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Estrella D. Alfon

Officially, multi-awarded fictionist and playwright Estrella Alfon’s literary career began with the Philippines Graphic. Born in Cebu City in 1917, Alfon’s first short story, “Grey Confetti,” was published in 1935. Over the years, she published 17 of her stories in Magnificence and Other Stories (Manila: Regal Printing Company, 1960). Of these stories, National Artist for Literature Francisco Arcellana said, “When I say that these stories are powerful as stories, I mean they are compelling. They are told with urgency. They make you think of the ancient mariner.”
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Magnificence

There was nothing to fear, for the man was always so gentle, so kind. At night when the little girl and her brother were...

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A MATTER OF CHOICE

1. A Gift of UnlifeWhat is sad, dear life-that-never-is,is you will never have knownthe unreasoning logic of this gift:this one of never having to be born,this one regret that must be nippedtoo soon before it growsinto a monster of a lifetime loathing.there you are, nubbin of a...

Pag-IBIG Fund continues housing fairs in South Luzon and Visayas to expand access to homeownership

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Casino Plus awards P84.55M jackpot win; April payouts reach P355M

Second major jackpot in less than a month underscores platform's commitment to responsible, transparent, and regulation-compliant gaming via GRAPHIC PLUS | CLARK, PAMPANGA, 22 April 2026 - Casino Plus, one of the country’s leading responsible gaming platform, today awarded ₱84.55 million to a sole jackpot winner during a...

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