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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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Sto. Tomas City Government strengthens cervical cancer campaign through free screening program

The City Government of Sto. Tomas is strengthening its campaign against cervical cancer through Girl Power: Fight Against Cancer–Free Cervical Screening. The Health Education and Promotion Unit conducted free cervical screening from July 1 to 13, 2026, at the Barangay Health Stations to encourage women to undergo early...

Berde Renewables with Sungrow and Solar Hive launch 200MW solar and 500MWh battery storage partnership in Southeast Asia

VIA GRAPHIC PLUS | MANILA, Philippines— Leading energy developer Berde Renewables, a portfolio company of global infrastructure investor I Squared Capital, has partnered with Sungrow Power, one of the world’s leading inverter, energy storage, and solar tech companies, and its authorized regional distributor, Solar Hive, to help...

Grief is found within the ‘phantom’

The human body betrays language in explicating unusual faculties. Our bodies are biologically designed to “tell” us if something is wrong— but not through words. It pinpoints a specific part and uses the dialects of pain, as if to say, “Right here, be alarmed of this.” Maybe...