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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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BingoPlus tees off a new era in Philippine golf

BingoPlus successfully concluded the International Series Philippines, pioneering a fresh wave of golf entertainment for sports development The country’s leading digital entertainment platform, BingoPlus, has made a historic impact on the Philippine sports and golf scene with its all-out support for the recently concluded International Series Philippines. Marking a...

Hotel Okura Manila Presents “SAGA: A Wagyu Tasting Journey,” An Exclusive Eight-Hands Culinary Collaboration

PASAY CITY, Philippines — From November 10 to 12, Hotel Okura Manila invites guests to an extraordinary dining event celebrating the finesse of Japanese cuisine. SAGA: A Wagyu Tasting Journey will be held for three nights only at the Yawaragi Restaurant of Hotel Okura Manila at Newport...

DMAP Boomerang Awards 2025 Celebrates Filipino Digital Creativity and Innovation

GIGIL and MullenLowe TREYNA lead this year’s roster of Boomerang Awards winners, showcasing the best of the country’s digital storytelling talent The Boomerang Awards 2025 once again proved to be a testament to digital creativity and innovation. Held in October 2025 at the Sheraton Manila Hotel in Pasay...

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