Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc—
I've memorized her name, along with her title of being Editor in Chief, in Journ school. I kept it in mind again, two months after graduation, just in case the Inquirer's Human Resource Department decided to give me a pop quiz about their staff box.
But after working in the company for months, I couldn't claim to know her.
Readers have seen their names on bylines, some for more than two decades, in their attempt to chronicle the story of the Filipino. And until today, these storytellers continue to create pieces that both encapsulate and withstand time.
There are a lot of ways to tell stories—as many as narratives of history and tales of the imagination allow. “Performatura,” a literary and performance art festival that is part of the celebration of National Reading Month, explored different techniques and tools of bringing stories to life.
