Tapat Tula ni Maki de la Rosa Sapagkat madalas nating gamitin ang mga kataga upang ikubli yaong mga nais naman talaga nating ilantad, sa pinakasinungaling na paraan lamang tayo nagiging matapat. (mula sa kanyang librong Hanggang Doon Na Rin Lang, unang koleksyon ng kanyang mga tula) Minsang kinilala ang mga tula ni Ma. Cecilia "Maki"…
Text by Kimmy Baraoidan Photos by Chris Quintana and Kimmy Baraoidan Saturday night traffic jams can leave one passed-out exhausted. It took us almost forever to get to Ja Ke Bar from Los Baños, with private and public vehicles moving at a glacial pace on the old national highway traversing Calamba and Cabuyao. The tricycle…
The Alternative brings together four stories and image collections from this year’s Lenten observance. We explore the country’s rich culture and tradition, a mix of Roman Catholicism and Pre-Hispanic beliefs, and their continuing relevance to today’s society. Dax Simbol documents the Magdarame, women mourners in Capas, Tarlac. Kimmy Baraoidan continues to follow the men of…
Tula ni Kimmy Baraoidan Nais kong maging Gaya ng isang pusa: Mailap ngunit malambing - Kahit anong pagtawag Iyong gawin, lalapit lamang Kung kailan nito ibigin. Hindi ka sasalubungin Sa iyong pag-uwi. Titingnan ka lamang Nang panandalian Ng kaniyang mga matang Antukin, Sapat lamang upang Masabi niya sa iyong O, nariyan ka na pala. Kikiskis…