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Nov

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Hintayan ng Langit: Love in The Middle

By MARIA PAMELA S. REYES FOR the youth, death seems to be out of arm’s reach. It is a mere figment of their imagination, a problem they will only need to face when they get older. They tend to look forward to the future and to the various goals that…

Pag-ukit sa Paniniwala: Creating the Divines in Man’s Image

04

Nov

By Ryan Piolo Veluz

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Pag-ukit sa Paniniwala: Creating the Divines in Man’s Image

By RYAN PIOLO U. VELUZ FROM the main door of the church, wooden statues of Jesus Christ and various saints draw throngs of devotees and parishioners, either due to their divine significance or embellishment of sacred details and the linens of royalties attached to their lifeless structures. Illuminated by candles…

03

Nov

By The Flame Literary

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The Borders of Solitude

DURING this time of the day, people would gather their personal possessions and take a break from the workplace. Some would leave the classroom as they hear the clamorous sound of the bell and see the dwindling lights of the hallways while they find their way out of the campus.…

03

Nov

By Lorraine Suarez

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Oda Sa Wala: Confronting the Unknown

By LORRAINE C. SUAREZ DEATH is a paradox—it is a concept known to everybody, and yet, it remains a mystery. It is something that each person is very much aware of but not something that is truly understood. Thus, one tends to observe it in a manner convenient for primal…

03

Nov

By Isabell Andrea Pine

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Masla A Papanok: A Culture Forgotten

By ISABELL ANDREA M. PINE THE SPANISH colonization of the Philippines centered around God, gold, and glory. One cannot deny how these played a big role in the country’s history and how they created a lasting impact on Filipinos. This begs the question of whether or not modern-day Filipinos still…

Dog Days: Tracing the Depths of Social Struggle

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Nov

By Ian Jozel Jerez

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Dog Days: Tracing the Depths of Social Struggle

By IAN JOZEL N. JEREZ THE INDIVIDUAL is gifted with a life which he expects to become a perfect terrain and spiritual force devoid of struggles, sufferings, and mysteries, but he is also faced with the menace of death—the opposing force of life. The curiosity about what lies beyond the…

27

Oct

By Ryan Piolo Veluz

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A Walk in the Dark

THE dawn always looks best when the sun is about to submerge. The coming of silence and thoughtful tranquility comes by as people start to head back to their homes under the blackened sky. The night is a call to sleep; a state of rest unbothered by worries. This is…

Breaking the Barriers of Disparity in ‘Mamu (And a Mother Too)’

27

Oct

By Ryan Piolo Veluz

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Breaking the Barriers of Disparity in ‘Mamu (And a Mother Too)’

By RYAN PIOLO U. VELUZ ONCE the sun sets to take its respite, Mamu (Iyah Mina) faces the mirror and starts her usual routine: she highlights her face with cosmetics and dresses up to reveal her fair skin through seductive choices in apparel and various accessories. She then dominates the red-light…

22

Oct

By The Flame Literary

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Kaleidoscope

THE unknown summons malefic fears that eventually learn to lurk in the consciousness of people, which creates presuppositions that inhibit humans from going beyond the zones that they are familiar with. Humans fear the unknown because they believe that it will bring them nothing but harm. Thus, society seals away…

14

Oct

By The Flame Literary

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Beneath the Exterior

IT was the break of dawn when I saw a young lady who was waiting for the sun to reveal its full glory. Eventually, the blurred image of the woman was refined by the brilliance of the sun. She looked like a flower blooming gradually as she drew her stamina…