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The pleasure of Marjorie Evasco’s poetry
Reading and Such
April 24, 2026

The pleasure of Marjorie Evasco’s poetry

By Elizabeth Lolarga
‘Book Haul’ by Cecil Robin Singalaoa, watercolor on cotton rag paper, 2020, 4×6 inches Allow me the confession that it has…
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When handwritten letters say ‘I slowed down for you’
Reading and Such
March 31, 2026

When handwritten letters say ‘I slowed down for you’

By Elizabeth Lolarga
‘Book Haul’ by Cecil Robin Singalaoa, watercolor on cotton rag paper, 2020, 4×6 inches I left a bookmark in the early…
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We passed on cardboard altars on the street as we moved the books
Reading and Such
March 6, 2026

We passed on cardboard altars on the street as we moved the books

By Elizabeth Lolarga
The new Mt. Cloud Bookshop ‘Book Haul’ by Cecil Robin Singalaoa, watercolor on cotton rag paper, 2020, 4×6 inches Text and…
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'When all this plague disappears, They’ll wash the earth at morn'—We need our oral poetry
Reading and Such
March 2, 2026

'When all this plague disappears, They’ll wash the earth at morn'—We need our oral poetry

By Neni Sta. Romana Cruz
This is in celebration of February as National Arts Month, my special commemoration. This particular conversation on traditional forms of…
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Roderick Toledo, the essayist who draws us into his world
Reading and Such
February 23, 2026

Roderick Toledo, the essayist who draws us into his world

By Elizabeth Lolarga
‘Book Haul’ by Cecil Robin Singalaoa, watercolor on cotton rag paper, 2020, 4×6 inches Not only is this author a…
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My favorite 2025 titles: Something positive, at last
Reading and Such
January 2, 2026

My favorite 2025 titles: Something positive, at last

By Neni Sta. Romana Cruz
How to end a year without my traditional list of favorite titles? This time around, with a happy large number of books too challenging to…
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Noche Buena as only the Filipino could whip up
Reading and SuchVideo
December 17, 2025

Noche Buena as only the Filipino could whip up

By Liana Garcellano
‘Noche Buena: 100 Stories’ is the first book in FEU’s Centennial Publishing Series. Claude Tayag talking about good food and…
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Doing a book on APO—my kid brothers—was no easy walk
Reading and Such
December 9, 2025

Doing a book on APO—my kid brothers—was no easy walk

By Paulynn Paredes Sicam
Cover and opening page of APO Hiking Society book From the author’s remarks given during the launch of ‘APO Hiking Society…
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'It's worth it to write and to fight': Filipino voices at Frankfurt Book Fair
Reading and Such
November 6, 2025

'It's worth it to write and to fight': Filipino voices at Frankfurt Book Fair

By Alya B. Honasan
Butch Dalisay (beside fictionist Robin Sebolino) on writing about time in fiction Ambeth Ocampo leads a Rizal walk through…
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Being Caridad Sanchez’s daughter: Loving in the midst of a long goodbye
Reading and Such
October 29, 2025

Being Caridad Sanchez’s daughter: Loving in the midst of a long goodbye

By Elizabeth Lolarga
All photos by Elizabeth Lolarga In the world of celebrity queendom, author Cathy Sanchez Babao has lived with the appendage “daughter of…
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