100 Years of Graphic

For her gnarled fingers, it was never a questionof mere ornamentation,but of a secret syllabary,a language of ancient strengththat burned beyond tongues.Frome where her...

Photographs of Dr. Paz Maria Mendoza Guazon and her sister Guillermina Mendoza taken at interesting spots during their tour of the world. In the...

As we count the months, weeks, days, and hours to the centennial year of the Philippines Graphic in 2027, we will walk down memory lane. With every...

Even before the arrival of the Spaniards in 1521, Filipinos believed strongly in the existence and power of the supernatural.  A datu, or the local...

As we count the months, weeks, days, and hours to the centennial year of the Philippines Graphic in 2027, we will walk down memory...

Some 96 years ago, on June 12, 1929, the Graphic magazine published an article titled The Tinkers’ Dam by M. San Martin.

I found a 1929 Graphic issue at the National Library in Manila. Reading through it, one thing immediately stood out: Some articles were without bylines.

It was the 30th of July when I finally found the first-ever Graphic issue. Amid the careful sound of shuffling pages in the background that ran against the noise of my mouse clicks, I was sure that I paused for a long time admiring the cover displayed on the screen—dashes of striking red on the clothing of a Mindanao man riding a horse.

And so onward to Philippines 2000 (read: onward to deregulated tuition fees, onward to massive privatization and commercialized education) we go. What used to...