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City of Sto. Tomas, Batangas Mayor starts the ball rolling for NJLA-LGU English Proficiency through Literature project

STO. TOMAS, BATANGAS—The City of Sto. Tomas, Batangas is the first local government partner of the Nick Joaquin Literary Awards (NJLA)-Local Government Unit (LGU)...

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Pete Lacaba & Marra Lanot: On marriage and the muse

This Valentine’s month, we present to our readers a time capsule; a love story first put into words by noted journalist Pablo A. Tariman...

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The Philippines Graphic @ 96: After the pandemic

First published in 1927, the Graphic has survived two global cataclysms—the Second World War and the COVID-19 pandemic. It underwent a third resurrection of...

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Nick Joaquin, Lived Experiences, and the Fil-Am Identity

John Eli Caldas is a 26-year-old American of mixed parentage. His mother is a Filipina and his father is from Colombia. He was born...

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The full circle of Tony, Nick & Pete

Photo by Bernard Testa The last decade of the 20th century saw the third re-emergence of the Philippines Graphic—this time, under the ownership of the...

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Dead Stars

In the writing of the first modern English language short story by a Filipino, a woman by the name of Paz Marquez-Benitez was first....

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Ricky Lee: Tale of a motherless child

Many things about Ricky Lee’s life are worth rewinding. As he turns 76 this March 19, he has obviously come to terms with what...

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Carmen Guerrero Nakpil: Of legends & adventures

When Carmen Guerrero Nakpil peacefully breathed her last on July 30, 2018, I knew I was witnessing the end of an era of good...

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NJLA 2023: Return of a Literary Tradition

For 75 years since it first became a magazine in 1927, the Philippines Graphic has featured the literary works of Filipino short story writers...

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Streets of Quiapo

I have a clear memory of Quiapo in the mid-60s. Quiapo Church was were aunts and other relatives lighted votive candles and recited novenas...

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