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Psyche Roxas-Mendoza

Editor-in-Chief of Philippines Graphic
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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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Duterte’s battle for narrative

You either love him or hate him. There seems to be no middle ground in perceiving Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte as he went about...
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No POS Machine? No Problem! Business Owners can turn their phone into a Credit Card Terminal with GCash PocketPay

MANILA, Philippines – Despite the wide range of solutions available in the market, many micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) find that existing tools often feel intimidating, costly, and out of step with their stage of growth. GCash for Business aims to break down these barriers by...

Getting Started Made Simple: Sun Life Easylink Protect for every go-getter

Every Filipino go-getter can relate: there’s nothing like big dreams to fuel the fire inside and push them to action. Maybe it's buying that dream home, ensuring their children's education at the best schools, or building a business that would change everything. However, Sun Life Asia's latest Financial...

Pinoy artist pays homage to Monet in “Light Receptacle Café”

Filipino artist Jonathan Olazo’s latest art exhibition “Light Receptacle Café” is a beautiful reimagining of French master Claude Monet’s devotion to light and time, filtered through a contemporary Filipino lens. The show, which opened last October 18 at the Alliance Française de Manille, is a testament to Olazo’s...

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