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Alma Anonas-Carpio

CIRILO F. BAUTISTA: A Glimpse (An homage to a National Artist for Literature, 2014) by Radney Ranario

What to make of him, I do not know really. Maybe, he is all that I do not think and none that I do....

Remembering Cirilo by Krip Yuson

I can’t recall exactly when and where I first met Cirilo, but it must have been in the late 1970s, likely at a Palanca...

Reaction to the Festschrift ‘Cirilo F. Bautisa: A Lyric Sense of History’ by Marne Kilates

Delivered at De La Salle University, 20 March 2006 I have to give thanks to Dr. Marjorie Evasco, Marj to us who consider ourselves her...

Splendor in the grass: The Poet as Fire by Joel Pablo Salud

  My first sweet whiff of poet Cirilo F. Bautista’s works hardly included his poetry. It was his prose, penned in the weekly Panorama that...

TRIBUTE: Cirilo F. Bautista, 76, National Artist for Literature

Poet, fictionist, essayist and National Artist for Literature Cirilo F. Bautista has passed away after a long battle with muscular dystrophy. Cirilo was 76,...

Ports of Call by Edgardo B. Maranan

Pacific Northwest   Those who named the rivers—they live in the heart of kin, or what remains of nations calling these forests home   We motor...

Edgardo B. Maranan, poet, storyteller by Alma Anonas-Carpio

He won the most number of Palanca Awards—35—and was elevated to the awards’ Hall of Fame in 2000. Some 15 of his 35 Palanca...

The World Needs Poets by Joel Pablo Salud

On the morning of May 6, 2018, after a riveting night at Wordello 2.0 at Casa Real in Taguig, I woke up to a...

You better work by Marie Yuvienco

An uncanny feeling of déjà vu pervades Executive Order No. 51 signed by Rodrigo Duterte this past Labor Day.  It says nothing new, its...

Are we on the right track for the future?

It was a much anticipated gathering. Close to 700 delegates converged in Manila to hear some of the world’s leading lights share their thoughts...

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OPEN CALL: Join the February 2026 Philippines Graphic Literary Workshop!

QUICK FACTS:- Philippines Graphic Literary Workshop is a series of writing workshops, with the first episode focused on PROSE.- The event will be held at the Luxent Hotel along Timog Avenue in Quezon City from February 27 to 28 (Friday to Saturday),10 a.m. to 4 p.m.- The...

More sports, OPM concerts takeover SM MOA Arena in Q1

via Graphic Plus — Conquering the entertainment scene and upholding the country’s vibrant artistry, local (yet dearly awaited) events are about to rock the world-class SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena. These diverse acts are here to bring a display of talent, passion, determination, and warmth in...

NCCA’s Balaang Bata: PH History and Devotion in one space

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), through its Chairman and concurrent Executive Director,  Eric B. Zerrudo, unveiled Balaang Bata, an exhibition that explores the enduring Filipino devotion to the Santo Niño, at the NCCA Gallery in Intramuros on January 16, 2026. Featuring a diverse selection of...