Literary

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…

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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…

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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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29

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…

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28

Aug

By Zymon Arvindale Dykee

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Birdshot: Of Baffling Bloody Battles

INNOCENCE IS oftentimes associated with something that is clean, untainted, or untouched. One can represent it through fresh white bed sheets, or by the skin of a newborn. Yet it is a universal truth that they are unable to remain spotless, such as when women, while in their sleep, spill…

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22

Aug

By Krizia Maica Magbitang

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Ang Pamilyang Hindi Lumuluha: A Delightful Twist to a Lone Woman’s Forlorn State

THOUGH TECHNOLOGY has come a long way, this does not waver nor eradicate a Filipino’s belief in the supernatural or any local superstitions shared by the urban and rural communities. One reason as to why one still holds onto these beliefs that are dubbed as illogical notions is a person’s…

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21

Aug

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Sa Gabing Nanahimik ang mga Kuliglig: An Ode to Sinners

By CORHEINNE JOYCE B. COLENDRES THE SEAL of Confession is what binds the priest from the sins that a penitent confesses. No matter how grave or life-altering a sin is, the priests are obliged to not disclose the information that they hear inside the confessional. Yet unintentionally, the Seal serves…

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20

Aug

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Bagahe: On Boarding with Bothersome Burdens

By ZYMON ARVINDALE R. DYKEE INSIDE THE comfort room of a plane in flight, a middle-aged woman quietly bears on the toilet her second child. Heavily panting while her gaze shifts between the sink and the toilet, she decides to regard the bloody infant as unwanted baggage. Zig Dulay’s award-winning…

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08

Aug

By Minka Klaudia Tiangco

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Kita Kita: Love seen through a fresh pair of eyes

MAN HAS forgotten a simple truth: that one needs to see beyond material objects, and instead should seek intangible aspects of one’s life that are truly essential. Yet, for a dear little prince, taming a fox and gazing at a garden of common roses is what it takes to realize…

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29

Jul

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Sinandomeng: Reaping a Bountiful Harvest

By CORHEINNE JOYCE B. COLENDRES FARMING REQUIRES an immense amount of strength, patience, and dedication. Most are familiar with the job’s intensity, yet they are unaccustomed to the idea that farming is also a way of life. It is more than an act of reaping what one has sown; it…

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