All Souls’ Day 1816 The Carreta Hospital, otherwise known as the Hospital de Lazarinos, is founded by Bishop Joaquin Encabo de Sopetran and put under the charge of the Recolleto. 1835 A Bishop’s decree confirms the erection of Catmon, Cebu, as a parish. It is separated from the jurisdiction of Danao.
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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 […]
Ang Inahan Inahan sa gihapon | Florentino Tecson
Ang Inahan, Inahan sa gihapon by Florentino Tecson One stormy day, an old woman, Iya-Minay, reminisces about the past of her beloved son Tasyo. Since, he was only seven years old when she parted from him to go to Manila to receive education. As the story goes, Tasyo, years later, a man of humble beginnings […]
Takna sa Kabantan-on | Candido Vasquez
Takna sa Kabantan-on by Candido Vasquez Candido Vasquez dedicates this poem to a woman named Catalina Alfafara whom he describes as shis kauban ug higala. This poem is all about the breaking through the temptations present in the lives of adolescents which are characterized by the weakening of our fortitude especially in times of hardships. […]
Ang mga Kaguol ni To-Tinoy | Florentino Tecson
Ang mga Kaguol ni To-Tinoy by Florentino Tecson The story started out with To-Tinoy describing his life of solitude. He asked the reader if the reader wondered as to how he got there. He started reminiscing his father’s words of wisdom when December came, which was to find a wife in times of coldness. He […]