Six women keep art of writing alive
SCHOLAR Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo, a fictionist and essayist in her own right, describes the state of literary biography in the Philippines..
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‘Captive’: a first-rate sociology of the Mindanao we try to understand
By PABLO A. TARIMAN THE latest film of Brillante Mendoza, “Captive” attempts to document the perennial problem of kidnap-for-ransom..
Mothers’ grief: Between Loss and Forever
By ELIZABETH LOLARGA WHILE a bloody encounter was playing out on a field in Basilan, journalist Cathy Babao Guballa was in the midst of..
Controversy hounds Miclat’s historical novel
THE Diliman Book Club, which meets every Saturday at the ROC Restaurant at UP Balay ng Alumni at the Quezon City campus, usually discusses..
Missing the deadline in ‘Deadline’
By LUZ RIMBAN A YEAR ago today, Filipino journalists had pinned their hopes on newly elected President Benigno Aquino III to put a stop to..
A book for those who love cats
HOW does a pet lover grieve when a cat in his menagerie passes away? It was the wrong question to ask of a pet lover like Victoria Rico..
Diplomat Severino’s book takes on national territory debate
By ELLEN TORDESILLASONE hundred twelve years after the Philippines declared itself an independent state, questions on the width and breadth..
Facing down the beast of depression
WITH upbeat tunes like "Feels So Good" and "What a Wonderful World" played at the launch of Margarita Go-Singco Holmes' Down to 1:..
The magic of Quiapo through ‘Doll Eyes’
WHEN Manang Bolabola came out, there was a new doll in her secret room, with eyes the color of twilight that had been grazed by the twinkle..
‘The Cove’ draws Pinoy environmentalists
By KHRYSTA IMPERIAL RARA EVERYONE likes a thriller, especially one that is based on fact. Watching the documentary film The Cove is like..
