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D. M. Reyes

D. M. Reyes teaches English, Literature, and Creative Writing at the Ateneo de Manila University. He keeps track of today’s exciting p o e t r y scene while teaching creative writing and through the various national writing workshops. He is finishing a book of personal essays on Southeast Asia and Japan where he researched on traditional iconography and territorial symbols.
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A fast-clicking cameraCaptures the momentWhen a loaded balloon breaks,The water inside itReasonably in the shapeOf a glass Earth, as wellBefore it quickly fallsApart, leaking...
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José Edmundo Ocampo Reyes’ PRESENT VALUES

Durham, North Carolina. Backbone Press. 2022, E-Chapbook Edition. 2018, First Print Edition. 25 pages. Where Global Poetry prods diverse expression, the Anglo-American region has encouraged...

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AI-powered student solutions take top honors at 9th imake.wemake

From 49 entries nationwide, 20 team finalists showcased solutions-driven innovations at the 9th imake.wemake: create.innovate.collaborate competition, held on March 26-27, 2026, at Citadines Bay City Manila. Taking top honors and bringing home the Youth Innovation Prize (YIP) were teams from Cebu, Iligan, and Rizal. Common across the winning...

China’s Difference Engine: Changing the configuration of the world

How did China make the leap from being one of Asia’s poorest nations to becoming a global economic behemoth—all in a little more than six decades? In 2013, China emerged as the primary engine of global economic growth, officially surpassing the contribution rate of other major economies. Since then,...

Toward stability, not strain: What really matters in China–Philippines relations

I’ve been in the Philippines for over four months now. It’s been busy. Some days mean seven back-to-back meetings, but what sticks with me isn’t the schedule. It’s the people. Ordinary Filipinos are warm, sincere, and kind. The smiles, the handshakes—they remind me why this work matters: Keep...

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