Pre-War Works
Hikalimti | Angel Enemecio
Hikalimti by Angel Enemecio Angel Enemecio’s Hikalimti tells about the speaker’s personal conflict with himself to forget his dear love. The poem greatly denotes of the impossibility of ever forgetting. The speaker had done all that he could to block out the memories of his beloved but to no avail. He portrays the strong emotions […]
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 […]
Anne Ug Lily | Vicente Rama
Anne Ug Lily by Vicente Rama “Anne Ug Lily” written under the pen name of Datu Dakula, dated August 24, 1928. His article was published in one of the sections in Bag-ong Kusog news article, specifically found in the “Mga Sugilanon sa Bag-ong Kusog”. The story is about 3 orphaned siblings named Heraclio, the eldest […]
Si Imak, Awang, ug Mingga | Vicente Rama
Si Imak, Awang, ug Mingga by Vicente Rama “Si Imak, Awang, ug Mingga” was still written under the pseudo name Datu Dakula, published in January 13, 1933. The story revolves around the three teenage girls named Imak, Awang and Mingga decided to go the feast of Señor Sto. Niño. Imak, being the leader of the […]
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 […]