Volume 3 Issue 1
2nd Term 2019
Introduction
Augusto Antonio A. Aguila and Chuckberry J. Pascual
The digital age is a historic period in the 21st century which dramatically changed the way we do things.
The Need for Harmony
Alfred A. Yuson
Speech of Guest of Honor at the 68th Palanca Awards, October 5, 2018
Tao Po (Dulang May Isang Yugto)
Maynard Manansala
Iinog ang dulang nasa anyo ng apat na monologo sa apat na pook ng isang siyudad na hindi na papangalanan.
The Thief
Edmark T. Tan
I remember when I held my first key. I palmed it like it was a pet insect I was loathe to lose,…
Tanikalang Bahaghari (Sipi mula sa Isang Nobela)
John Jack G. Wigley
Nobyembre, taong 2009. Lunes, unang araw ng klase. Hinahanap ni Wilfredo Sta. Cruz ang College of Liberal Arts building.
Malagim Ever ang Gabi
Paul Cyrian M. Baltazar
Malalim na ang gabi nang makarating si Charina sa paradahan ng mga motor sa bukana ng Road 48.
Ang 46 na Pinakaayaw na Buhay na Dinanas ni Shiela Ishmael
U Z. Eliserio
Lumaki sina Shiela at Rest sa isang sosyalistang utopia, kung saan wala silang pangangailangan na hindi napupunan, at maaari nilang habulin ang…
Summer at the Barrio
Jose P. Mojica
It was Holy Week and the sun was about to set when my parents and I arrived at the barrio.
The Walk Home
Tristan Joshua A. Acda
The houses along P. Guevara Street lay awash in the sunset’s pale orange glow, creeping over the treetops glistening with drops left…
Mercury Rising
Quintin Jose V. Pastrana
“Babe, my battery’s dying,” he said, as the bride and groom finished dinner and stood up.
Eventide
Quintin Jose V. Pastrana
The window let in some of that magic hour I’d grown accustomed to. “How was your day, my darling?”
Paghahanap sa Paraluman at Iba Pang Tula
Kid Orit
Naaamoy nito ang nararamdaman mong inip sa biyahe, habang dahan-dahang gumugulong
Totipotency at Isa Pang Tula
Joseph T. Salazar
Paminsan-minsan, kahit sa ilang saglit matapos ang pagdadalang-tao,
Luna’t Lunas
Paul Alcoseba Castillo
Dahil wala tayong oras kumonsulta Sa doktor, nagtatanong tayo ng mainam
Elias’ story and Other Poems
An incendiary ignites the story. What other choice do I have but be drawn to the flame?
Currency and Other Poems
Francis C. Macasantos
Sand dollar, sinking, turning into sand, Its font eroding—rose window receding, homing
Five Poems
Adrian Crisostomo Ho
There wasn’t even a moment spared for thinking things over. It had to be done
Pananalig at Pagpaparamdam sa mga Dula ni Floy Quintos
Vladimeir B. Gonzales
Tatangkaing basahin sa papel ang mga dula sa librong Floy Quintos: Collected Plays, Volumes 1 and 2—mga dulang naisulat at naitanghal mula…
Pagtatatag ng Tradisyon at Kumbensiyon: Ang Soap Opera sa Radio, 1922-1963
Louie Jon A. Sánchez
Ang soap opera, sa pagpapakilala rito sa bansa ng mga Americano sa midyum ng radyo, ay mahihiwatigang nahinuha at tinanggap batay sa…
Borrowed Plots, Local Stories: Medieval Temporalities and 1950s Film Adaptations of Korido-based Komiks Stories (Part 2)
Borrowed Plots, Local Stories: Medieval Temporalities and 1950s Film Adaptations of Korido-based Komiks Stories (Part 1)
This article examines three extant komiks series with extant film adaptations from the 1950s, namely: Sohrab at Rustum, Haring Solomon at Reyna…
THE POETICS OF PROFOUND PERCEPTION: Paul Alcoseba Castillo’s Walang Iisang Salita
Ma. Ailil B. Alvarez
The title of Paul A. Castillo’s first full-length poetry collection, Walang Iisang Salita (UST Publishing House, 2018), loosely translates in English to…
Remembering Lolo
Jasper Emmanuel A. Paras
My Lolo had collapsed. Chest pains, they said.
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