EXPOLIARIVM: The expatriate life of Juan Luna’s famous painting

While examining the archives of the Biblioteca Nacional de España, I encountered an albumen photograph labelled “Sala de pintura y escultura at the Exposition Universelle of 1889 in Paris.” The image is attributed to Juan Laurent—one of the most important photographers working in late...

Orly Mercado’s Philanthropy Revolution: The next 50 years of Kapwa Ko, Mahal Ko

BY HIS own admission, the young Orlando “Orly” Mercado...

KKMK Philanthropy Anthology Raxel’s World: The Race to Healing

Angelic, with a hint of sadness and uncertainty framing...

There’s a light that never goes out for Filipinos—thanks to art

The celebration of the Philippines’ arts and culture is...

U.S.T. MUSEUM: Believe it or not, they’re there!

A book smaller than your thumb, Roman coins before...

100 Years of Graphic

GRAPHIC ARCHIVE: AROUND THE WORLD

Photographs of Dr. Paz Maria Mendoza Guazon and her sister Guillermina Mendoza taken at interesting spots during their tour of the world. In the top row are (1) the travelers traveling on camels pictured in front of the pyramids of Guizeh; (2) the doctor in front of Saint Mark's Basilica; (3) the sisters with Windsor Castle near London in the background. Second row: (1) Miss Mendoza at the International...

The Filipina physician and her odyssey through time and space

As we count the months, weeks, days, and hours to the centennial year of the Philippines Graphic in 2027, we will walk down memory lane. With every issue, we will present to our readers snatches of the distant past—captured in reprints of Graphic stories, editorials, columns, illustrations, and photos published during the first five decades of the magazine. It is our way of showing to our readers how unresolved issues and concerns...

U.S.T. MUSEUM: Believe it or not, they’re there!

A book smaller than your thumb, Roman coins before Christ’s time, priceless Ming jars, and all kinds of oddities—you’ll find them in PI’s oldest and largest museum. Where in the Philippines can one find a book which is smaller than a ten-centavo coin? Or a 200-million-year-old fossilized piece of wood dug in Mandaluyong, Rizal? Or coins circulated at the time of Christ? The answer, of course, is the University of Santo...

Anatomy of a repeating scandal: Lessons in investigating a failed 1926 public works project

Some 96 years ago, on June 12, 1929, the Graphic magazine published an article titled The Tinkers’ Dam by M. San Martin.

No Names, Strictly Personal

I found a 1929 Graphic issue at the National Library in Manila. Reading through it, one thing immediately stood out: Some articles were without bylines.

Cover Story

Anatomy of a repeating scandal: Lessons in investigating a failed 1926 public works project

Some 96 years ago, on June 12, 1929, the Graphic magazine published an article titled The Tinkers’ Dam by M. San Martin.

When there is no Planet B, how do you get to point C?

The astronauts got it right the first time. It was 1971 and Apollo 14 Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell peered through the small window of their spacecraft and saw a 360-degree panoramic view of the Earth, Moon, Sun, and the stars.”

Hymen, oh Hyménée!: Juan Luna’s love in a time of lunacy

Juan Luna’s ‘Hymen, oh Hyménée!’ drowns the public with...

She looms a beauty: The power of weaving and femininity in ‘A Loom of Stories’

Seven artists led the female-charged 37th edition of the...

The popularity of book fairs

It was my first time, some three years ago,...

FOOD REVIEW: Paradise Dynasty at Greenbelt, Makati

Celebrating the world’s first 8-flavored xiao long bao &...

NJLA 2025: The Graphic Salute Awardees

Christian George Acevedo, 32, is a librarian, teacher, writer,...

Of Pandesal & Pinoy Politics

Even bread has the flavor of politics in the...

New study exposes LGU gaps in the Universal Health Care Law

A new study warns that bureaucratic bottlenecks, weak fiscal...

Literature

SIX POEMS OF JOSE RIZAL

Translated by Nick Joaquin TO THE CHILD JESUS Why have you...

March 2026 Philippines Graphic Literary Workshop: THE FINAL OUTPUTS (Masterlist)

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Rust

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Things in Leaves

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Dreams of Formaldehyde

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Against Male Pattern Baldness

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volcano film

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vertigo

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The Moon

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Grimace

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Sunglasses Sun

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However, I Have Only These Words

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Honey

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River headline

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A Two Course Meal for a Foreigner

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Porcelain

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Xiao Long Bao

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Hamlet rides a bus in Quezon City

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White Afternoon

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First tooth

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Feature

Orly Mercado’s Philanthropy Revolution: The next 50 years of Kapwa Ko, Mahal Ko

BY HIS own admission, the young Orlando “Orly” Mercado was “a dyed-in-the-wool, left-wing activist,” having organized his first labor union shortly...

