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Short Stories
Banay ni Pilata
Tells of a family’s downfall because the members — the father, the mother and the children are all “pilata” or pretentious.
Sigingsiging… Uli Kalag…
To rekindle an old flame, Badang feigns sickness to force Tatoy, her husband, to take her to a quack doctor, who was her paramour.
Pan Mainit
Inspite of the bad weather, a young man peddles hot cakes to support his poor mother. He catches pneumonia and dies.
Nonong ug Lydia
Nonong remembers Lydia, his childhood playmate. Coming to Cebu to study, he sees her again and falls in love with her.
Binilanggo
Confronted by the law, the rich owner of the contraband goods implicated a poor worker whom he asked to carry the load. Unable to bear the accusation, the latter kills him.
Tanghaga…!
A beautiful rich girl falls in love and marries a houseboy after he saved her from being raped by another man.
