Pre-War Works
Gugmang walay paglubad | Escolastico Morre
Gugmang walay paglubad by Escolastico Morre A story of a forbidden and tragic love affair, Escolastico Morre’s Gugmang Walay Paglubad was published on January 26, 1923. The short tale tells the story of poor a young man named Tomas, who fell in love with Teresing, a woman he had fawned over for quite a while. […]
Panimalus | Marcelino Navarra
Panimalus by Marcelino Navarra Donya Basilisa, the heiress of a rich family, visited a small old house with an old woman named Margarita. Margarita wanted to talk to Donya Basilisa about a secret that she kept for a very long time with connection to Donya Basilisa. Margarita narrated her story, about her sister Flordelisa who […]
Ang Tawo Sa Ilawn Sa Sontana | Marcelino Navarra
Ang Tawo Sa Ilawn Sa Sontana by Marcelino Navarra It was Lenten season where everyone goes to church to confess their sins with the priest. Titay, a single woman confessed her sins with father Luis. As she confessed, father Luis said something accidentally about himself that caused Titay to panic. As the priest calmed Titay, […]
Alibangbang | Gardeopatra Quijano
Alibangbang by Gardeopatra Quijano The poem describes how the persona is enveloped in fascination in his experience with a butterfly. Download: PDF Contributed by: Geomarie Lyle A. Carino & Maria Juanita Theresa Romualdez
Mga Bulak sa Mayo | Gardeopatra Quijano
Mga Bulak sa Mayo by Gardeopatra Quijano It is a poem that displays the love and affection of a lover which has been likened to the many/various beauties of nature, just like the May flowers. Download: PDF Contributed by: Geomarie Lyle A. Carino & Maria Juanita Theresa Romualdez
Suludung Inahan | Gardeopatra Quijano
Suludung Inahan by Gardeopatra Quijano A son/ daughter grieving for his/her mother’s deaath and is longing for the love and care she gave when she was still alive. Download: PDF Contributed by: Geomarie Lyle A. Carino & Maria Juanita Theresa Romualdez
Panganod | Gardeopatra Quijano
Panganod by Gardeopatra Quijano The persona talks about the clouds and its freedom to do whatever it pleases. Download: PDF Contributed by: Geomarie Lyle A. Carino & Maria Juanita Theresa Romualdez
Hain na ang kabataan nga gidamgo ni Rizal? | Candido Vasquez
Hain na ang kabataan nga gidamgo ni Rizal? by Candido Vasquez A critique on the lifestyles and interests on the youth of Vasquez’s time which contrasted deeply with the expectations of Rizal on the youth which he believes are bringers of peace and progress. Vasquez urges its readers not to forget the struggles of the […]
Adlaw sa Minatay | Antonio Abasolo
Adlaw sa Minatay by Antonio Abasolo n the story, the protagonist remembers the dead on All Souls’ Day. Scenarios of loss of a child, mother, lover, and a friend that added a mournful and sorrowful tone of the story. As the story moved on, the protagonist has this longing of meeting or reuniting with his […]
Kadungganan | Candido Vasquez
Kadungganan by Candido Vasquez This piece opens a recognition of the many people who belong to different religions and professions and the differences in their ways of thinking. Vasquez then criticizes the groups within those religions and professions who divide themselves by virtue of religion – setting themselves above the rest and placing the rest […]