Behold a glimpse of infinity. This is what you conjure up when opening a book to its first page. From...
Crime has long been part of Filipino literature, with criminal and violent acts at the heart of many a literary...
Contrary to the popular misconception that they are read only by the household help, Filipino romances rank among the most diverse and vibrant products of the Philippine publishing industry. They don’t get a lot of love from the literati crowd, but are nonetheless the result of a dizzying creative process and have an extremely loyal following that continues to grow.
It is a challenge to figure out exactly where to begin when it comes to telling the story of Ed Maranan. Quite curious, considering how the man is a pro when it comes to telling stories. Stories for adults and children, poetry, plays… he literally breathes them. Even when he talks, the sentences slide and move from one story to another almost without gaps.
Like a hero in a science fiction story, Claude Tayag seems to live in three different worlds all at once. But if you ask him, it’s the same world with different aspects to it. Widely known for being a visual artist and an accomplished chef with a devotion to Kapampangan cuisine, Claude has also emerged as an engaging food writer and author.
In this excerpt from the book, “Not on Our Watch: Martial Law Really Happened. We Were There,” CNN correspondent and Beijing bureau chief Jaime “Jimi” FlorCruz recounts how he and a motley group of fellow student activists were stranded in China following a three-week tour in 1971. Fearing arrest and military reprisals, the group was forced to live in China after President Marcos first suspended the writ of habeas corpus and then declared martial law in 1972.
Consider for a moment the idea of books as the manifestation of an inspired kind of virus, when a single book could spread and replicate itself countless times until it took over its host.
What one remembers the most about Cyan Abad-Jugo is her remarkable gentleness. There is a winning shyness in her eyes and in the quiet way she speaks. It’s like the lilting voice of a precocious child, and being able to see things from that angle is something she has always treasured. “The child’s voice is my default voice,” she says. “I like writing from a child’s point of view.”
Extremely shy and low-key, casual and sporting a goatee, Manix Abrera is the last person you’d imagine leading a cult. But he is—in a sense. The 30-year-old cartoonist is the creator of the “Kikomachine” comic strip, whose books are among the country’s best-sellers.
[tibak] Like the pages of an old diary, the years gone by since martial law come in different conditions. Some are dog-eared from constant scrutiny. Others are ripped from forceful amnesia, while others are brittle from having been dried after an encounter with water, most probably the business end of a water cannon. The handwriting can be smeared by tears and entire pages can be blank or gone missing.
