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Rofel G. Brion

Rofel G. Brion is professor of interdisciplinary studies, literature, creative writing and popular culture at the Ateneo de Manila University. He writes poetry and prose in English and Filipino, and coaches writers online (rbrion@ateneo.edu).
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On the Twenty-Third Floor

a speckle of duston my window has just disappeared in a cloud
Poetry

As Fog

As fog grazes these hillsawash with browning shrubs,shanties creep from the valleylined with rivers swelling withdry rocks and restless ants.
Poetry

What Is Your Name?

How do you call yourselfwhen no one, not even you,listens? Where do you find the wordswhen everything escapes yourthoughts? What stories come to lifewhen images are...

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NCCA Gallery presents In-Sight for April exhibition

Experience how abstract ideas take tangible form in In-Sight—an exhibition by the SeekArt Collective at the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Gallery, running from April 13 to 30 in Intramuros, Manila. This April 2026 exhibition of the NCCA showcases how artists transform observation and reflection...

Instituto Cervantes’ Día del Libro: Celebrating the passion for books at Ayala Triangle

To celebrate the World Book Day, on Saturday, April 25, from 9 am to 11 pm, Instituto Cervantes de Manila, together with the Embassy of Spain, and with the support of Ayala Land and Make it Makati, invite visitors to the Ayala Triangle Gardens for the iconic Día del...

INI-ININ opens at NCCA Gallery, reflects on Gen Z adulthood shaped by the pandemic

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Gallery formally opened INI-ININ on April 6, 2026, presenting a compelling exhibition by Butil Collective. On view until April 30, the exhibit reflects on the lived realities of Generation Z as they entered adulthood during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bringing...

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