Congratulations to all 2011 graduates of UPV Miagao and Iloilo campuses. Today, you made your parents proud. Today, you wore your sablay proud. But what is the sablay?
In UP, graduates wear sablay over their dress or barong instead of having to wear toga. Not all UP campuses do this, but the sablay has become another symbol for UP.
In Ilonggo (or Hiligaynon if you like), the word sablay means to hang. The stress is in the first syllable. It is synonymous to the word halay, the stress of which is in the second syllable. For both words, put the stress in the wrong place and you end up with something you don't want to happen to you especially on your graduation day.
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| Sablay weaver in Baguio. Photo by E.A. Lerona. 2009. |
From Wikipedia:
"The Sablay is a sash joined in front by an ornament and embroidered or printed with the University's initials in Baybayin script and running geometric motifs of indigenous Philippine ethnic groups... Candidates for graduation wear the sablay at the right shoulder, and is then moved to the left shoulder after the President of the University confers their degree, similar to the moving of the tassel of the academic cap."
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