SYMBOLSANG PAGLILITIS NI MANG SERAPIO

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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.

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“Pulubi and Federacion

Basically means…

Filipinos andPhilippines

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.

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).

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

“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.

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.