Julie sculpture trophy, and Miclat books; as well as musical numbers featuring poems of Maningning Miclat set to music by composers like Joey Ayala and Jesse Lucas. This activity aims:

      • To celebrate the contributions of Dr. Mario I. Miclat and Maningning Miclat to art and literature
      • To promote cultural appreciation and education through the arts
      • To provide a platform for emerging artists and writers to showcase their talents

 THE PROGRAM

OPENING PRAYER: Fr. Robert Reyes

OPENING REMARKS

Noel Christian A. Moratilla, Ph.D.
Dean, Asian Center

BOOK LAUNCH:
Secrets of the Eighteen Mansions, Coffee Table Book Edition

INTERMISSION NUMBER

Calle Manu
Performer

AWARDING CEREMONIES:
Poetry in Filipino and Reading of Winning Poem

INTERMISSION NUMBER

Aba Dalena
Performer

AWARDING CEREMONIES:
Poetry in English and Reading of Winning Poem 

SPECIAL NUMBER

Banaue Miclat
Performer

CLOSING REMARKS

Ms. Alma Cruz Miclat
Wife of  Mario Miclat and Mother of Maningning Miclat

ABOUT THE MMAFI

MMAFI is a non-stock, non-profit organization founded in 2001 in honor of Maningning Miclat. The foundation aims to promote art and literature through various activities, including the biennial Maningning Miclat Poetry Awards and Art Awards. MMAFI is open to collaborating with partners towards the success of the event. Potential collaboration opportunities include sponsorship, event promotion, and talent participation.

For inquiries, please contact us at  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 891-8500 loc. 3586.

The Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman offers M.A. degrees in Asian Studies with four fields of specialization: Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and West Asia. The UP Asian Center also has an M.A. program in Philippine Studies that allows students to major in Philippine society and culture, Philippine foreign relations, or Philippine development studies. It also offers a Ph.D. program in Philippine Studies in conjunction with the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy. For an overview of these graduate programs, click here. As an area studies institution, the Asian Center also publishes Asian Studies: Journal of Critical Perspectives on Asia, the latest issue of which can be downloaded at the journal's website.