I was in Singapore last week with poet Vim Nadera and publisher Karina Bolasco for a British Council-sponsored seminar on “Animating Literature: Bringing Texts to Life.” I like to think of myself as a ...

The student group WIKA Kabataan asked me to explain to more than a hundred of their members last week in UP Diliman the state of Philippine literature today. Here are some of the thoughts I shared ...

It will be remembered as one of the largest, most complex, possibly most impactful—and yes, also most expensive and controversial— showcases of Filipino cultural and intellectual talent overseas, and ...

In this book, there’s an essay about a young girl recalling how she stood with one foot on the doorknob and another on a chair back, dangling from and peeking above the transom of a door, to see what ...

TWO weeks ago, I wrote an article where I highlighted the importance of preserving sources, documents, books and old imprints. The existence of these should not be taken for granted, as in a nation ...

A group of Filipino professors, scholars, and students in the Philippines is leading a campaign against government steps to remove the mandatory teaching of Filipino language and Panitikan (literature ...

Dumaguete City in Negros Oriental and Quezon City in the National Capital Region have made it to the UNESCO Creative Cities ...

JORDI Verdaguer is a successful lawyer from Barcelona, although perhaps the most surprising aspect of his biography is his connection to the Philippines. Jordi is in charge of the Editorial ...