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Linger

UNDER A dark and oppressive sky, flames swayed to the solemn requiem of the wind. On the surface of each candle, melted wax trickled like the droplets of warm tears which outlined the faces of those who had been untimely left behind. The loved ones had gathered together; they tangled…

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Sep

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Ekis Set D: The Facade of True Beauty

By JESSICA MAUREEN P. GAURANO THE HUMAN eyes can only see as far as layers of colorful makeup and high-end clothing. With this truth written in modern day society, people tend to forget that beauty is not defined with every dab of lipstick and expensive shoes; rather, it begins with…

Ekis Set C: A Closer Look on Familial Ties

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Sep

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Ekis Set C: A Closer Look on Familial Ties

By KRIZIA MAICA B. MAGBITANG WITH THE resounding theme of probing into family relationships, Teatro Tomasino gives this main concept in Set C a twist as the characters in The Best Day and Higit Pa Dito plays around with the atmosphere and the audience throughout their entire act. The Best…

16

Sep

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As Far As Her Wandering Eyes Took Her

FOR HER, she did not need a magic carpet to see the wonders of the world. All she needed were trip tickets worth one hundred pesos to the largest park in their land. Her favorite ride was the monumental ferris wheel that proudly stood in the middle of the carnival.…

13

Sep

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Ekis Set B: Parameters of Patience

By CORHEINNE JOYCE B. COLENDRES PATIENCE IS a word that easily slips out of people’s lips. It is a virtue to those who wait, and a mantra to those who grasp at their final straw. It is beyond enduring every tick and tock of the clock. Teatro Tomasino’s second set…

12

Sep

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Ekis Set A: Two Tales on Choices

By ZYMON ARVINDALE R. DYKEE DECISIONS MEDITATE on every day in the landscape of exigency. When faced with a dilemma, one is required to arrive at a certain resolve. The arrival, however, at times violates the concepts of time and place. Regardless of the proportion of the endeavor, all decisions result…

09

Sep

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To one of the many muffled voices

I WANTED to ask why they did it. Why they made him gobble their fists until he broke and felt blood spurt out of his mouth. Did they even blink when they looked down on him and flung thunder bolts on his chest? Did they flinch at its sound? Did…

Patay na si Hesus: Rich in Culture, Rich in Life

05

Sep

By Krizia Maica Magbitang

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Patay na si Hesus: Rich in Culture, Rich in Life

IT IS time to rehash old wounds and point out the fresh, new ones in Victor Villanueva’s film, Patay na si Hesus. The title itself gives the impression of an atheist remark and even a support to Nietzche’s God is dead philosophy as Iyay (Jaclyn Jose) relentlessly mincing a porkchop…

02

Sep

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The Absurd Hero

Unlike Sisyphus, rolling his boulder assures that there is something better. It is a step-by-step process that promises few progress. He trudges the narrow path to the top of the hill with a deep sense of purpose. His muscles ache, and the boulder often threatens to overpower him. But like…

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Aug

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Hamog: Beyond the Haze

By CORHEINNE JOYCE B. COLENDRES WHEN THE haze clears in a city, everything stays the same. There are the same high-rise buildings that are surrounded by traces of poverty, and the same densely-populated areas with their people either basking in their riches or wiping their tears with their rags. The fog…