THREE WORTH REMEMBERING WHO DIED IN AUGUST

Let us remember three people who died in the month of August in the past:

LUCRECIA ROCES KASILAG, National Artist for Music (d. August 16, 2008) 

Tita King as she was fondly called was a pioneer in terms of combining ethnic and western classical music in her compositions. She also nurtured many young children as she organized the NAMCYAA. She was the Chairwoman and co-founder of Kamalapina Women in Media Theatre Collective which produces feminist artistic products. 

BEHN CERVANTES, Theatre Director par excellence              (d. August 13, 2013)  and may I add
Behn was a great theatre director, well-versed in European and American plays as he studied in Hawaii, East West. Center. 

He was highly influenced by the radical groups that pulled him to produce highly politically propagandistic theatre during the martial law period. 

Behn is very artistic and he produced plays that had blockings that looked like they were born of paintings. 


PRINCESS DIANA who died in a car accident, in Paris. (d. August 31, 1997)

Princess Diana suffered a lot in the hands of a cold husband whom she divorced in the 90's. After separation, she bloomed politically and became an ambassador for peace. Her memorable photo holding a landmine was printed and posted in many countries in the world to bring about global attention to the danger of that tool for wars and which the radical groups in our country are prone to be using against the State forces. Unfortunately, the consequences of using landmines also cover the innocent civilians. 

Princess Diana was the best patroness for peace in her time and could have done a lot more had she lived longer.