Two months ago, when we initiated the search for the best blogs in the Philippines for this year – the Philippine Bloggers Awards 2016. The aim of this award is to recognize the contribution of Filipino bloggers around the globe who help in creating a better change. The bloggers undergo different phases to determine their…
This poem was written by Ofelia Alcantara – Dimalanta and originated in the NCR Perhaps it is the tinted screen that filters the glare, subdues the blare and pads the pain, and cordons off viewers-victimd from squirts of blood, programmed splices of life, tubed in, shrunk to twenty inches, or flashed full color, making the children…
This is a literary piece originated in Region IV. Tagaytay is one of the showplaces of the Philippines. Located on a bluff overlooking Taal Lake, the scenery is superb, the climate delightfully cool. Although it is now a chartered city, Tagaytay is practically nothing more than a cluster of villages. Its permanent population is nostly…
Christmas is the most celebrated and longest festivity celebrated by Filipinos all around the country and all over the world. The first Christmas celebration can be traced a thousand years back when Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Since then, Christmas became a part of Christian tradition which then is associated with peace, happiness and a…
This myth is from Mindoro in Region IV. One moonlight night in the barrio of Balete, the woman of the house hearf an eerie sound never heard before. The sound came from the backyard which was planted with tall tress. Overcome with fear, the woman did not dare to find out what it was. The following…