Literary

Thirst
20
Jan
By The Flame Literary
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Thirst

IT WAS 42 degrees hot and all Denzel could think about was water. His throat had begun to dry. His lips had cracked, too. It was not even noon when the 18 workers set out to cover every pole and abandoned wall alongside the road with campaign posters. Seventeen workers…
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The Light that Fades
06
Jan
By Tricia Anne Daquiz
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The Light that Fades

IT’S ALMOST 3 a.m. The street is dark and silent. I hear my family stirring in the sala. Ever since I was a kid, we used to arrive earlier than everyone else, enjoying moments of calm before the people gathered. But not this year. As we step into the heart…
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Green Bones: The Languages of Justice
03
Jan
By Nicole Samson
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Green Bones: The Languages of Justice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYKdomzSCpg WHEN EVERY word can and will be used against a person in court, there seems to be no place for any ounce of humanity between the  parties involved. Though there have been many Filipino films that attempted to tackle the shortcomings of the country’s justice system, Green Bones took…
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The Kingdom: Dullness wrapped in a gilded reimagination
02
Jan
By Jaila Marjaan Abdul
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The Kingdom: Dullness wrapped in a gilded reimagination

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl-KjeepAaM A STAR-STUDDED cast's rich characterization, coupled with an extravagant display of the country’s precolonial traditions, might have helped The Kingdom to emerge as the second best film in the 50th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).  However, its incorporation of rich precolonial traditions could be nothing but a front to…
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Espantaho: Treachery as the real horror
01
Jan
By Francis Miguell Sta. Rosa
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Espantaho: Treachery as the real horror

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ84Aug0pok THREE WOMEN – a betrayed wife, a mistress and an offspring conceived outside of wedlock – find themselves entangled by the thread of infidelity that eventually leads to a bloody trail. With their misfortunes in view, their lives is a stark reminder of the true horrors beyond the supernatural. Yet, despite…
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Sa Malawak na Parang
15
Dec
By Alyanna Ysabel Sacramento
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Sa Malawak na Parang

MAYROONG MGA pagkakataong hindi natin maipagkakaila ang takbo ng oras. Sino nga naman ang mag-aakala na paparating na naman ang Kapaskuhan?  “Kaunting banat pa,” bulong ng aking isipan. Nilapag ko ang aking palad sa malawak na parang ng unibersidad, ang kislap ng mga palamuti at bungisngis ng mga tao sa…
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