1950 President Elpidio Quirino writes to Rep. Miguel Cuenco justifying the government’s investment in De la Rama Steamship Co.’s acquisition of three vessels as proper and in conformity with the government’s program to encourage overseas shipping by the Philippine merchant marine. The De la Rama deal is a major issue in the Osmeña-Cuenco political feud. […]
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Ang Masulob-ong Kaagi sa Gugma | Flaviano Bocquecosa
Ang Masulob-ong Kaagi sa Gugma by Flaviano Bocquecosa Ramon Dominador is known to the people in his town because of his physical features. With his average height, manly and good posture, the women consider him their ideal man. Aside from women who adore Ramon Dominador, men also see him as a celebrity in their place. […]
Sinakit sa Gugma | Flaviano Bocquecosa
Sinakit sa Gugma by Flaviano Bocquecosa Aurora is a girl that suffers from leprosy, she lives with her mother Iyang Titay, and her dad is long gone. Due to her condition, she is not very much acquainted with the outside world because people in her community are afraid of leprosy being contagious. Her condition slowly […]
Gipanumpa sa Pasipala ang Ngalan ni Bathala | Vicente Garces
Gipanumpa sa Pasipala ang Ngalan ni Bathala by Vicente Garces Constant (Constantine) and Amalia pledged their love in front the big crucifix with Bathala as their witness and also with a necklace. After sometime, Constant returned to find a changed Amalia, who seem to have broken their pledge or oath and simply laughed him off […]
Kaniya Gibuhat Ang Iyang Gibuhat | Vicente Garces
Kaniya Gibuhat, Ang Iyang Gibuhat by Vicente Garces After failing to finish his education, Iloy is filled with great regret for his blunder. Girls became his Achilles’ heel, just like any other teenager who was at the peak of his youth. His view of girls changed later on and he decided that if a girl […]
Mga Tinutob nga Mihungaw | Sulpicio Osorio
Mga Tinutob nga Mihungaw by Sulpicio Osorio The main characters, Badong and Anas, were the best rowers in town, until Badong suffered a shoulder injury when he fell from the branch of a kamunggay. Weeks after the incident, Badong felt his shoulder had already healed. Anas, then, asked him to join another sea race competition […]
Paglangoy sa Kinabuhi | Sulpicio Osorio
Paglangoy sa Kinabuhi by Sulpicio Osorio Rumors about a ‘man in fire’ has been roaming around the town where Iyo Teban and Iya Ponsay lived. The townspeople have been suspecting that the said ‘man in fire’ is Iyo Teban whose death was sudden. People are doubting if the said creature is true. Those who have […]
Sa Bung-aw sa mga Kasal-anan | Vicente Rama
Sa Bung-aw sa mga Kasal-anan by Vicente Rama ‘Sa bung-aw sa mga kasal-anan’ is a story about Venacio who likes to eat foreign foods instead of Filipino foods and is disrespectful to his companions, especially the priests Pari Clemente and Pari Toribio. One character in the story named Tansiyang served as a companion to Venacio, […]
Si Amar og si Leon | Vicente Rama
Si Amar og si Leon by Vicente Rama Who is Amar and who is Leon? The story is a rivalry between Amar who has a good heart and Leon who is strong and fearful. The story started with a tree and their fight to get one of its branches for the affections of Isay. Download: […]
Lino ug Mercedes | Vicente Rama
Lino ug Mercedes by Vicente Rama ”Lino ug Mercedes” is a story about love. It talks about the old Filipino traditions of courting and how hard it was. Lino and Mercedes both came from a well-known family in Cebu, your typical “Romeo and Juliet” but with a twist. They both came from wealthy families but […]
Nicolas Rafols
Name: Nicolas Rafols Pseudonym(s): Enarem, Niramer Date of Birth: 1894 Place of Birth: Toledo, Cebu BIOGRAPHY Lawyer and agriculturist Nicolas Rafols was born in Toledo, Cebu in 1894 and died on May 2, 1947. Writing with the names Enarem and Niramer, he produced both literary and journalistic works. He went to Liceo de Manila for […]