Literary

A Tiger to His Cub
20
Aug
By Franz Zoe Stoelzl Baroña
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A Tiger to His Cub

  WHEN nine-year-old Jacob insisted to enter the University of Santo Tomas out of curiosity, the first thing Anton did was recognize the UST Carpark. "Alam mo anak, noong panahon ko, wala pa ‘to eh," Anton said. "Grumadweyt ako nung 2004, tinatayo pa lang 'yung building na ‘to." Jacob had…
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Barbie: An Emancipation from Uniformity
16
Aug
By The Flame Literary
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Barbie: An Emancipation from Uniformity

https://youtu.be/pBk4NYhWNMM TO SAY that the Barbie in this film is the most unconventional (or the most 'woke,' according to its critics) depiction of the world's most famous doll is a gross understatement. After all, the film features a protagonist who is supposedly a representation of a plaything but who spurns control;…
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Oppenheimer: The horrors of too much power
15
Aug
By The Flame Literary
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Oppenheimer: The horrors of too much power

TO BEAR the brunt of the blame for something made to destroy humanity is a huge burden on one’s shoulders. However, who gives anyone the right to make that decision? Oppenheimer succeeds in showing the horror of making a weapon of mass destruction but more so the moral confusion that nagged J. Robert…
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Rekindled a dream through the portal
10
Aug
By Nicole Samson
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Rekindled a dream through the portal

by NICOLE DG. SAMSON DAYS LIKE these were the objects of my dreams in high school. I placed the moment of being accepted into the University on a pedestal. It was a significant moment; I was about to start chasing my dreams. Getting that acceptance email or status would have…
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The end of wandering
06
Aug
By Alyanna Ysabel Sacramento
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The end of wandering

by YSABEL SACRAMENTO FROM A distance, the continuous drumming echoes throughout the campus walls. There is still a long path ahead for us to walk on, with each block from different faculties entering the triumphal Arch of the Centuries. We eagerly wait for our turn, the adrenaline rush through our…
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Last Shift
30
Jul
By Trixcy Anne Loseriaga
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Last Shift

by TRIXCY ANNE B. LOSERIAGA THE GENTLE breeze welcomed my presence the moment I stepped foot inside her domain. Gaia’s children danced while I immersed myself in listening to nature's overture. A tune repeatedly sung by my mother during the early years of my existence.  It was dawn. My father…
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Of Drenched Papers in Highways
29
Jul
By Hjadoeya Calica
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Of Drenched Papers in Highways

by HJADOEYA V. CALICA I SAT behind the bus driver and admired the sun’s daily rites of hibernation; its rays peeked through the gray clouds and tall buildings in Manila. For something obedient to the laws of order, the sun refused to pass by.  The water and my skin met as…
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Nature’s deception
23
Jul
By Maria Althea Javier
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Nature’s deception

IT IS not surprising to see you wonder about what goes on as night falls. And today, you also sense something unsettling in the sunshine.  Could it be the statuesque sculptures that seemingly hide centuries worth of paradoxes? Or the empty, inhumane calls between birds and other creatures? Perhaps it…
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Into the yonder
16
Jul
By Alyanna Ysabel Sacramento
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Into the yonder

by YSABEL SACRAMENTO THICK SMOKE from passing vehicles swarm España’s streets. The sky blends dark hues of orange and blue. Below the setting sun is the usual traffic and the crowd of students rushing to hail a tricycle, or racing to the nearest pedestrian lane. Manila’s humidity and Cecile’s hasty…
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