Literary

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

By Editor in Chief

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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

By Editor in Chief

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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

By Editor in Chief

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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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27

Jul

By Editor in Chief

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Instalado: Into Incontrollable Indigence

By ZYMON ARVINDALE R. DYKEE STEMMING FROM a dream of a fast-paced progression, the Chinese took the initiative to revamp the process of learning. From this initiative bore the “installation,” the process of stocking knowledge directly inside people’s brains. Despite gaining popularity and having been adopted by countries all over the…

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16

Apr

By The Flame Literary

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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

By The Flame Literary

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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

By The Flame Literary

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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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