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Pablo A. Tariman

The Commencement Speaker

He arrived a couple of hours early before the appointed hour.  Earlier, he took the first plane to his province at five in the...

Of Sunrises and Sunsets

1 Night falls I hear crickets And the sound of waves As the sea marks A quiet day Towards a somber weekend 2 I have lived with face masks And face shields For years And...

The 2024 NICK JOAQUIN LITERARY AWARDS’ 82 GRAPHIC SALUTE AWARDEES

“Publication is the first hurdle of a writer who wants the public to read his or her work. Publication is the first level of...

Tariman’s second  book sums up 48 years in the Arts 

Arts journalist Pablo A. Tariman will sum up his coverage of the performing arts for 48 years in his second book, Encounters in the Arts. In...

Yule Season

My holiday wishesAs I gazeInto the wideOpen oceanIn the islandOf my birth Save that giftAnd reserve itFor the hungryand the homelessIn the South. Save the soundOf...

Metro Manila Film Festival 2023: The Art and the Gross

The 49th edition of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is all set to unfold December 25 of this year, with 10 films vying...

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...

ODE TO DUSK

Catch me another duskAs the day is doneAnd the high bright sunHas settled where it shouldInto the bowels of the sea. Catch me another duskTo...

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...

Kerima Polotan Tuvera: 85 Years of a life

In high school, four decades before I became a senior citizen, I turned to three writers as models of good writing: Kerima Polotan, Gilda...