KKMK Philanthropy Anthology Raxel’s World: The Race to Healing

Angelic, with a hint of sadness and uncertainty framing an otherwise cherubic, smiling face, the boy is small, thin, amiable, and...

Tilly’s birth will do us part: AI actor and the doomed commerce of inauthenticity

Previous era of the arts had subversiveness, vulgarity, and...

Through Greg’s brilliant eyes

TRIBUTE — On September 26, the Filipino literary titan, maestro of the Philippine short story, and former Graphic editor Gregorio C. Brillantes passed away at 92.

THE YOUNGEST HOPE OF A TRIBUNAL ON TRIAL

It looks like it’s going to be a long haul when you scan the country, or even just this part of town, from the corner of Taft and Padre Faura—a long dazed journey, not to “Philippines 2000,” the splendiferous miracle promised FVR’s faithful a mere seven years from now, but to reality of NIChood probably a century hence.

Will Solidarity please stand up?

I attended an awarding event once where I saw...

Marcos rights gains fall short; Ex-President Duterte, former top officials unpunished for ‘Drug War’ abuses—Human Rights Watch

(Bangkok, January 16, 2025) – The administration of Philippine President Ferdinand...

Lifestyle

mWell unveils affordable health tech lineup for 2026 — smartwatches starting at ₱1,999 and an updated ECG Ring

As the wearable health tech market surges across the Philippines, mWell is making a bold move to put hospital-grade health monitoring...

UP study identifies opportunities and challenges for advanced DNA technology in SEA Forensics

Massively parallel sequencing (MPS) has transformed forensic DNA analysis...

Ateneo spearheads int’l cooperation  for future light-based electronics

Photonics—the next generation of electronics technology, which uses light...

Submarine volcanoes, faults, region for potential renewable energy, among others surveyed in three PH seas

QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES — Submarine volcanoes, active faults, internal...

Baring the ‘silent violence’ of Philippine jails

Conversations about Philippine jail congestion often begin and end...

UP study traces extreme waves through ancient coastal boulders

Large boulders, some weighing as much as a large...

Meet V70 FE: vivo’s fashionable midrange powerhouse collab with POP MART Zsiga

Mom, wake up—vivo V70's fashionable brother is here. For many...

Study reveals alarming prevalence of perinatal depression among Filipino mothers

A recent study led by researchers from Far Eastern...

Ateneo machine learning lab opens doors to industry partners, collaborators

Machine learning is one of today’s most important innovations...

Modern science catches up with native knowledge with discovery of Clerodendrum kelli

The indigenous Bugkalot people of Nueva Ecija call it...

Graphic Plus

SIX POEMS OF JOSE RIZAL

Translated by Nick Joaquin TO THE CHILD JESUS Why have you come to earth,Child-God, in a poor manger?Does Fortune find you a strangerfrom...

Against Male Pattern Baldness

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volcano film

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vertigo

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The Moon

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Grimace

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Sunglasses Sun

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Shift into maximum savings: Toyota brings race-season deals this March

VIA GRAPHIC PLUS | March 12, 2026 – Start your engines...

Belgian Meat Office to showcase at FHA 2026 in Singapore

Via GRAPHIC PLUS — Belgian Meat Office (BMO) will...

SM MOA Arena surpasses 2400 shows, hosts over 1.1 million attendees in 2025

via GRAPHIC PLUS — SM Mall of Asia (MOA)...

Shopee Philippines and PNP Eastern Police District sign MOU to empower police families through e-commerce

Partnership extends Shopee's Tatak Pinoy program to support the...

The Philippines Graphic Reader

Coming Home

Buried in dishwater, Erika scrubbed hard on the cast-iron skillet that earlier contained beef caldereta. The grease showed no signs of...

Under the Withered Roof

The tears I dropped on my mother’s casket were wiped off with an off-white handkerchief by a hand filled with bulging...

Rise in Love

A ping sounded on my phone, and the words...

The Man with Horns

Close to the end of my ties with Catharine,...

Lines from My Nepal Notebook

A whiff of jasmine Rose petals scattering Mighty pines dancing Bamboos swaying,...

A Portrait of My Father

Last night was your birthday Forgot to tell my cousin to...

The Arrangement of Falling Things

Along the walk to the InstituteThe Indian cork tree...