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Psyche Roxas-Mendoza

Editor-in-Chief of Philippines Graphic
Literature

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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Marra comes back to Philippines Graphic

She was there when Philippines Graphic was born in June 1990. In those early days, Marra PL Lanot and her husband Jose “Pete” Lacaba...
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Graphic days & nights with Frank Sionil Jose

On the last day of his 97-year stay on earth, National Artist Frank Sionil Jose wrote about the Philippines and his hometown of Rosales,...
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A NEVER ENDING STORY: Lumads of Mindanao & their fight to keep their ancestral land

From 19 October to 02 November 2015, the Philippines Graphic ran a three-part feature on the Manobos of Mindanao. Below is the COMPLETE SERIES PART...
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Of Labor & Literature

It is a tale of conflict as old as societies and governments. In the age of antiquity, it was between master and slave. During...
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2 writers : Manuel E. Arguilla & Edgardo M. Reyes

They were never part of the trade union movement. In the labor-management schism that afflicted workers in their millions, the likes of Manuel E....
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In dubious battle: Organized labor in the time of COVID-19

TOP PHOTO: Building workers. A young man, hoists a bucket of cement up during the rebuilding, renovation, of a building in Tabuk on the...
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Higher bills and less comfortable nights? These may be signs your old aircon is costing you more than you realize

VIA GRAPHIC PLUS | Manila, Philippines – For many Filipino families, replacing an old aircon often feels like something you can only do when it completely stops working. After all, if it still turns on and cools a room, why replace it? But what many homeowners don’t...

NCCA spotlights Filipino music through Linggo ng Musikang Pilipino 2026

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) once again leads the nationwide observance of Linggo ng Musikang Pilipino (LMP) this July, presenting a series of programs that celebrate the richness and continuing evolution of Filipino music. Pursuant to Proclamation No. 933, series of 2014, declaring the...

Festive Walk Iloilo brings Ilonggo stories to life in full bloom 

Rooted in Iloilo’s biodiversity, maritime traditions, and local craftsmanship, three creative works form part of Experience Iloilo City and Iloilo Business Park’s first anniversary as Iloilo City’s Center of Arts and Culture.  The natural wonders, traditions, and creative spirit of Iloilo take on new forms at Festive Walk...