This document summarizes a play called "Ang Paglilitis ni Mang Serapio". The summary includes: 1) The play was written by Paul Arvisu Dumol during his high school years and focuses on the trial of the protagonist Mang Serapio, a beggar. 2) Though meant to be a tragedy, some productions have been too comedic, going against the intent to promote pity and fear for Serapio's situation. 3) The play highlights social injustice and the stratification between the powerful authorities and weaker beggars like Mang Serapio, who has no chance of a fair trial and is arbitrarily punished.

1. Ang Paglilitis ni Mang
Serapio
Fajardo, Nehemia
Amores, Anton
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Reporters

3. Ang Paglilitis ni Mang Serapio is a play
written by Paul Arvisu Dumol, currently an Economics
professor at the University of Asia and the Pacific, during
his high school years at Ateneo de Manila University.
This play has been staged by countless theatre
organizations already. However, probably one thing has
been constant in each of them since it was instilled in the
text itself – that Ang Paglilitis ni Mang Serapio is a
tragedy. Ang Paglilitis ni Mang Serapio is not comedy.
Being too comedic is like going away with its actual
essence which is to promote “pity & fear” towards
Serapio, the protagonist. Ang Paglilitis ni Mang Serapio
can still be a comedy but it does not guarantee actual
laughs, but the irony of it all (all the significant
happenings in the play) can make you think really hard
and make you realize.

4. The fact that most tragic starts with the
main character in a good position and as the story
progresses fell into a tragic event but the play Ang
Paglilitis ni Mang Serapio starts the play with Mang
Serapio already in the bad position as the trail already
had the verdict of him being guilty even before the trail
starts. This kind of element of the play shows to us the
reality that even to those who are already in an
unfortunate situation such as beggars can still fell to a
more worst situation such as when Mang Serapio being
blinded despite losing almost everything he has. This
was a sequel of a tragedy where the main character falls
to an even more tragic situation, thus a tragedy within a
tragedy.

6. To Mang Serapio, the doll symbolizes the
memories of his daughter. It gave him the will to continue
his life despite of the fact that his family is gone. The doll
is the only thing he have and that it hurts him that it has
to be taken away from him. The doll symbolizes the
simple happiness that one could get which is something
priceless. And from that simple happiness comes the real
meaning of life. Life becomes meaningful when we find
happiness even though we experience some hardships
and pains.

7. The blinding of Mang Serapio symbolizes
how powerful those people with higher stands
than the beggar. How those people contaminate their
selves with vainglory pushing the weak just to save their
faces. They could handicap another man and limit his or
her actions. Being a blind man means a man is limited to
see and that is to see the truth and eventually fight his or
her right.

9. The protagonist on the play “Ang Paglilitis
ni Mang Serapio” is a beggar by the name of Serapio. He
is a member of a federation and was accused because of
breaking their rules. The accusation was dug by a trial
with three antagonists. They are more powerful than
him, by asking questions. One of the primary conflicts is
person against person. It illustrates to us what a man can
do to hurt another man just because of status and greed.

10. We can also say that it is person against
society. It shows to us the social stratification. Social
stratification is present in almost all society as well as
social injustice and inequality. It happens that Serapio is
a beggar and a lot of people are more powerful than him.
More powerful people found holes just to punish him. In
the end Serapio was blinded because of a very odd
reason or crime, having hope and dreams.

12. The play is about Serapio, a beggar who
carries around a doll and uses it to attract pity which
leads to more alms. Once the authorities are alerted of
this, they subject Serapio to a mock trial which leads to
his blinding with ice picks. What makes the story
interesting is that even before the trial began, the
authorities already knew that they were going to blind
Serapio. It makes the trial a source of entertainment
instead of a channel for due diligence. This doesn’t
happen just this once either as it is stated that this is a
weekly occurrence and the culprits seem to enjoy
torturing these people and it has turned into a source of
entertainment.

13. In “Ang Paglilitis Ni Mang Serapio”, we see
the corruption in the Philippines and the system. No
matter what would happen in his trial, he would be
acquitted guilty and be punished. He basically stood no
chance and he was left at the mercy of the authorities
who cheat the system. In our country today, this still
remains true unfortunately. Men like Serapio are
merciless at the hands of those with power. Serapio’s
condition as a lunatic did not change the way that he was
treated and he would have been treated that way no
matter what condition he was in.

