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Pablo A. Tariman

Pablo A. Tariman, 73, is the author of the book of poetry, Love, Life and Loss – Poems During the Pandemic, published by Music News and Features. Two of his poems are included in the anthology The Best Asian Poetry 2021, published by Kitaab Pubishing in Sinagpore. Hi poem, “The Woman on a Motorcycle” appears in the anthology, 100 Pink Poems para kay Leni. Tariman was born in Baras, Catanduanes, and has six grandchildren.
Fiction

The Commencement Speaker

He arrived a couple of hours early before the appointed hour.  Earlier, he took the first plane to his province at five in the...
Philippines Graphic Reader

Of Sunrises and Sunsets

1 Night falls I hear crickets And the sound of waves As the sea marks A quiet day Towards a somber weekend 2 I have lived with face masks And face shields For years And...
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Two Poems

ELEGY I am trying to catch the best of Life as lived with my grandchildren I am trying to comprehend death When I see humans good as dead As...
Poetry

Yule Season

My holiday wishesAs I gazeInto the wideOpen oceanIn the islandOf my birth Save that giftAnd reserve itFor the hungryand the homelessIn the South. Save the soundOf...
Literature

Carmen Guerrero Nakpil: Of legends & adventures

When Carmen Guerrero Nakpil peacefully breathed her last on July 30, 2018, I knew I was witnessing the end of an era of good...
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Streets of Quiapo

I have a clear memory of Quiapo in the mid-60s. Quiapo Church was were aunts and other relatives lighted votive candles and recited novenas...
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Kerima Polotan Tuvera: 85 Years of a life

In high school, four decades before I became a senior citizen, I turned to three writers as models of good writing: Kerima Polotan, Gilda...
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Letter to my grandchildren

Dear Emman, Keya, Tanya, Tyra, Teo & Katharina,     It is almost Christmas and where did 19 years of our lives go?     I can only...
Philippines Graphic Reader

Shadow in the Garden

(Thinking of my daughter on her first death anniversary) It is a recurring thoughtAs lightsCast a shadowOn a familiar bookIn my gardenOn a restlessEarly morning. What...
Essay

Island landmarks, heritage houses & music-making of a lifetime

Pablo Tariman in his hometown Baras, Catanduanes contemplating the island by the sea. (Photo: Floyd Evangelista Flores) As I turn 74 in December, I like to...
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Watami marks 14th Anniversary with ₱14 Sushi Ladder Promo on November 17

VIA GRAPHIC PLUS | MANILA, Philippines — Japanese food lovers are in for a special treat as Watami Japanese Casual Restaurant celebrates its 14th anniversary with an exciting ₱14 Sushi Ladder promotion on Tuesday, November 17, 2026. For one day only, customers can enjoy a selected eight-piece sushi...

The story behind the ‘mysterious’ Saint Christopher double mural in Paete

Get to know the history behind its iconography from the Venetian Lagoon to Laguna The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) has begun the long-awaited conservation on two monumental paintings conventionally designated San Cristobal I and San Cristobal II at the parish church of Santiago Apóstol in...

Bell-Kenz Pharma, PSC join forces to equip athletes with life saving skills

Through Sagip CPR, the partnership will bring Hands-Only CPR and drowning-response training to 2,000 national athletes, para-athletes, coaches, and members of the Philippine sports community VIA GRAPHIC PLUS — In a major push to strengthen emergency preparedness in Philippine sports, Bell-Kenz Pharma and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC)...