It has been seventeen days since the campaign period started and we're already swamped with schedules. Our first nominee,
Rep. Mong Palatino is in Mindanao for a campaign sortie right now. So as
Atty. Kat Castillo.
Vencer Crisostomo, our Secretary General, is also out-of-town for another campaign schedule in Region V. Meanwhile, our Deputy Sec. Gen. Ana Vania Fatalla is in Pangasinan for yet another big sortie.
Schedules left and right, we sometimes cannot afford to handle the many schedules lined up for our nominees and officers, hence, the good news that
Isko will be coming out soon is such a welcome surprise.
First week of February was web-surfing in search of a mascot maker. It was all worth the effort as we finally found the right mascot maker. He is
Sam Fuentes. I already met up with him to discuss our specific requests. I learned that Sam made puppets for GMA-7's kiddie show,
"Batang Bibbo." I also learned that he made the beautiful headdresses for theater play
Jack and the Beanstalk staged by
Repertory Philippines in August last year.
(I watched Jack and the Beanstalk last year with my niece at Onstage, Greenbelt and was really impressed with the props). Who really is Isko?Isko was launched in 2007. He first came out in public during the opening of the campaign at Liwasang Bonifacio. He was so loved by our members.
Dinudumog siya, as in.
Isko, short for Iskolar ng Bayan, was a product of a collaboration between our members who come from UP College of Fine Arts and some dear artists/friends. He wouldn't have existed without the help of Wena of Sinagbayan and Karla of
CEGP.
Isko is terribly missed in our campaign sorties. He missed this year's
UP Fair but we promise he'll be out in a few more days.
After his brief absence, Isko deserves a big comeback.
(I actually took some pre-production pictures but opted not to post them here to add up to everyone's excitement of seeing Isko again).