14. Brief Character
Review

15. Mang Serapio
is a beggar and a
member of a
federation and was
accused because of
breaking their rules.

16. Hukom who is
higher compare to
all the beggars in
the federation and
she decides who
ever wins in every
court hearings.

17. The Dalawang
tagapagtanong are
the two people who
insist that Mang
Serapio commit a
mistake.

18. The Dalawang
Tagabantay are the
ones who are liable
in handling Mang
Serapio during the
trials, to not
escape.

19. The three Saksi are
three liars who are
willing to lie for
Mang Serapio to be
punish.

20. The two pilays are
the one who the
judge asked to get
the baul. The baul
or the treasure
chest is the most
important role in
Mang Serapio’s

21. Quick Summary

22. “Ang Paglilitis ni Mang Serapio” is a play
about social injustice and stratification of an
old man named Mang Serapio against to
heartless, mindless “Federation”, who only
wanted was money from their members.

23. Mang Serapio’s only mistake was for loving
too much his wife and daughter named Sol. By
his pure innocence and ignorance he was
accused to a mistake that No one knew how it
became a mistake that he was able to punished,
tortured and even he lost his eye.

24. MY BROTHER’S PECULIAR
CHICKEN
By: Alejandro Roces

25. VOCABULARY
PECULIAR – strange; querr; odd
SQUAWKED – to utter a loud, harsh cry, as a duck
or other fowl when frightened
WATTLES – to bind, wall, fence
GAFFS – to hook or land
QUIVER – the act or state of quivering; a tremble
or tremor

26. CHARACTERS
KIKO – Alejandro’s brother ( Protagonist)
ALEJANDRO – Speaker and Kiko’s brother
MOTHER – Mother of Kiko and Alejandro
FATHER – Father of Kiko and Alejandro
TENIENTE DEL BARRIO – Oldest man in the
village/ Chief of the village
MR. EDUARDO CRUZ – Poultry owner

27. SETTING
• Cornfield
• Roces’ Residence
• Village
• Town of Katubusan
• Cockpit

28. PLOT
EXPOSITION
Kiko and Alejandro went to the cornfield to
plant corns. Suddenly, they heard the rapid
flapping of wings. They turned in the
direction of the sound and saw two chickens
fighting at the far and of the field.

29. RISING ACTION
At noon they left to have their lunch. They
argues about it on their way home. Then
their mother and father were arguing
about the chicken. They left the house
without finishing their lunch. Kiko
suggested to consult the teniente. Then
they went to Mr. Cruz.

30. CLIMAX
Kiko and Alejandro took the chicken to the
cockpit.
FALLING ACTION
The Texan scratched the ground as if we’re
digging a grave for its opponent. A strange
thing happened. A lovesick expression
came into the rooster’s eye. The chicken
push the red stag with its hack feather
flaring. And the fight was over.

31. DENOUMENT
The chicken had other ideas. It began to
quiver. Then something round and warm
dropped on to Alejandro’s hand.
Alejandro looked down and saw an egg.

32. TONE
IRONIC
MORAL LESSON
We must not judge things by its outer covering.
Even though someone is not looking totally
good, it doesn’t necessarily mean it is bad.
Like in meeting people, we don’t have to
choose the beautiful or the handsome one.
The most important is the personality of the
person.

33. THEME
People have differing opinions
on a subject. One person sees
something one way and
another person sees the exact
opposite when looking at the
same situation.

34. Author: Macario Tiu
From : Davao City

35. Summary
 Tua poya was 3 years-old when he was
chosen to be on the pristine matrimonial of
his uncle Peter and Aunts Linda’s
marriage.

36.  At first they were very happy as a couple but
one day Tua poya sense that there is
something wrong with the couple and one day
linda decided to transfer at Santa Ana while
Peter stayed at bajada.

37.  The while tua poya fetch his father
he heard that peter have a problem
sexually that he think he is the
reason they cant have a child.

38.  Then they just know that peter had
already a relationship with the
bisayan girl and at first the Chinese
community was very mad of what

39.  Then after that Linda just stayed at
the nanking store but she is already
a salesgirl . One day peter bumped
in a truck that causes his death and

40. The
end……….