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Ramón C. Sunico

Ramón C. Sunico is a bilingual writer with two books of poetry and three books for children. He edits, translates, designs book covers and manages book projects from concept to finished book. A publisher in his past life, he teaches literature and humanities at Ateneo de Manila.
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THE RAINBOW

There are many stories in man’s remembering. Some say they are spun by an old woman who lives hidden from the sun’s rising and...
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The Choice

This is a story about a story. It was told to me in a whisper by a friend who was once part of the story. He is older now, and his face is lined with all sorts of discoveries and disappointments. His hair has turned grey and now, he spends most of his time shaking his head while reading a book or mumbling to himself or both. This story he cannot remember anymore or even that, once, he was part of it himself.

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Eating more but growing less: Stagnant Philippine farms linked to widening rice gap

As of 2022 alone, Filipinos were eating 2.3 million metric tons more rice than the country produced—an 18 percent shortfall that has locked the Philippines into deeper dependence on imported rice despite years of government programs to boost local harvests. This widening gap is the focus of new...

Shadows of Togetherness

In every harbor, salt clings to skin, and mothers’ songs drift into dawn, soft as mango fuzz, warm as a sun-stroked shoulder. Markets breathe with spice and voices, stretching like rope bridges over rivers carved from memory. We gather fragments— grief tasting of smoke and ash, joy dripping like sugarcane juice, hope folded into secret folds of...

Kronos Eats All His Children in the End

What do you fear for yourself in the future? Haya stared at the question written on the paper. For some reason, her college has a dedicated class about preparing students for the life of being in college — especially this college. Haya thought it was a nuisance, really. It...

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