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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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Graphic as literary education

What is long and dear to the soul of Graphic for the past 99 years is the literary arts. In its first year as a magazine in 1927, the Graphic featured short stories in its pages. Since then, it has continued to promote the literary works of Filipino fictionists.

JL Burgos’ Ganggang: Beyond the awards

At the center of JL Burgos’ Ganggang are Ilay (Don Rishmond Cerbito) and Ten-ten (Kenneth “Butchoy” Vincent Mendoza), who form an unlikely bond with Mel (Raine Dela Cruz), a newcomer from the city, as they search for the best fighting spider to challenge their school bully, Anton...

The new Graphic logo: Reclaiming the past for the future

In 1922, Don Ramon Roces was plagued by an idea: Photo News. He believed that pictures conveyed messages and facts more clearly and more quickly; photographs reported the news better than text. He experimented with two publications that demonstrated his concept—Photo News, the first trilingual publication in English,...