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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).

On the Twenty-Third Floor

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

As Fog

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

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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The Sari-Sari Sabbath

Heaven, in my mind,has a gate made of wood;no angels herald my coming,nor clouds collect at my feet. The air dresses itselfin the scent of chocolate, of coffee,drawing me deeper to wherean aged acacia table waits— where Lolo spreadshis roasted beans to cool;where Lola moldsher tableya silt to coins. This...

DOST, UNDP rally ASEAN partners for systemic shift to circular economy

VIA GRAPHIC PLUS | Makati City — Regional leaders and industry innovators were urged for an inclusive, market-wide, systemic transformation to scale circular economy initiatives across Southeast Asia during the ASEAN Regional Dialogue on Circular Economy (ARDCE), Sept. 23, 2026.  In a session co-led by the Department of...

PayJoy and Kservico partner to expand smartphone access across the Philippines

The partnership combines PayJoy's financing platform with Kservico's retail network to make smartphone ownership more accessible for Filipinos. VIA GRAPHIC PLUS | MANILA, Philippines — As smartphones become increasingly essential for work, education, entrepreneurship, and everyday life, PayJoy Philippines and Kservico have entered into a Commercial partnership to...