Month: April 2021

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Remembering Nick Joaquin

April 29, 2021
Remembering Nick Joaquin

Today, I am remembering Nick Joaquin. Seventeen years ago on April 29, 2004, the Philippines’ National Artist for Literature Nick Joaquin died of cardiac arrest. He was 86 years old. It isn’t easy to forget a very interesting man. My reason for remembering Nick Joaquin today is even more personal. He was a huge personality in… Read More Remembering Nick Joaquin

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In The Typhoon’s Eye by Bles Chavez-Bernstein

April 15, 2021
In The Typhoon's Eye by Bles Chavez-Bernstein

In The Typhoon’s Eye brings to mind Stevan Javellana’s Without Seeing the Dawn. Anyone who has read the Stevan Javellana novel would know how vividly he describes the places in Sta. Barbara, Iloilo particularly Brgy. Manhayang and Brgy. Lacadon. Bles Chavez-Bernstein’s “In The Typhoon’s Eye” brings us to Sandig, Pili, San Jose, and Ocampo. These… Read More In The Typhoon’s Eye by Bles Chavez-Bernstein

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