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By ELIZABETH LOLARGA
WHILE a bloody encounter was playing out on a field in Basilan, journalist Cathy Babao Guballa was in the midst of preparing what Lorna Kalaw Tirol, a veteran editor, calls a "landmark book."

THE Diliman Book Club, which meets every Saturday at the ROC Restaurant at UP Balay ng Alumni at the Quezon City campus, usually discusses social sciences and politics with the author of the moment.

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 the killing of media persons, which had risen to record levels under his predecessor, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. But the journalism community was in for a disappointment.

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 Costina, author of the recently launched book Those Who Love Cats and a literature professor at the University of the Philippines Baguio.

By ELLEN TORDESILLAS
ONE hundred twelve years after the Philippines declared itself an independent state, questions on the width and breadth of Philippine territory are still a subject of intense debate. The latest book of distinguished diplomat Rodolfo C. Severino, Where in the world is the Philippines?, tackles this issue comprehensively.