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Psyche Roxas-Mendoza

Editor-in-Chief of Philippines Graphic
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When there is no Planet B, how do you get to point C?

The astronauts got it right the first time. It was 1971 and Apollo 14 Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell peered through the small window of their spacecraft and saw a 360-degree panoramic view of the Earth, Moon, Sun, and the stars.”
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Of Pandesal & Pinoy Politics

Even bread has the flavor of politics in the Philippines. Celebrate World Pandesal Day at 9 a.m. on Oct. 16 (Thursday) at the 86-year-old...
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Portable Magic: Books and their power to transport worlds…and why reading books has to be encouraged in the Philippines

The child loved reading fairy tales. But she had a very peculiar view of Prince Charming. “Mama,” she told her mother. “I don’t like...
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When business & books combine to promote reading

Q&A with Shereen T. Sy, pioneer of SM Book Nook For now, only two malls out of 87 SM malls in the Philippines have them....
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The humor of D. Paulo Dizon

A Google-search of his name will not yield much data or information. He is probably one of the Filipino fiction writers from the 1950s...
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The Philippines Graphic @ 96: After the pandemic

First published in 1927, the Graphic has survived two global cataclysms—the Second World War and the COVID-19 pandemic. It underwent a third resurrection of...
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Sa Batis ng Tula

A memorial book featuring the poems of Rogelio Mangahas Compiled by his wife Fe Mangahas | Photos Courtesy of Alma Miclat It was towards Christmas in...
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Paz Marquez-Benitez: Between literature and history

Philippine history boiled, bubbled, and spewed trouble in the years that marked the birth and growing up years of Paz Marquez-Benitez. The future short story...
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NJLA 2023: Return of a Literary Tradition

For 75 years since it first became a magazine in 1927, the Philippines Graphic has featured the literary works of Filipino short story writers...
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12 years later, revisiting Marcel

The years snap back to the past like a terribly stretched rubber band suddenly released to hit the wrist. It’s been 12 years, Marcel....
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More sports, OPM concerts takeover SM MOA Arena in Q1

via Graphic Plus — Conquering the entertainment scene and upholding the country’s vibrant artistry, local (yet dearly awaited) events are about to rock the world-class SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena. These diverse acts are here to bring a display of talent, passion, determination, and warmth in...

NCCA’s Balaang Bata: PH History and Devotion in one space

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), through its Chairman and concurrent Executive Director,  Eric B. Zerrudo, unveiled Balaang Bata, an exhibition that explores the enduring Filipino devotion to the Santo Niño, at the NCCA Gallery in Intramuros on January 16, 2026. Featuring a diverse selection of...

PH highlights regulatory reforms at ICE Barcelona 2026

via Graphic Plus — The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation emphasized the importance of robust and effective regulatory enforcement to sustain growth in the online gaming sector during a gathering of global industry leaders at ICE Barcelona 2026 in Spain. PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro H. Tengco said...

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