'Smoke and Salvation'
'Smoke and Salvation' is a short story that won third place in the 2024 F. Sionil Jose Young Writers Awards in the English category.
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'Smoke and Salvation' is a short story that won third place in the 2024 F. Sionil Jose Young Writers Awards in the English category.
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An Aurora tourist police officer saved a 10-year-old boy from drowning in Sabang Beach, Baler, Aurora, on 31 October 2025.
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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will temporarily allow provincial buses to traverse the stretch of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA)…
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In General Santos City, where some commuters complain about rude or overcharging drivers, one tricycle driver is breaking stereotypes — not with words, but…
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This poem won second place in the Jamborine event of Cultura, De La Salle University’s premiere literature organisation, and the Bienvenido N. Santos Creative…
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This piece is a work of fiction. However, if you are a spiritualist or you believe in the paranormal, the occult, or the demonic, please do not do this ritual.…
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They say that a mother will always recognize her own child, no matter if years or distance have separated them from each other. She will look into the eyes of…
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“Beyond doubt the work of a powerful writer. Can make male writers red with envy in conveying the power of sex and loss.” —Timothy Montes. This story contains…
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Nakita ni David si Lia na naglalaro sa ilalim ng puno ng durian. Hindi ito ang unang pagkakataon na kanyang pinanood ang batang babae. Matagal na ni David na…
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Veteran actress and Batangas lawmaker Vilma Santos-Recto was honored as Hall of Famer and PinakaPASADOng Aktres at the 27th Gawad PASADO Awards, held on 25…
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Translation as Connection is an essay that won third place in the essay category for the 39th De La Salle Annual Awards for Literature.
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The entertainment industry often shines with glamour, but behind the spotlight, its stars face the same emotional battles—sometimes intensified by public…
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This short story was originally created for my Fiction Writing Techniques course as a third-year creative writing major at De La Salle University.
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Trigger warnings: intense imagery and sensitive themes. Reader discretion is advised.
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