The power of ‘Atoa’
DUMAGUETE—Not too long ago, an exhibit that attempted to be a survey of the Dumaguete visual arts scene made its way to Manila, and was bannered under a title
March 2, 2021
DUMAGUETE—Not too long ago, an exhibit that attempted to be a survey of the Dumaguete visual arts scene made its way to Manila, and was bannered under a title
‘Ascending the Fourth Mountain’ by Maria Virginia Yap Morales This book is the story of a woman who struggled for equality within a revolutionary movement and fully participated to draft
Prolific and multiawarded writer, literary critic and educator Lilia Quindoza Santiago died on Feb. 16, leaving as her legacy a voluminous and celebrated body of work, and many lessons taught
In the face of the world they know ending around them, what do storytellers do? Do they hide and simply survive? No, they write, but what to write? Do they
It isn’t often that Filipinos get access to long-form journalism—the kind that is bound in a book. It is even rarer to have long-form literary journalism that puts together the
Spanish and Taiwanese scholars have discovered the world’s oldest extant and largest Spanish-Chinese dictionary at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Archives. The 400-year-old “Dictionario Hispanico Sinicum” (DHS) provides not
Never has it become truer as now when we are all doomed not to go anywhere to say that books can take you places—literally so these days. It was a
When distance learning has you glued to your computer too much, it’s nice to give yourself a break from screen time. Step away from your computer, put down the phone
I know many of us have lamented the nonessential status books and publishing have in the priorities of the government, made more evident in the early months of the lockdown,
Among contemporary Filipino writers, Jose “Butch” Dalisay straddles the realms of fiction and creative nonfiction with unparalleled ease, and equal acclaim. There is virtually no major literary award he has
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