May naaalala akong mga litrato ni Mamim. Mga solo portrait niya na mistulang headshots, kaya tuwing nakikita ko ang mga iyon lagi akong napapaisip: Artista ba ang aking ina? Apat na taong gulang siguro ako noong naisip ko iyon at hindi katakataka para sa’kin na tanggapin ‘yon. Maganda si...
Nais kong ibahagi ang naging karanasan namin sa kulungan, at sisimulan ko ito sa paglatag ng mga salitang ginagamit sa loob ng mundong ito.
Sa hindi pagbitaw Ni Frenchie Mae Cumpio* Salamat Hanggang ngayon mahigpit ang pagtangan Sa gitna ng ligalig at kagipitan Sa kabila ng unos na bumubuhos sa bayan Dama ko ang pagod mo Na isigaw ang katotohanang pilit binubura Na mga ganid na nagpapakalat ng katha At...
Don't forget, remember I don't remember, Your Honor That's what they said I don't remember, ma'am How can you not? It's not easy to forget And never hard to remember February 7, two years have passed You barged into our room, the memory still fresh "What is that?" the...
ni Rolando B. Tolentino Prologo Nagtagumpay ang COVID19, nalusaw ang 20 porsyento ng populasyon ng mundo simula nang matuklasan ang beerus noong 2019 at naging global na pandemiko noong 2020. Nag-lockdown ang bawat bansa, at sa bawat bansa, required na manatili sa...
“AS LONG AS THERE ARE MANY BEAUTIFUL WOMEN, THERE IS RAPE…WHO AGREES TO DO IT ON THE FIRST REQUEST ANYWAY? WILL THE WOMAN ALLOW IT? NO. ‘DON’T, NO, AHHH.’ EVEN WHEN THEY’RE INSIDE THE CINEMA, SHE WILL PUSH HIM AWAY. BUT IF YOU HAPPEN TO SIT BESIDE SOMEONE TOOTHLESS,...
“Speaktacular” by JC Gonzales His first artwork as a child was drawing cartoon figures using a ballpoint pen. As handy as it is economical, ballpen has been his frequent medium in his near forty-year career as a Davao artist. In his comeback into Davao’s art scene...
The Mangyan Day is an annual celebration of the Mangyan indigenous people of Mindoro. The Mangyan are proud of their ethnicity, history and ancient wisdom as a people united in their quest for self-determination and the attainment of their ancestral lands. This...