Reconciling history, shaping the future in Philippine-Japan cooperation
In August 2025, an 82-year-old man named Jose Takei boarded a flight from Manila to Osaka, carrying with him eight decades of an unanswered question.
Takei was born in Laguna near the...
Graphic origins
DON RAMON PARDO ROCESPublisher, Graphic & Graphic Weekly1927-1941; 1948-1965
In the early decades of American colonial rule in the Philippines, there were rich and influential...
The first Graphic cover
I have always been interested in where modern Philippine culture began, how it spread, and what images were used to represent the nation.
Print media...
Binan City Mayor Angelo ”Gel” Alonte: When the obstacle is the way
One could tell a lot of things about an elected government official by looking at his desk nameplate. This is what first crossed my mind inside the office of Biñan City Mayor Angelo “Gel” Alonte.
Marra PL. Lanot (March 1944—August 2026)
The Philippines Graphic, alongside the BusinessMirror, the Pilipino Mirror, and the entire ALC Media Group, deeply mourns the passing of Philippines Graphic Literary Editor Marra PL. Lanot.
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The ground beneath us: On the Philippines’ pursuit of sustainable mining
For decades, mining has occupied a complicated place in the national conversation, caught in a tug-of-war between the promise of economic growth and the cost of environmental degradation.
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Now you see them, then you don’t: Crimes & violence on campus
It was the type of news that jarred the senses because it was the first time it happened in the country. Government officials called...
