TIPS receives certificates from Hawaii

On November 19, Dr. Jose Orosa III, TIPS president called a general assembly meeting with the main agendum of evaluation of the Gameng Photo Exhibit in Hawaii, USA.

Dr. Edwin Antonio who represented TIPS in the said photo exhibit at the University of Hawaii at Manoa described to the group the rigors as well as the excitement of putting up an exhibit in an international level. He presented the photos and video documentation of the exhibit.

Dr Antonio turned over to TIPS president the certificate of appreciation given by the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He remitted the sales in US dollars to each exhibitor who sold their photos. One by one, he awarded the certificates to every exhibitor.


Lastly, TIPS president Dr. Orosa gave a speech in a happy reaction to the success of the photo exhibit.

TIPS conquers Hawaii thru its Gameng Exhibit

The photo exhibit entitled Gameng: Ilocos Treasure Goes to Hawaii presented by The Ilocandia Photographic Society (TIPS) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa in Honolulu, USA during the 4th Nakem International Conference was a resounding success.

According to Dr. Edwin Antonio who represented TIPS in the said conference in Hawaii, most of the people praised the photography works of the exhibitors. Right from the opening ceremony on November 11, 2009 where Dr. Antonio presented to the delegation the video sneak preview of the Gameng Photo Exhibit, they were amazed by the visual impact and the fantastic composition of the photographic collection that truly represents the Iloku culture.

On November 12, with the help of the student volunteers, the photos were mounted, displayed and formally opened for public viewing. Participants and student volunteers especially those born in Hawaii with Ilocano lineage admired the photos. As if they traveled to Ilocos seeing these photos. They began to reserve some photos to buy.


Consul General Leoncio Cardenas of the Philippine Consulate in Hawaii was one of the guest speakers in the conference who took time to view the photos. He appreciated the photos and reserved two photos for him.

November 13 was the last day of the exhibit and people kept on checking the photos and began paying for the reserved ones. It was a big surprise that 50% of the photos on exhibit were sold.


Dr. Ariel Agcaoili, Executive Director of the Ilokano Language and Literature Program of UH and over-all chairman of Nakem conference commended the group for contributing success to the conference and that he awarded a certificate of appreciation to TIPS and a certificate to each exhibitor.

TIPS goes International

With the initiative of Dr. Edwin Antonio, the photography works of the members of The Ilocandia Photographic Society (TIPS) will be showcased in the international scene.

Dr. Antonio will be attending and presenting a paper at the 4th Nakem International Conference to be held at the University of Hawaii at Manoa in Honolulu, Hawaii on November 11-14, 2009. He lobbied to the organizers of the said conference the idea of putting up a photo exhibit featuring Ilocano culture and was approved by the conference committee.

He conceptualized the exhibit to showcase Ilocandia's wonderful sights and sceneries and likewise feature the rich Ilocano cultures and traditions. The exhibit is titled Gameng: Ilocos Treasure Goes to Hawaii. Gameng is an Iluko term for treasure.

The photographs of Ferina Albano, Dr. Edwin Antonio, Mawie Chan, Joseph Andie Lamug, Dr. Robert Francis Luzod, Ronald Macatulad, Michael Ong, Dr. Jose Orosa III, Anthony Ramos, Bryan Rapadas, Eng'r. Neil Ratuita, Archi. Joseph Reginaldo, Lorna Tolentino-Macatulad, Carlito Villamarin, and Alaric Yanos will be featured in this exhibit.

Alaric Yanos, made the video preview of the exhibit and was in-charge in the overall screening and preparation of the exhibit photos, Bryan Rapadas and Dr Antonio helped in the screening process and Andie Lamug designed the poster.

TIPS covers Miss Earth 2009 visit to Ilocos

In a very short notice, TIPS members composed of Dr. Edwin Antonio, Alaric Yanos, Michael Ong, and Andie Lamug went to Paoay to cover the visit of the Miss Earth 2009 beauties. The candidates planted trees at the Ilocos Norte Hotel and Convention Center then later visited the World Heritage Site Paoay Church.

They took their snacks at Herencia where they enjoyed eating empanada and the pinakbet pizza. Grand pageant coronation will be held on November 22, 2009 at the Boracay Convention Center.

TIPS conducts Seminar-Workshop

In order to update knowledge and skills of the members of The Ilocandia Photographic Society (TIPS), an in-club photography seminar-workshop was held on October 31, 2009 at the residence of Dr. Robert Luzod in Batac, Ilocos Norte. The said event was attended by 13 members.

Basic photography lecture was delivered by Dr. June Orosa with emphasis on aperture, shutter speed and depth of field. It was followed by a lecture about Macro photography by Mawie Chan. He lent his lenses to the members to try and went to the garden to shoot flowers and insects. A photo op for the group was done during one of the breaks.

In the afternoon, a lecture on Strobist and Studio Lighting was delivered by Michael Ong and Ronald Macatulad. They shared the techniques on lighting by identifying and setting up the equipments for the group’s hands on.

To cap the day, they had a fashion photo shoot with some models using the backdrop of the sunset and rock formations of Pangil in the town of Currimao.