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Dec

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Through the Glass Walls of Yusan

I WOKE up during the afternoon of Christmas Eve in 2018 and barely found any sense of delight—the kind I otherwise felt on the noon of 2011 when the hallways of the 7th floor of Benavidez Garden would brim with neighboring children visiting each other’s units. Such a memory portrayed…

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Dec

By Alyanna Ysabel Sacramento

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The Lights at España

Why is it that most of us tend to prefer celebrating the season of Christmas at home? How is Christmas tied to the feeling of familiarity— to the touch of homely warmth, of hearth by the lanterns hanging at the entryways of our house? I had this thought during…

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Dec

By Maria Althea Javier

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Blurred Lines

UNNOTICED, I brush against countless arms, like everyone’s fleeting youth colliding with the impending yuletide. The gossip interferes with the sound of bass guitars, and heavy thumps of drums become nuisances to the tenderness of everyone’s voice. I attempt to bump shoulders with everyone for a closer look, to see…

14

Dec

By Hjadoeya Calica

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A Spoonful of Memories

AS HER friends chatted under the Dita trees, smiling while they held their meals, she played with hers until it was cold. The rice no longer emitted smoke, and the sauteed vegetables looked soggy. The various spices from different food stalls gave her a speck of appetite. But after she…

12

Dec

By Nicole Samson

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Maoyu Transit: A Puzzle in Grief

“Kailan mo ba ipapawalang-sala ang sarili mo (When will you absolve yourself)?” Maoyu Transit was a story of healing and respite. Co-directed by Ma. Cecilia Foja and Jemina Rose Macasaet, the production was a simple yet endearing exploration of twists and bumps. Written and managed by Erin Balbin, the show…

08

Dec

By Nicole Samson

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Nag-iisang pakpak ng paruparo

PAGDATING SA pagwawalis, madaling utusan ang mga bata. Naaabot nila ang pinakasulok ng kuwarto. Ginagawan pa nila ito ng laro. Sandaling iwan mo sila ay maririnig ng mga kapitbahay ang kanilang kanta. Kaya para sa marami, pagwawalis ang unang inuutos ng kanilang ina. Kabisado na ng maraming bata ang tunog…

03

Dec

By Alyanna Ysabel Sacramento

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Mga Muning

Sa unti-unting paglubog ng bituing iniikutan, Magiging isang kulay ang lupa at langit, Ang mga muning sa kalye ang silang lalapit, At kakapit sa mga kabalyas na ating bitbit. Sa pagtugtog ng kampana ng simbahan, Isang palatandaan ng paglubog ng araw, Ang mga parola na nakasabit sa bakal-bakal Ang…

26

Nov

By Trixcy Anne Loseriaga

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Keluarga

DISTANT FIGURES giggled at the sight of my sister dragging me around, as they always do. But this time was different; I had so many things I wanted to say, yet all I could do was let her drag me around in this stifling heat. “Abang, Mom said that the…

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Nov

By Nicole Samson

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Artistang Artlets to stage first face-to-face show in three years

FOR THE first time in three years, the official theater guild of the Faculty of Arts and Letters will stage its production titled Maoyu Transit for onsite viewing. The play will be held in the Tan Yan Kee Student Center AVR on Thursday, Nov. 30. Artistang Artlets' Maoyu Transit tells…

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Nov

By Maria Althea Javier

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As Dawn Hits

Heal thy troubles and woes Knock on their wooden hearts Wipe tears with their cotton hems Plead to their beady eyes Heal sorrows with strands of hair For when dawn hits No place is safe again When everything is refused Cease to question yourselves When you refuse to…