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Rommel N. Angara
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Rommel N. Angara
Personal Life
is a Filipino poet. His poems saw print in Pambata, a magazine for Filipino children; Sipag Pinoy, a publication of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE); and Liwayway, the oldest existing Tagalog weekly magazine in the Philippines.
He was born in the town of Baler in the Philippine province of Aurora. He is the youngest of the sons of Rodolfo R. Angara, Sr. of Baler, Aurora and Milagros D. Nazareno of Goa, Camarines Sur. During his childhood through early adolescence, he witnessed his father’s occasional violence toward his mother, who eventually fled their house. During his childhood through early adulthood, he also witnessed the former’s occasional drunkenness and regular smoking. As a young adult, he worked as a clerk, tutor, and houseboy. In late December 2015, he was diagnosed with Ménière's disease (Ménière's disease (MD) is a disorder of the inner ear that is characterized by episodes of feeling like the world is spinning (vertigo), ringing in the ears (tinnitus), hearing loss, and a fullness in the ear).
Why Do They Cut Me, Lord?
O Lord, I am a little tree
That brings forth luscious fruits.
I fill the heaven’s tears with glee
While they caress my roots.
I freshen, Lord, the whistling air
Which greets me everyday.
I hug the birds with tender care.
Oh! Here in me they stay.
Why Do They Cut Me, Lord?
I feed men some delicious food.
I give them what they need.
I furnish them with sturdy wood,
But, Lord, they show me greed.
Now it is I whom they destroy.
O Lord, I am confused.
See how they treat me like a toy.
Look! I am much abused.
Why do they step on me like trash?
Why do they bring me woes?
Why do they turn me into cash?
Why do they act as foes?
Tell me: Why do they make me cry?
Why do they cause me pain?
Why do they cut me, Lord? Oh! Why?
O Lord, are they insane?
Lord, how can I get o’er my fear
If men turn down my please?
Oh! How can I restore my cheer
Before I rest in peace?
- Published in the Pambata magazine, Volume XX, No. 3, August 1998
Author: Rommel N. Angara
Education
Education
He graduated as high school valedictorian in 1997 and as a commended college student in 2013 with a Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSEd) degree from Mount Carmel College of Baler (MCCB), the oldest Catholic mission school in the province of Aurora.
Writing Career
A member of a broken family in his early adolescence, he turned to poetry writing for consolation. His first published poem was the children’s poem “Why Do They Cut Me, Lord?” which appeared in Pambata in 1998. He wrote some poems for Sipag Pinoy from 2000 to 2002. He also wrote a few poems for Liwayway between 2011 and 2012. Among the poems he wrote for Liwayway was the sonnet "En Su Incansable Labor" ("On Her Tireless Work")[4] included in the National Library of the Philippines (NLP) catalog in 2012.
Writing Career
Media Portrayal
Media Portrayal
His life story was featured in the Maalaala Mo Kaya? (MMK) episode “Pasa” ("Bruise") aired on ABS-CBN on May 21, 2016,with child actor Raikko Mateo and actor, model, and video jockey Diego Loyzaga playing the lead role. Kantar Media revealed that the MMK episode reached a 30.2% nationwide rating compared with the 15.0% and 1.5% ratings garnered by the Magpakailanman (MPK) episode (GMA 7) and the Wattpad Presents episode (TV5), respectively.
En Su Incansable Labor
En Su Incansable Labor
Minsa’y winika n’ya sa ‘kin, “Ang araw ko’y palubog na’t ’di na muling sisikat pa.”
Hindi ako nakakibo.
Talaga bang ang ibig n’ya’y tuluyan nang mamahinga?
Ano’t ngayon ang lagi n’yang nadarama’y pagkahapo?
“Sa katunayan, ang araw hindi naman lumulubog ni sumisikat,” sambit ko.
“Itong tahanang daigdig ang sa araw noon pa ma’y naglalakbay nang paikot,
ngunit walang pagkahilo’t pagkapagod kahit saglit!”
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