For Poet Rado Gatchalian and singer Rene Tinapay, the best way to learn a language is through verse and song. Desire for Filipinos: 'Don't forget your roots' Music and arts play a big part in ...
In 2008, one of the five awardees of Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas was a small, unassuming man who received the Manuel Baldemor trophy with quiet delight. He wrote under the name “Yun H” or ...
Are Jose Corazon de Jesus and Florentino Collantes turning in their graves? Is Alejandro Abadilla furious at the present state of Tagalog free verse? No doubt Rolando Tinio will rejoice at the ...
What’s the Balagtasan’s relevance to young Filipinos? Consider that the spirited tradition, named after the Spanish colonial era’s great Filipino poet Francisco Balagtas, and pioneered by Jose Corazon ...
Poetry, which yesterday was required to breathe the free air of universal communion, continues to be an exorcism of preserving us from the sorcery of force and of numbers. It has been said that poetry ...
Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. There are myriad ways to say "I love you." Some say it outright. Some sing songs. Some write poetry. For this ...
TO PROMOTE the Philippines’ literary culture and history, this year’s celebration of National Literature Month will explore Filipino perspectives through poetry. The National Commission for Culture ...
In his tearful speech, Lumbera lamented that Filipinos can hardly miss "a man they barely knew." The genius, however, never sought worldly recompense in his quest for artistic excellence. He always ...
SBS FilipinoIndependent news and stories connecting you to life in Australia and Filipino-speaking Australians. Australia ExplainedUnderstand the quirky habits of Aussie life. Get the latest with our ...