WATCH: Drew Arellano meets the "Tigsik Queen" of Gainza, Camarines Sur
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Watch "Tigsik Queen" Aida Cerujales do an on-the-spot poetry about Tinola on Biyahe ni Drew.
Philippine literature is rich, diverse, and filled with moral lessons. And fortunately, we are blessed to bask in the glory of the literary pieces that stood the test of time. In the recent episode of Biyahe ni Drew, an antiquated style of poetry called tigsik was revisited.
Tigsik is a form of literature that is native in the Bicol region. Similar to the haiku of Japan, it is composed of three phases but it does not follow the 5-7-5 pattern.
Biyaherong host Drew Arellano was invited to the oldest ancestral house owned by the former mayor of Gainza where he was introduced to one of the town's treasures, the "Tigsik Queen," Aida Cerujales.
In the Bicol Region, Aida is considered as a makata or a poet for her incredible talent in tigsik. Although she is now a retired teacher, she still actively writes for a local newspaper. She also wrote a book titled 'Tigsik', published by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts in 2008.
Watch Aida Cerujales do an on-the-spot tigsik about Tinola in this episode of Biyahe ni Drew:
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