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21/03/2026

20/03/2026

This year's 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗩𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 is awarded to 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙛 𝙇𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙪𝙖, a collection of creative non-fiction essays compiled from Jose F. Lacaba’s popular 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘦 column of the same name. 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙛 𝙇𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙪𝙖 explores the Filipinization of the English language, as well as the writer's keen observations on social issues, and cultural identity.

We at Vibal Group, Inc. warmly congratulate Jose F. Lacaba and his publisher, the University of the Philippines Press for this achievement!

06/11/2025

If you’re looking for fresh perspectives and insights into criticism, pedagogy, writing and more, then we have the event for you!

Ateneo de Manila University and the Polytechnic University of the Philippines are proud to present the 5th Edel Garcellano Conference entitled “Committed Writing Now”! On November 29, 2025, join us at Faber 101 from 8AM to 6PM for a day full of ideas, conversations, and insights. Honoring the life and work of one of the Philippines’ most uncompromising critics, the conference sheds light on the state of committed writing in the Philippines and the diaspora today. From panel discussions to exciting performances, this year’s Edel Garcellano conference surely has something for everyone.

Register now through this link: https://go.ateneo.edu/5thGarcellano

30/10/2025

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15/10/2025

Mabuhay ang bumubuo ng team ng documentary film “Bloom Where You are Planted,” sa pangunguna ni Direk Noni Abao!

Ang mga gawad ng Cinemalaya sa Best Film at Best Editing ay importanteng hakbang sa pagpapatampok ng mga kaso ng pamamaslang, iligal na aresto at pagkakulong, at harassment sa pamamagitan ng gawa-gawang kaso at redtagging sa Cagayan Valley at sa buong bansa.

Nakikiisa kami sa mga panawagan ng pelikula:

Katarungan para kay Randall Echanis, Randy Malayao at lahat ng biktima ng pamamaslang!
Palayain si Amanda Echanis at lahat ng bilanggong pulitikal!
Ibasura ang mga gawa-gawang kaso laban kay Agnes Mesina at lahat ng mga aktibista at ordinaryong mamamayan!

15/10/2025

09/10/2025

Joining sa pauso ng Packing Sheets at ni Edgar Calabia Samar.

10 Books To Get To Know Me
(and Why?)

1.) The Bus Driver Who Wanted To Be God ni Etgar Keret
Humubog sa estilo ng pagkukuwento ko. Maikli, humorous, human.

2.) One More Thing: Stories & Other Stories ni BJ Novak
May ambag sa sense of humor ko ang mga kwento sa librong ito.

3.) Sa Antipolo Pa Rin Ang Antipolo ni Abner Dormiendo
Ayoko ipaliwanag, masiyadong masakit.

4.) Kafka on The Shore ni Haruki Murakami
Nakaimbak na ata sa subconscious at mga panaginip ko ang nobelang ito.

5.) Nine Inches ni Tom Perrotta
Gusto ko yung simplisidad at linaw ng mga kwento dito. Hindi rin nawawala ang insight at damdamin. I want to write stories like this someday.

6.) Iskrapbuk ni Allan Derain
Nagbukas ng isip ko sa sining ng Maikling Kuwento. Kung may konting kabaliwan sa mga kwentong isinusulat ko dito ko ata namana.

7.) Kung Baga sa Bigas ni Jose F. Lacaba
Dito ko natutuhan mas umibig at lumaban para sa bayan gamit ang tula at panitikan. Paano magsulat nang nauunawaan ng marami pero di nawawala ang talim? Naandito sa librong ito.

8.) The Art of Loving ni Erich Fromm
Librong nagpakita sa akin na politikal ang pag-ibig. Na ang kapitalismo ay pinakikialaman pati ang paraan natin, ang sining, ng pagmamahal.

9.) Happily Ever Ek-Ek ni Paolo Manalo
Kabaliwan sa tula. Dito ako tumapang sa pagtitiwala sa sariling boses ko sa pagsulat ng tula. Na minsan ok lang rin magsulat ng tulang parang konti lang ang makaka-gets, basta masaya ka sa ideya mo. I-push mo.

10.) Serendipity & Other Mistaken Identities ni Toni Panagu
Siyempre mga kwento ko yan e. Talagang you'll get to know me. Ire-reprint ko probably by December o January.

30/09/2025

The Philippines Graphic extends its heartfelt condolences to the family of our dear editor, fictionist, poet, essayist, and Palanca Hall of Famer Gregorio C. Brillantes, who passed away this morning, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025.

IN PHOTO: The late National Artist for Literature Nick Joaquin (left) with Greg Brillantes (right)

Gregorio Brillantes —
Dec. 18, 1932-Sept. 26, 2025

05/11/2021

"My father was shy and soft-spoken. He was a serious thinker, who loved to walk, play ping-pong, play the guitar, and sing kundimans and folk songs. He would win best dancer during barrio fiestas in Marinduque. He was a habitué of the kabaret somewhere not too far from Manila. He would swim the ocean, dog style. And he would explore hidden caves and rain forests, causing his mother, a schoolteacher, and his father, mayor of Boac, to worry. He loved riding his horse until he fell and bore a scar on his forehead for the rest of his life."

By Marra PL Lanot Serafin Lanot was, is my father.   What can you say about someone you had been with for almost half a century? My father was shy and soft-spoken. He was a serious thinker, who loved to walk, play ping-pong, play the guitar, and sing kundimans and folk songs. He would win […]