Wetsipon Workshop : Learner Led Journeys

Young literacy advocate to strengthen storytelling skills at October 14–15 workshop Jade has been selected to attend the National Book Week  Youth AmBASAdor workshop for storytelling, an opportunity that recognizes her potential to encourage young people to discover the joy, imagination, and confidence that grow through reading and storytelling. As part of her preparation, Jade will attend a storytelling workshop on October 14–15, 2026. The two-day learning experience will help her develop expressive delivery, audience engagement, story interpretation, and other techniques she can use in promoting books and literacy among fellow young readers. Jade brings to the role a distinctive storytelling background as the young animator behind Wetsipon Workshop. Through its Wetsitales animated shorts, she helps retell Philippine folk tales from different regions, combining research, illustration, animation, voice, sound, music, and editing to preserve and share folk culture with a new generat...

Philippine folklore-inspired animation returns to the international festival following Wetsitales’ 2022 recognition Five Wetsitales animated films have been selected for the XXIX International Festival of Animation Films “Animaevka-2026,” marking another milestone for the project’s mission to bring stories rooted in Philippine folklore to audiences around the world. The festival will take place in Mogilev, Belarus, from September 30 to October 2, 2026. Organized by the Mogilev Regional Executive Committee and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus, Animaevka celebrates animation, children’s creativity, and international cultural exchange. The 2026 edition drew 1,962 film submissions from 99 countries. Five Wetsitales Stories in the 2026 Program • Wetsitales: Origin of the Echo • Wetsitales: Agyu from Ayuman to Palangi • Wetsitales: Agyu from Ayuman—The Promised Land • Wetsitales: The Sun and the Moon (Mindanao) • Wetsitales: Mengal Domingo Together, the five selec...