Editing Magdaragat Philippine Association Inc. (section)

==We do it all for love==

Many people ask us, "ano ang napapala ninyo? Ano ang nakukuha ninyo?" (What do you get out of it?). They are referring to our activities in dance and drama - working late, regular practices, spending our own money for costumes, rehearsing in parking lots when space is not available, sewing costumes by hand, soliciting sponsors, getting ads, burning the midnight oil drawing, layouting, beading rehearsing, etc. We say nobody gets any money and that if ever our group has some, the money is used to buy things for the group - food for the group, tapes for the group. Members don't even charge gasoline for the use of their cars.

It is just sheer pleasure, self-fulfillment, self-improvement and belongingness to a group that takes care of all its members fairly, even if at times one's personal wishes are not granted for the sake of a total good. There is a lot of sweat and hard work - hours which are creatively allotted among school/work, personal and social lives. But that is the price of success. Success means more hard work to achieve and maintain (improve rightly) standards set. Improvement means going upwards, treading new paths, doing new things, researching new materials and that is a lot of work.

More important is the fact that our group serves the community through various cultural endeavours - performances, studies, research, experimentations, and improvisations. It is with this hope that we continue - despite internal problems which are inherent in any group and external problems which aim sometimes unknowingly at discrediting not only our groups but the community as well, and all the hosts of other barriers that can impede growth. This is probably the beauty of engaging in our cultural activities - there is an endless colourful wealth of experiences taken in a positive tone, given a positive approach, resulting in positive achievements.

To all of you, we invite you to join us in a performing capacity, or in a non-performing capacity - through criticism, research, clerical work, sewing, set designs, construction, drafting, etc. - we do them all for Love.

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