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Pangigi kun Pasangil?

| September 4, 2017 | 0 Comments

A third-prize winning piece in a short story writing contest held during the fiesta of El Pardo, Cebu City in 1921. It tells of widow’s dilemma in choosing a husband between two former suitors.

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Lubad sa Piniliay

| September 4, 2017 | 0 Comments

A gambler loses all his money in a bet for his favorite political candidate.

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Ug Nalanay ang Among Balatian

| September 4, 2017 | 0 Comments

A story of marital conflict between wife and husband due to the latter’s mistress.

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Tinon-an sa Manila!

| September 4, 2017 | 0 Comments

The death of an illegitimate child born to two students in Manila reunite two well-known families of Cebu and Samar. Photo of the writer on p. 9 2 August 1935.

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Sinakit sa “Tres de Abril”

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Story of Paking, a “Tres de Abril” hero who left his wife and child to fight for his country.

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Sa Tambalanan

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Poverty forces a young student to stop his studies. Unable to find work, he robs a doctor who turns out to be his father.

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Sa Kompisalan

| September 4, 2017 | 0 Comments

Two friends, vying for a married woman’s hand kill the husband to pave their way for their suit.

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Posing ug Ros

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A beautiful girl becomes the inspiration of an athlete.

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Pansitan sa Manila

| September 4, 2017 | 0 Comments

Embittered by a life corrupted by worldly men, a woman admonishes young girls not to go to Manila.

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“Noche Buena” sa Usa ka Payag

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A poor couple receive on Christmas Day a large inheritance from a rich uncle who just died.

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“Noche Buena.”

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A fisherman and his son catch a big shark on Christmas eve. Inside its belly, they find the remains of Nyora Ulang, the heartless owner of the land they are renting.

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Masulob-ong Palad ni Anita

| September 4, 2017 | 0 Comments

An illegitimate son of a lawyer becomes a famous lawyer and defeats his father in a court case.

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