Dapitan

08

Dec

By The Flame Issues

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IssuesDapitan, dorm, espana, lacson, noval, rent

Compromise and Sacrifice: Thomasian dorm renters burdened by soaring inflation

WHEN THE University announced the gradual return of in-person classes, architecture freshman Diane Sombilon said she felt relieved to finally go back to normal.  However, the latest inflation figure made Sombilon, who lives in Las Piñas, hesitate to rent a dorm and eventually return to campus. The Philippine Statistics Authority…

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14

Mar

By The Flame Literary

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LiteraryDapitan, Dapitan 2022 Promotional Pieces

The Encore

By CZERIZHA KAIZEL S. ADZUARA   Editor’s Note: This piece is one of the works in a four-part series in line with the Dapitan 2022 theme Hintayan. All works are written by the Flame‘s Letters staffers.   Remedios Street sang the chorus of playing children in a humid afternoon. There…

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07

Mar

By The Flame Literary

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LiteraryDapitan, Dapitan 2022 Promotional Pieces

Wisps

By FATIMA B. BADURIA   Editor’s Note: This piece is one of the works in a four-part series in line with the Dapitan 2022 theme Hintayan. All works are written by the Flame‘s Letters staffers.   With a snap of my fingers and a flick of my hand, my fingertips…

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14

Feb

By Patrick Miguel

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Faces of DapitanDangwa, Dapitan, Valentine's Day

Jayma: “Bagong recover”

“How did the pandemic affect your flower selling business?” Wala kaming kinita. Wala kaming hanap-buhay. Nagtinda lang kami noon ng mga lutong pagkain, at umuwi sa Occidental Mindoro.  “How does it feel to be back and selling flowers again?” Bagong recover. Bagong recover sa customer. Maayos-ayos naman [ngayon]. Pero sa…

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27

Mar

By The Flame Literary

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LiteraryDapitan, Dapitan 2021 Promotional Pieces

Called by the Siren

By: PATRICK V. MIGUEL   Editor’s Note: This piece is one of the works in a six-part series in line with the Dapitan 2021 theme Captured. All works are written by the Flame‘s Letters staffers. As Nena grew up from her father’s stories about mermaids, she was warned ever since to…

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16

Jan

By The Flame Literary

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LiteraryDapitan, Dapitan 2021 Promotional Pieces

Strings

By ABIGAIL M. ADRIATICO Editor's Note: This piece is one of the works in a six-part series in line with the Dapitan 2021 theme Captured. All works are written by the Flame‘s Letters staffers. While she was carried to the attic above the theater, Helena knew that the puppet master…

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13

May

By The Flame News

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NewsDapitan, Dapitan 2019

Dapitan 2019 tackles themes of uprising

All literatures are a form of critique, and as long as writers breathe, the fight will go on. This was the message of Dapitan 2019 guest editor Paul Castillo to fellow litterateurs during the book launch for “Dapitan: Insureksiyon” on Friday. The latest edition of Dapitan, the Flame’s official literary…

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01

May

By Editor in Chief

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NewsDapitan

Dapitan tackles tales of ‘skin’ as self-identity

By MARIA EDEN T. DINO THE QUALITY of one’s skin fades in time, but the identity that lies within remains the same. Litterateurs from the Faculty of Arts and Letters again shared a day of stories and poetry as the Flame launched this year’s edition of Dapitan, its official literary…

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29

Jan

By The Flame Literary

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LiteraryDapitan, Paglisan

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

By The Flame Literary

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Literary, LiyabDapitan, Paglisan

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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