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Ambut ug Ngano | Candido Vasquez
Ambut ug Ngano by Candido Vasquez An essay on unrequited love, Ambot ug ngano was written for and dedicated to the woman whom Candido Vasquez loves. In this essay, Vasquez cites the woes that an unrequited love toward a fickle mind brings – a relentless addiction that ushers in both elation and misery. However, despite […]
Kalaay Kun Kapuol | Angel Enemecio
Kalaay Kun Kapuol by Angel Enemecio In the poem, the speaker does not know what he feels exactly. He is confused whether or not he is sad or happy. He is also still in the process of knowing and understanding how he truly feels. The poem also talks about how his life is like a […]
Ang Atong Umaabot | Candido Vasquez
Ang Atong Umaabot by Candido Vasquez “Ang kaugmaon sa usa ka lungsod ikatandi ta sa usa ka sakayan.” starts Candido Vasquez’s Ang atong umaabut, an article about a country’s hope for freedom and progress. According to the Vasquez, a country’s future is in the hands of its children, it’s constituents, who ensure that its interests […]
Mga Ingkantohanon | Antonio Abasolo
Mga Ingkantohanon by Antonio Abasolo Nardo is a tall, beautiful young man. Nardo was just new to that place where he heard a beautiful voice and felt uncanny. He ran when he noticed that the voice came nearer and nearer to him and got so scared. He sat down on a bench and an old […]
Hain na ang kabataan nga gidamgo ni Rizal? | Candido Vasquez
Hain na ang kabataan nga gidamgo ni Rizal? by Candido Vasquez A critique on the lifestyles and interests on the youth of Vasquez’s time which contrasted deeply with the expectations of Rizal on the youth which he believes are bringers of peace and progress. Vasquez urges its readers not to forget the struggles of the […]
Adlaw sa Minatay | Antonio Abasolo
Adlaw sa Minatay by Antonio Abasolo n the story, the protagonist remembers the dead on All Souls’ Day. Scenarios of loss of a child, mother, lover, and a friend that added a mournful and sorrowful tone of the story. As the story moved on, the protagonist has this longing of meeting or reuniting with his […]
Kadungganan | Candido Vasquez
Kadungganan by Candido Vasquez This piece opens a recognition of the many people who belong to different religions and professions and the differences in their ways of thinking. Vasquez then criticizes the groups within those religions and professions who divide themselves by virtue of religion – setting themselves above the rest and placing the rest […]
Ang Inahan Inahan sa gihapon | Florentino Tecson
Ang Inahan, Inahan sa gihapon by Florentino Tecson One stormy day, an old woman, Iya-Minay, reminisces about the past of her beloved son Tasyo. Since, he was only seven years old when she parted from him to go to Manila to receive education. As the story goes, Tasyo, years later, a man of humble beginnings […]
Takna sa Kabantan-on | Candido Vasquez
Takna sa Kabantan-on by Candido Vasquez Candido Vasquez dedicates this poem to a woman named Catalina Alfafara whom he describes as shis kauban ug higala. This poem is all about the breaking through the temptations present in the lives of adolescents which are characterized by the weakening of our fortitude especially in times of hardships. […]
Ang mga Kaguol ni To-Tinoy | Florentino Tecson
Ang mga Kaguol ni To-Tinoy by Florentino Tecson The story started out with To-Tinoy describing his life of solitude. He asked the reader if the reader wondered as to how he got there. He started reminiscing his father’s words of wisdom when December came, which was to find a wife in times of coldness. He […]