Literary

30

Dec

By Nicole Samson

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I’mPerfect: Depicting disability beyond difficulties

https://youtu.be/tk59l2ZrinY?si=6dz8LemnvI5E6ZRq   “I know I’m not perfect, but Jiro [is] strong!” THIS YEAR’S Metro Manila Film Festival Best Picture is a heartwarming twist on love stories. The spotlight is placed on two individuals finding their independence. I’mPerfect, written and directed by Sigrid Andrea Bernardo, is a classic telenovela love story…

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29

Dec

By Alyanna Ysabel Sacramento

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Bar Boys: After School: Of lessons in realities

https://youtu.be/K4fQCnApsW8?si=AMWwxEatIaFCY4Oq THE STRUGGLES of being a working student, of deeming oneself a failure and of being unconventional in a world of conventions anchor the narrative—Bar Boys: After School is a film for the Filipino people, not the critics. The sequel to Kip Oebenda’s 2017 hit Bar Boys, Bar Boys: After…

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29

Dec

By Francine Marie Enciso

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Love You So Bad: Just another formulaic romcom

https://youtu.be/HkUHfI4DG1E?si=dzzYqTQyAPR8gArv FOLLOWING ONE’S heart is easier said than done, especially when that heart wants very conflicting things. Love You So Bad attempts to explore this exact dilemma, but its overreliance on rehashing well-known tropes left audiences with a highly predictable and mediocre story instead. Directed by Mae Cruz-Alviar, the film…

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27

Dec

By Maria Althea Javier

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Shake, Rattle & Roll XVII: Evil origins and unclear intentions

  https://youtu.be/A5QQvRaHxDw?si=877-so0u_wg_kKXq GOOD HORROR does not need overexplaining. The mystery and ambiguity of the horrors one does not fully understand stimulate a hidden fear within the mind. In Shake, Rattle & Roll: Evil Origins (or Shake, Rattle & Roll XVII), the main scare comes from the apparent images of demons,…

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25

Dec

By Alyanna Ysabel Sacramento

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Christmas in Tungko

THE SUN had set long before Yana’s mother called out to her from the yellow-gated apartment of her cousin’s home, a cacophony of a sorbetero’s bell, hula hoop beads and strolling bikes filling the subdivision; the discord of noise a strange, comforting presence in the December air. Santa Claus figurines…

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24

Dec

By Samaya Ty

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UST instructor reaps plum for study on corruption themes in Filipino film

AN INSTRUCTOR of the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters received the second prize at a national academic conference for a paper that examined how a film reflects persistent corruption in Philippine society. During the 22nd Pambansang Kumperensiya sa Wika, Panitikan, Kultura, at Pelikula, instructor Mark Anthony Angeles of the Creative…

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09

Dec

By Francis Miguell Sta. Rosa

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Alipato at Muog: Pagliligtas mula sa manliligtas

ITINUTURING ANG militar bilang tagapagpanatili ng kapayapaan. Ngunit, may ilan sa kanilang hanay ang pinaniniwalaang mapang-abuso sa kapangyarihan. Kapag isa sa kanila ang hinihinalang salarin, sino ang sasagip? Sa direksyon ni JL Burgos, ang Alipato at Muog ay isang dokumentaryo tungkol sa paghahanap ng kanilang pamilya sa kanyang kapatid na…

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06

Dec

By The Flame Literary

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Ang Panandaliang Hugis ng Usok

  video by Yanina Alison Baltazar/ THE FLAME   ANG NAKASANAYAN nating gawi pagsapit ng dilim, umaasa sa kahel na ilaw sa dulo ng ating mga daliri. Naghihimagsik, nagpaparaya, magkaramay gabi-gabi. Nagbiro ka noong napatid ka at nahulog ang labi mo sa nakasinding baga sa kalsada, Ngayon tayong dalawa’y umaasa…

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27

Nov

By Francis Miguell Sta. Rosa

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Three Thomasians feted at Palanca’s diamond jubilee

A STUDENT from UST Education High School (EHS) and two Thomasian alumni were among those awarded at the 73rd Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 26. EHS Grade 10 student Euna Oraiz bagged the third prize for Kabataan Sanaysay with her piece Suki Ako ng Pagod. Launched in 1998,…

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24

Nov

By Nicole Samson

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Gusto ko matulog

“THESIS MANUSCRIPT” ang nakalagay sa tuktok ng pahina. Sa tabi nito: “FINAL FINAL DRAFT THESIS” at “FINAL NA TALAGA THESIS.” Sa kabilang hati ng screen, bukas ang JSTOR at ResearchGate. Nagkakagulo ang mga salita. Tuwing nalalayo ang mata sa screen, bumubungad sa’kin ang mga bote ng Sting at Redbull sa…

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