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
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.”
El Colegio De San Ildefonso presents “The Acapulco–Manila Galleon: We Are the Pacific: The World That Emerged From The Tropics”
For two and a half centuries, from 1565 to...
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...
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,...
New study exposes LGU gaps in the Universal Health Care Law
A new study warns that bureaucratic bottlenecks, weak fiscal...
Swedish Diplomacy, according to Ambassador Anna Ferry
(In an exclusive interview with the Philippines Graphic, Swedish...
Literature
Words
February 2026 Philippines Graphic Literary Workshop: THE FINAL OUTPUTS
As the first episode of the Philippines Graphic Literary...
Feature
Cover
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...
Cover
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...
Cover
Tilly’s birth will do us part: AI actor and the doomed commerce of inauthenticity
Previous era of the arts had subversiveness, vulgarity, and...
Feature
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.
Feature
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.
Analysis
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
Science
Study reveals alarming prevalence of perinatal depression among Filipino mothers
A recent study led by researchers from Far Eastern University (FEU) has shed light on perinatal depression among Filipino mothers, highlighting...
Science & Technology
Ateneo spearheads int’l cooperation for future light-based electronics
Photonics—the next generation of electronics technology, which uses light...
Science
Submarine volcanoes, faults, region for potential renewable energy, among others surveyed in three PH seas
QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES — Submarine volcanoes, active faults, internal...
Science
Baring the ‘silent violence’ of Philippine jails
Conversations about Philippine jail congestion often begin and end...
Science
UP study traces extreme waves through ancient coastal boulders
Large boulders, some weighing as much as a large...
Science
“From Cradle To Grave”: UP chemist explains chemistry’s role in global treaties
Chemistry has long driven progress in fields ranging from...
Cover
Tilly’s birth will do us part: AI actor and the doomed commerce of inauthenticity
Previous era of the arts had subversiveness, vulgarity, and...
Science & Technology
Ateneo machine learning lab opens doors to industry partners, collaborators
Machine learning is one of today’s most important innovations...
Science
Modern science catches up with native knowledge with discovery of Clerodendrum kelli
The indigenous Bugkalot people of Nueva Ecija call it...
Science & Technology
Framework for rocket development and test launches in PH to be established through new PhilSA agreement
Manila, Philippines | March 5, 2026 — The Philippine...
Science & Technology
UP study identifies opportunities and challenges for advanced DNA technology in SEA Forensics
Massively parallel sequencing (MPS) has transformed forensic DNA analysis...
The Philippines Graphic Reader
Fiction
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...
Fiction
Rise in Love
A ping sounded on my phone, and the words blinked on the screen at six in the morning.
“RISE IN LOVE.”
I squinted...
Philippines Graphic Reader
Lines from My Nepal Notebook
A whiff of jasmine
Rose petals scattering
Mighty pines dancing
Bamboos swaying,...
Philippines Graphic Reader
A Portrait of My Father
Last night was your birthday
Forgot to tell my cousin
to...
Philippines Graphic Reader
The Arrangement of Falling Things
Along the walk to the InstituteThe Indian cork tree...
