FQS@50 concert: A night of rage and remembrance

FQS@50 concert: A night of rage and remembrance

By Max Santiago
ManilaToday.net

Despite the rain, hundreds of people gathered outside the Palma Hall of University of the Philippines on the evening of February 7. They were there to commemorate a very significant yet largely overlooked event in history books.

The UP Diliman Arts and Culture Festival kicked off with the outdoor FQS@50 concert held at the Palma Hall on February 7, 2020.

The festival carries the theme “Makita Kang Sakdal Laya,” [See you completely free] a tribute to the 50^th anniversary of the First Quarter Storm of 1970. The festival aims to raise awareness on the significance of the FQS and its role in shaping the consciousness of the youth.

“Dito sa UP Diliman. Dito sa AS steps. Sa Palma hall. Sa kahabaan ng kalyeng ito nabuo ang First Quarter Storm noong 1970,” said Bonifacio Ilagan to the audience.

[Here in UP Diliman. Here at the AS Steps. In Palma Hall. At this road’s stretch, First Quarter Storm was formed in 1970.]

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