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masks and make-ups
As people, we often (or always) wear masks…
On the TV and media, politicians and public figures are nothing but actors or clowns that they’re good
enough to have make-ups and masks on their faces.
In this Serapio play, the characters have make-ups/masks for this very reason.
Mang Serapio (the character himself) does not have a make-up on his face because he is bare, he is
common, he has nothing much to hide.
4. PULUBI AT
FEDERACION…
Paul Dumol/Original Version
• “Pulubi” are the people or simply beggars who
are part/members of the “Federacion”, or the
organization of beggars; which is run by the
beggars, for the beggars.
• The pulubis are also called as “kasapi” since they
are members of this organization.
• Pulubis are depicted to be beggars, simply put.
THIS own version
• “Pulubi” is the other term for Filipinos, and
“Federacion” being the Philippines.
• The pulubis are known to be “pulubis” by nationality;
and their country known to be the “Bansang
Federacion”, or “The Pearl of the Orient Seas”.
• Pulubis are depicted to be regular people: accountants,
doctors/psychologists, engineers, nurses, farmers,
laborers, you, me, your friends, etc.
• “Federacion” can mean both the country, and the
“government”, depending on the context/usage.
5. PERA AT BUWIS
Paul Dumol/Original Version
• Pulubis/beggars are obliged to give money, a
sum of Php40.00 PER DAY to the Federacion.
This OWN version
• Pulubis are obliged to pay their TAXES—
specifically their ITR (Income Tax Return), and
right down to E-VATs, insurances, memorial
plans, and their souls (figuratively).
6. BANDILA NG FEDERACION
• BLUE – symbolizes contentment
• RED – symbolizes power and righteousness
• YELLOW – symbolizes gold and wealth
• WHITE DIAMOND – symbolizes the societal class of the
“pulubis”
• THREE SUNS – symbolizes the three main islands of the
Federacion country
• “F” WITH TRIANGLE – symbolizes the economy
7. INSTRUMENTS/TOOLS TO BE USED FOR
PUNISHMENT
• Composed of: hammer, scissors, fork, bamboo, dagger, icepick.
• Basically the tools to be used for pagbulag/blinding, pagpipi/muting, pagpilay/fracturing.
• Basically the punishment implies to shut a pulubi up, should he/she does anything that goes above the
laws made by the Federacion.
8. LAWS OF FEDERACION
• Simply symbolizes the laws specifically in this “Federacion
country”, which these laws are made to favour the officials, the
rich and the powerful.
9. JANET
• An “original character”, which means this character is not found or
part in the original Mang Serapio drama of Paul Dumol.
• Simply, she symbolizes… NAPOLES.
• BUT, since this certain character doesn’t have a surname in this
drama, she also might as well represent or symbolize any other
politicians or figures leeching in the government.
10. BASURA
• Garbages found on the stage’s setting are BOOKS.
• Books (your textbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries,
etc) symbolize EVERY KNOWLEDGE you have,
which, as long as you’re here in the Philippines,
means nothing. AT ALL.
11. “SOL”
• Serapio’s daughter, and is about the most significant element of
this drama…
• Remember that Serapio was trialed all because of “Sol”, his
daughter, his child.
12. SERAPIO
• He symbolizes US. TAYO. PILIPINO.
• HE IS US, AND WE ARE SERAPIO.
• That’s all for the symbolisms. Thank you for listening…hopefully it didn’t shatter your perceptions of reality.
