Catch the September 2023 cover of the Philippines Graphic Reader!
Featuring:
SHORT STORIES
* The Visible Part of the Brain by Ninotchka Rosca
* Somebody Else by Noelle Q. De Jesus
* The Root of All Evil by Therese Q. Yaptenco-Loyloy
* The Ship by E. Agnes Puerto
POETRY
* Two...
Laguna de Bay, the second largest inland waterbody in Southeast Asia, divides the town of Pakil in Laguna. As a consequence, tourism development in the town’s 13 barangays has developed along two distinct clusters.
The first cluster, referred to as Poblacion, focuses on faith-based,...
The three terms of Mayor Vincent L. Soriano have sent a tsunami of change in Pakil, transforming this once sleepy town into a hub of rapid, people-centered development.
Over the last seven years, Soriano has spearheaded the undertaking of essential programs and projects that...
Major labor center Federation of Free Workers (FFW) yesterday expressed disappointment over recent statements made by Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno regarding the Unified Financial Assistance to Tertiary Education (UAQTE) program.
Diokno has claimed that the UAQTE program is straining the national budget. However, FFW...
Catch the August 2023 issue of the Philippines Graphic Reader!
Featuring:
SHORT STORIES
§ The Scent of Coconuts by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo
§ Everything Taken Together Has the Weight of Heaven by Ian Rosales Casocot
§ Letting It Be by Diana B. Noche
§ Confession by Dante O. Cuales, Jr.
POEMS
· I Write...
In a proactive response to the current maritime developments at the West Philippine Sea, the labor group Federation of Free Workers (FFW) championed the idea of prioritizing the development and deployment of citizen soldiers.
"The defense of the country against foreign aggression or...
Featuring:
Postscript: The first 100 days of PBBMDeath & the journalist: The killing of Percival “Pery Lapid” MabasaRussia Unity Day & the future of Russian-Philippine...
Edited by multi-awarded poet and essayist Marra PL. Lanot
Featuring:
SHORT STORIES
"Patch of Green" by I.S.A. Crisostomo-Lopez
“When Words Fail” by Melissa Salva
“Time for Tattoos” by Richard...
When the Philippines Graphic Reader started in February 2022, it became the first and only nationally-circulated, monthly, literary magazine in the country devoted to...