The World in the time of Nick Joaquin

Europe, the seat of everything that was grand, powerful, and prosperous, was caught in the teeth of the First World War, the year Nicomedes Márquez Joaquín was born on May 4,...

They who wrote for the Philippines Graphic

Compiled by Graphic Editorial “Our sense ... of our country is a sustained act of imagination. From that vantage, it can be said that our...

Do you still see bloodred dragonflies?

It’s a four-year-old book of poetry—a slim book, all of 90 pages, with 55 poems published in 2022, ready to be read and absorbed. And...

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...

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...

Bam Aquino on flood control: Projects like those in Marikina, Navotas should be properly funded

VIA GRAPHIC PLUS — Senator Bam Aquino believes that funding should be allocated to genuine flood control projects similar to those implemented in Marikina...

OEd brings strengthened senior high school curriculum online, putting career readiness at the center

As Philippine senior high school education enters a new phase, Online Education (OEd) is positioning flexible online learning alongside a curriculum increasingly focused on...

‘IN THE SHADOW OF AMERICA’

Foreign Affairs Secretary Raul S. Manglapus talks on the US military bases, the tensions in Fil-Am relations, and the coming Pacific century. On May 19,...

Chat with Nick

Eight years ago, Rosario “Chat” Lachica, 58, made her first visit to the Libingan ng mga Bayani. She was there to pay her last...

Reimagining diwatas through artistic expressions

What if the diwata were not simply the mystical figures often depicted in contemporary imagination, but a way of reconnecting with an older understanding of the Filipino relationship with...

Bold stories on love and anxiety on CCP Channel this August

After the successful conclusion of the 22nd Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) continues to bring stories reflecting the realities of Filipinos beyond...