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Psyche Roxas-Mendoza

Editor-in-Chief of Philippines Graphic
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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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Samia Khatib: Channeling peace through sports in Lebanon & the world

The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) reported it as “the most powerful non-nuclear explosion of the 21st century.” It even had its own “mushroom cloud,”...
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DTI to mount 2026 National Food Fair, expanding market opportunities for Filipino MSMEs

via GRAPHIC PLUS — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will mount the 2026 DTI–Bagong Pilipinas National Food Fair (NFF) from April 8 to 12 at the Megatrade Halls of SM Megamall. The event will feature over 320 micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from across...

43rd St. Teresa of Calcutta Awards

VIA GRAPHIC PLUS | MANILA, Philippines — JCI Manila, in partnership with the AY Foundation, has officially launched the 43rd St. Teresa of Calcutta Awards (STCA) on March 26, 2026 at Hexagon Lounge, marking the start of a nationwide search for Filipinos dedicated to changing lives and...

GENCYS leaders turn to compassion, learning, and self-care this Holy Week

Via GRAPHIC PLUS | MANILA, Philippines (April 2026) — In a time marked by global tensions and rising everyday costs, this year’s Holy Week arrives with a deeper sense of urgency—not just for reflection, but for recalibration. Beyond headlines and economic indicators, the effects of uncertainty are felt...

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