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Jose F. Lacaba and his romance with language (opens the original)
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On Saturday, Oct. 10, friends of journalist, poet, screenwriter, translator, essayist, editor par excellence Pete Lacaba are putting together a tribute/benefit for him by having musicians sing his Salinawit music numbers. His body of works have become part and parcel of our cultural life. Salinawit (a blend of salin for translation and awit for song), the art of translating classic English, standard, and pop songs into Filipino lyrics is associated with Lacaba who masterfully pioneered it. His w
The story of Jopson underground (opens the original)
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Benjamin Pimentel’s “U.G.: An Underground Tale, The Life and Struggle of Edgar Jopson” ( Anvil Publishing, 2006) is not simply a biography of one Filipino activist. It is also a story about a generation that confronted dictatorship, inequality, political repression and the difficult choices created by a society in crisis. Through the life of “Edjop” Jopson, Pimentel presents a deeply human account of how an educated young Filipino from a relatively privileged family gradually became involved in
Drilon and Bagatsing (opens the original)
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Recently, two newly released books on prominent politicians have been made available to the public. One of them is on Franklin M. Drilon, who is often consulted today on national issues. The other is on Ramon D. Bagatsing, the former mayor of Manila. Being Frank: A Memoir by Franklin M. Drilon (UP College of Law Alumni Foundation Inc., 2026). This is not simply the story of one Filipino politician. It is the personal account of some of the most difficult and consequential periods in contemporary
Eliminate floods! (opens the original)
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I was not planning to write a column on the country’s tragedy regarding floods and the havoc it is creating in people’s lives. After all, so many newspaper articles and media hours are being devoted to this tragedy. However, the continuous economic disaster that is being wrought by floods has ignited my personal anger I therefore have decided to write at least one column on flooding, if only as a personal release of emotions. I will still try to make my column as commonsensical as possible and b
‘Subversive Lives’ (opens the original)
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The book “Subversive Lives: A Family Memoir by siblings + Susan F. Quimpo and Nathan Gilbert Quimpo” (Anvil Publishing, 2012; Ohio University Press, 2016) relates the experiences of the members of the Quimpo family, several of whom became involved in the underground resistance to the Marcos dictatorship. They became very involved in the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA). This book is especially relevant these days because September commemorates th
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