Literary

16

Apr

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Photo of the Week (04/16/17)

A child watches a man flagellating himself on April 14, Good Friday, at Malibay, Pasay City.   Photo by KARL ANGELO N. VIDAL

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19

Mar

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Photo of the Week (03/19/17)

Members of the League of Filipino Students-UST and Anakbayan-UST commemorated the 16th death anniversary of Mark Welson Chua through a candle lighting ceremony at the Benavides Statue on March 17, Friday. Chua's death was allegedly linked to his exposé regarding the corruption in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) unit…

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07

Mar

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Si Edgar, Si Allan, at si Art: Tales of Horror on Stage

FEAR IS an ancient instinct that has been untouched by the nuances of modern civilization. In humans, perhaps one purpose of fear is to promote survival because without it, people would be walking into oncoming traffic, mindlessly triggering guns at pedestrians, and hanging out with patients who have tuberculosis. Fear…

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12

Feb

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Dalaw

KUMUPAS NA ang lapida sa paglipas ng taon. Tuwing binibisita niya ang puntod ng kaniyang ama, inaalala niya kung paano siya nilisan nito. Kasabay ng paglapag ng bagong pitas na bulaklak, pilit ding itinataboy ng umiihip na hangin ang naglalagablab na apoy ng kandila. Sa sandaling ito nahuhukay muli sa dibdib…

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29

Jan

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Opening

IT IS suffocating. Living behind closed doors, that is. I am enclosed in a rectangular chamber; the four walls, along with the dark, squeeze every part of me. I drown myself with the sound of air drawing in and out, since it is senseless to speak for no one can hear…

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15

Jan

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A Bedtime Story

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of the works in a five-part series in line with the Dapitan 2017 theme “Paglisan” or Departure. All works that are part of the series are written by the Flame‘s Letters staffers. HER MOTHER talked about him like how one would tell a bedtime story—hopeful, gentle, and…

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01

Jan

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Ang Binata sa Labas ng Hayupan

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one of the works in a five-part series in line with the Dapitan 2017 theme "Paglisan" or Departure. All works that are part of the series are written by the Flame's Letters staffers. UNA MO siyang nakita noong nasa ikatlong taon ka pa lamang ng elementarya sa inyong…

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30

Dec

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Seklusyon: The Wavering Nature of Man

FILIPINOS ARE acquainted to evil and the supernatural from parables written in the Bible. It contains certain ethical standards that withstood the test of time, serving as a source of the nation’s belief systems. However, violence from an evil beyond the material plane is sometimes enough to shift the conviction…

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30

Dec

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Kabisera: The Filipino Society through a Mother’s Eyes

IN THE Philippine cultural context, familialism is given utmost importance for it is the foundation of homes. At its core is the father, who thereby assumes the center seat of the dining table with his wife serving meals and the children sitting on either side. In Kabisera, the de Dios…

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28

Dec

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Die Beautiful: As Colorful as Cosmetics

WITH EVERY swish of the powder brush across Trisha’s face, and with every dab of lipstick on her lips, Barbs recalls all the significant moments her dear friend has lived through. Trisha Echevarria’s (Paolo Ballesteros) final wish to her best friend Barbs (Christian Bables) was that when she dies, she has…

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