A very hygienic pig

Butsiki was a most unusual pig. She was born with shining nails and a star on her forehead. Unlike the other pigs of Babuyan Island who liked wallowing in mud, she liked bathing in clear, clean water and liked her surroundings free of dirt and cobwebs. With a greedy mining company and a corrupt head pig, I think you can guess where the story goes. Staged as a whimsical, funny musical, "Ang Unang Baboy sa Langit" (The First Pig in Heaven) is a cautionary tale about what happens when we don't take care of the environment. This is Patricia Ruth Peña, one of two students who alternately played Butsiki in Entablado's production. If all goes well this month, she will be graduating from the Ateneo de Manila University in March with a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies.