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Jeepney phaseout: Modernization for whom?

by Michelle Lado Last March 17, various jeepney drivers and operators in the country conducted a transport strike to protest the PUV modernization program of...

Primus Inter Pares

by Joel Pablo Salud The bosses one gets to laugh with from time to time, share a drink or two even in the thick of...

Just what the doctor proscribed

by Marie Yuvienco The judge, rather.  Ignorance of the law excuses no one from complying therewith is the bedrock of practically all legal systems of...

On education and seduction: a harvest of prose

by Joel Pablo Salud, Manila Critics Circle There’s a growing fan base on the lookout for nonfiction books these days, and not without good cause:...

The Measure of A Man

By Jonathan Aquino I. Any fool can carry a weapon and even a coward can kill. I told the warrior as he rose, drawing his sword as I sat...

Writing in the Age of Tokhang: Message to the Fellows of the recently-concluded 57th U.P. National Writers Workshop for Mid-Career Authors

by Rolando B. Tolentino *Photos used with permission from Likhaan: University of the Philippines Institute of Creative Writing. Vlad Gonzales is this year's director of the...

Graphic contributor wins two Binhi Awards

Philippines Graphic contributing writer Henrylito D. Tacio bagged twin honors at the recently concluded Binhi Awards of the Philippine Agricultural Journalists (PAJ). The annual awards,...

Crossword48

by Rene Sebastian ACROSS 1.  Stanza 5.  Mate 11. South Dakota State 14. Lake Albert Negro 15.  Foreign diplomatic offices 17.  Incite 18.  Staple food 19.  One memo (2 wds.) 20. Elysium 22.  Fence steps 23. ...

Cash-on-Delivery, fueling the growth of online retail

by Ofri Kadosh In today’s digital shift, Filipinos are getting more hooked up with purchasing products and services online. In fact, the user penetration is at...

Kitsho’s summer of freshness

by Psyche Roxas-Mendoza   With a welcoming smile and the tinkle of a bell, a seated Chef Masahiro “Hiro” Mizumoto beckons guests to enter one of...

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“The Pramoedya Affair”: More on the controversial Magsaysay Award

(Editor's note: In response to an article by Linda Bolido entitled "The controversial Magsaysay award" published in our August 28, 1995 issue, Filipino novelist and Magsaysay awardee F. Sionil Jose sent in this reply: "Below is the rationale for the RM Award. Please print it in full so...

WEARING BLACK ON ST. VALENTINE’S DAY

jet-blackmy get-up today, from the upperto the underwear:black shirt, the color of mourningon this loveliest of mornings.black denims, the hue of rue.black shoes and socks.black briefs, the shade of grief.black heart i wear on my sleeve—and all because i can't have you! Written by Ralph Semino Galan. February...

“Canticle for Dark Lovers” displays Wilfrido D. Nolledo’s mastery of the short story form

Exploding Galaxies announces its sixth title and short story collection, Wilfrido D. Nolledo’s Canticles for Dark Lovers. Nolledo is also the author of But For the Lovers, the first novel republished by Exploding Galaxies when they launched in 2023. WHO IS NOLLEDO? Born in Manila in 1933, Wilfrido Dayo...