Literary

Have you lost the sun?
29
Oct
By The Flame Literary
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Have you lost the sun?

The laptop’s screen turned black. You saw your reflection: a pair of weary eyes and a back slouching. You sighed; this setting darkened the keenness you once had. Feeling empty, you started remembering when the university grounds and physical company still held you as a whole. It was a cloudy…
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White Slavery: Commodifying Bodies
29
Sep
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White Slavery: Commodifying Bodies

By: CZERIZHA KAIZEL S. ADZUARA   Editor’s Note: This film review is part of a review series featuring the restored classic Filipino films available for free in FDCP Channel’s Pamanang Pelikula in celebration of this year’s Philippine Film Industry Month. IN a poverty-stricken country like the Philippines, employment opportunities become…
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Tranquil Menace
24
Sep
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Tranquil Menace

Long they stride upon the bamboo planks underneath the scorching sun  and on calm waters. Only to haul the lightweight  fishing nets, hollow as their family’s stomachs.   Long they sail their bangka on our fresh and saltwater, to claim what remains and swim below. Only to be menaced by…
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Myriam’s Kiss
11
Sep
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Myriam’s Kiss

Bartolome sighed and gently laid his cleaning tools in the storeroom. He just finished his last shift that was intended to compensate for his cash advance. The restaurant he worked at went bankrupt due to the prolonged quarantines. Tomorrow, he will look for doors with “For Hire” signs. Despite his…
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Insiang: A Tale of Vengeance
06
Sep
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Insiang: A Tale of Vengeance

By ABIGAIL M. ADRIATICO   Editor's Note: This film review is part of a review series featuring the restored classic Filipino films available for free in FDCP Channel’s Pamanang Pelikula in celebration of this year’s Philippine Film Industry Month. WHEN it comes to the power play in a brutal society,…
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Liwayway ng mga Panaginip
27
Aug
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Liwayway ng mga Panaginip

Pasado na ang hatinggabi, ngunit sumisiklab ang apoy ng nakasinding lampara. Nagsikalat ang mga perganimong papel at libro sa aking lamesa. Madilim, mainit, mainip, subalit may kailangang tapusin. Magaan man ang pluma sa aking kamay, pero mabigat ang pagod at antok sa aking mga mata. Kasabay ng tintang patuloy na…
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The Waiting Game
20
Aug
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The Waiting Game

By DAWN DANIELLE D. SOLANO  A rock has eyes. I should know, for I have a pair.  No one recognizes me, not even you. I, on the other hand, know you well. You have passed me numerous times yet have not spared me a look. Well,  I am nothing but a…
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