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Literature as it unfolds

That time of year has come again, and the panel of judges convenes to pick the winners of the 2018 Nick Joaquin Literary Awards. The best fiction and poetry to appear in the pages of the Philippines Graphic magazine will be given due...

Snapshot: A moment in time with the country’s premier writers

Group photo taken during a Midweek Christmas party at the ancestral house of Marra Lanot. “Oldies but goldies,” all Gloria and Serafin Lanot’s friends. Seated, L-R: Emerenciana Arcellana, Franz Arcellana, Patricia Brillantes, Bienvenido Santos, Lourdes Brillantes, and Tezza Parel. Standing, L-R: Gloria Licad...

The Manila Grand Opera Hotel: Rich in history, luxe in Manila

Manila Grand Opera Hotel offers luxe accommodations in the center of historic Manila. This hotel takes its name from the Manila Grand Opera House which stood on the exact location where the hotel stands as an oasis of relaxation and leisure in the...

South Korea and the Philippines: Focus on defense cooperation

Whenever the matter of South Korea comes up, the issue of reunification of Korean peninsula is always part of the discussion. This was among the many issues that were taken up with South Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Han Dong-Man during the Business Mirror...

Charter change: Open discussion needed for political reform

The draft constitution for setting up a federal republic in the Philippines was not written overnight. This was the message of Ding Generoso, spokesperson of the Consultative Committee, during a recent broadcast of Deretsuhan sa Graphic, the Philippine Graphic’s radio program, which is aired...

Ambassador David Strachan: “If some things are too good to be true, it’s probably not true”

Education trafficking. This was a term used by Philippine ambassador to New Zealand Gary Domingo when he denounced unscrupulous individuals and organizations for the scams they ran to hoodwink folk of their hard-earned money. The scam went like this. Certain people misrepresent themselves as agents...

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Atty. Nilo Divina: When lawyering is dynamic and divine

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Labor groups hail Senate’s stance against People’s Initiative

The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) and its allies in the Nagkaisa Labor Coalituon have expressed strong support for the Senate's manifesto condemning the...

Handel’s Messiah at the CCP on December 16

The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra  celebrates the Yuletide Season with Handel’s Messiah at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) main theater on Dec. 16. With...