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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...

August 22, 2022

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Tilly’s birth will do us part: AI actor and the doomed commerce of inauthenticity

Previous era of the arts had subversiveness, vulgarity, and blasphemy as its main problems. Now its inauthenticity—the single remaining line that shouldn’t be crossed. In Western theater, the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle discussed “Thespis of Icaria” in his foundational literary work, Poetics. Thespis is regarded by history as...

WalterMart shares holiday cheer through Handog Pamasko

WalterMart Supermarket recently completed its annual Handog Pamasko program, distributing over 9,600 grocery packs across Metro Manila, North Luzon, and South Luzon as part of its season-of-sharing efforts to support communities during the holiday season. Through the Handog Pamasko program, WalterMart works closely with customers to bring the...

Instituto Cervantes to host lecture on the British Empire and the Philippine Revolution on Jan. 27

The Instituto Cervantes at Intramuros will host the lecture “The British Empire and the Philippine Revolution, 1896–1902” on Tuesday, January 27, at 2:00 pm. The event will be delivered by Spanish historian Laura Díaz Esteve and will be conducted in English. The Philippine Revolution of 1896–1902 and the...

Tilly’s birth will do us part: AI actor and the doomed commerce of inauthenticity

Anatomy of a repeating scandal: Lessons in investigating a failed 1926 public works project

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El Colegio De San Ildefonso presents “The Acapulco–Manila Galleon: We Are the Pacific: The World That Emerged From The Tropics”

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Estrella D. Alfon

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Tilly’s birth will do us part: AI actor and the doomed commerce of inauthenticity

WalterMart shares holiday cheer through Handog Pamasko

Instituto Cervantes to host lecture on the British Empire and the Philippine Revolution on Jan. 27