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Francisco Arcellana

Francisco "Franz" Arcellana (September 6, 1916 – August 1, 2002) belonged to the literary period that ushered the modern Filipino short story in English. In 1990, Arcellana was named National Artist for Literature, joining his kumpadre Nick Joaquin.

The Mats

For the Angeles family, Mr. Angeles’s homecoming from his periodic inspection trips was always an occasion for celebration. But this homecoming—from a trip to...

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DepEd honors SM Supermalls for commitment to education and nation-building

Center: Secretary Sonny Angara of the Department of Education; Jon Jon San Agustin, Executive Vice President for Marketing, SM Supermalls; Jocelyn Clarino, Senior Assistant Vice President for Operations, SM Supermalls; and representatives of the DepEd Executive Committee, during the recognition of SM Supermalls by the Department of...

Looking back at the future of Filipino writers

One day, toward the end of 1967, National Artist for Literature Bienvenido Lumbera sat down to look critically at the state of Philippine literature and what sorts of styles and literary figures have come to the scene.  Lumbera’s particular interest was with the outputs that came out in...

Iteration of a Theme’s Variation

End with everything. Keep nothing. Then own it all again.Find a bad man on a good day. Lose a worse man,then reclaim five friends fleeing him. Forsake to lose as ifyour death discounted it, that your death depends on it.Discard it like self-defense, like crashing a bike....