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Apag: Revenge is indeed a dish best served cold

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Apr

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Apag: Revenge is indeed a dish best served cold

REVENGE AND forgiveness are two sides of the same coin. Both stem from loss and grief but only with an acceptance of responsibility can forgiveness start to blossom. But when a mistake is swept under the rug to avoid conflict, revenge becomes a glaring option. Apag (short for “hapag kainan”)…

Love You Long Time: A modern take and twist to romance

17

Apr

By Franz Zoe Stoelzl Baroña

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Love You Long Time: A modern take and twist to romance

A TYPICAL romantic drama may have a hard time captivating an audience who has seen a lot of movies of the same genre. Love You Long Time proves that even the smallest of twists can justify an entire genre and, in turn, stand out from an industry where films like…

Creative Writing student’s one-act play to debut in 18th Virgin Labfest

16

Apr

By The Flame Literary

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Creative Writing student’s one-act play to debut in 18th Virgin Labfest

by ZOE AIRABELLE AGUINALDO A CREATIVE writing student’s one-act play will be one of the 12 works to be presented by the Virgin Labfest (VLF) in June for its 18th annual festival. “Hukay” by creative writing student Ophalain Margaux Serrano was one of the 12 one-act plays selected out of…

15

Apr

By The Flame Literary

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Trinitarian Formula

by HJADOEYA V. CALICA “SA NGALAN ng Ama,” Through the stained glass window of the church, the light penetrated towards their praying faces. They were in the last church for their Visita Iglesia. The sunlight provided warmth and served as a cradling arm for the unseen presence of the Lord. The…

Here Comes The Groom: Finding the common ground

15

Apr

By The Flame Literary

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Here Comes The Groom: Finding the common ground

by ABIGAIL M. ADRIATICO PEOPLE WITH strongly opposing beliefs often find it hard to reach an understanding with one another. As one typically views the other party with great hostility, it is difficult to have a discussion that may clear the air and help them realize that they actually have…

About Us But Not About Us: Discovering the self in 90 minutes

13

Apr

By Maria Althea Javier

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About Us But Not About Us: Discovering the self in 90 minutes

KEEPING A platonic bond afloat in the face of prying eyes bears nothing new in the avenue of film plots. But once a bond reeks of potential havoc against a web of conflicts, there comes the need to explore it and discover something beyond a mundane encounter at a…

Mula sa Buwan: The power of adoration and expression

13

Apr

By The Flame Literary

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Mula sa Buwan: The power of adoration and expression

by HJADOEYA V. CALICA IN A world where patched-up syllables connect everyone, the simplest words are often the ones that are difficult to utter. But poetry gives people a way to express themselves well. The power of poetry to convey feelings restrained by insecurities was showcased in Mula sa Buwan,…

08

Apr

By The Flame Literary

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His Desecration

by VON ZYRON P. ALIMORONG HE WOKE up last Monday and saw that someone left an apple beside his styrofoam cup. It was a mystery to him who would have had the heart to leave him something to eat. "Baka si Diyos Ama?" he says. “Birheng Maria. Kaso ‘di ko naman…

01

Apr

By The Flame Literary

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Ode to their calloused hands

by CZERIZHA KAIZEL S. ADZUARA Here, the foliages sing in lush green. Dense with tenderness from the calloused hands that set the tempo of the rivulets down to earthen roots, the hands that never let the leaves turn into multitudinous folds— untuned, scorched, and cracked underneath the blazing sun. The…

28

Mar

By The Flame Literary

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Mother, I Cannot Remember Well Anymore

by VON ZYRON P. ALIMORONG “Should I arrive home late, Mother, and see you asleep at the rocking chair, waiting for summer to come and I with it—like tantalizing breeze that should pass you by— then the son’s love will lasso the sun and…