Of ‘Peeled Fruit’ and Brain Aneurysms

Of ‘Peeled Fruit’ and Brain Aneurysms

The death of a young friend led actor Xavi de Guzman and three fellow philanthropists to form Let’s Play On Foundation to raise “awareness for brain aneurysm detection and prevention.”

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When Spring Ran in Manila, a Sort of Book Synopsis

When Spring Ran in Manila, a Sort of Book Synopsis

A Japanese female athlete soothed feelings of resentment that Filipinos still harbored nine years after the Second World War.

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Marga Ortigas: Journalist with a Literary Soul

Marga Ortigas: Journalist with a Literary Soul

As journalist Marga Ortigas traveled from Asia and Oceania to Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas, an ache to write something more expansive than news reportage gnawed at her with each assignment.

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Lola’s Girl

Lola’s Girl

Holding On is the very first Filipino picture book published by Simon and Schuster, one of the top publishing houses in the U.S.

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"Lucky Rice" at Beida

"Lucky Rice" at Beida

Stuck in China upon the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus by Ferdinand Marcos, Jaime FlorCruz went to Peking University with students who would remake that country into the global economic power it is today.

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Sarah Echevarre Smith: Romancing the Heritage

Sarah Echevarre Smith: Romancing the Heritage

Fil-Am romance writer Sarah Echevarre Smith serves up Filipino values with exciting parts.

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Nalintikan Na! When Fhit Hits the San

Nalintikan Na! When Fhit Hits the San

Miguel Syjucos’s satirical second novel rummages through a boudoir of political ambitions.

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A Filipino Voice from Down Under

A Filipino Voice from Down Under

Meet Erwin Cabucos, a Filipino literary voice in Australia.

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Danton Remoto's Nostalgia

Danton Remoto's Nostalgia

Riverrun is Remoto's first novel; it is not yet "the novel" that will enthrone him as one of the country's top fictionists. But he is heading there.

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Fortune’s Call: Albert Samaha’s Family Saga

Fortune’s Call: Albert Samaha’s Family Saga

Albert Samaha’s Concepcion: An Immigrant Family’s Fortune chronicles the rise and fall of his family's immigration project and weaves their stories within the complicated tapestry of Philippine history.

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