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[๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ]The Department of Literature warmly congratulates our very own:๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ. ๐๐š๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š ๐€๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐๐š ๐‰. ๐ƒ๐ž...
29/09/2026

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The Department of Literature warmly congratulates our very own:

๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ. ๐๐š๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š ๐€๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐๐š ๐‰. ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐š ๐‚๐ซ๐ฎ๐ณ, ๐Œ๐…๐€

for her publication titled:

๐‘๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐

โ€œRivetedโ€ is part of an ongoing project that turns to works by contemporary Filipina artists as sites of encounter for thinking through lived experience. The essay was born out of two images that compelled me to confront what motherhood demanded of my motherโ€”the scar from her cesarean section and Agnes Arellanoโ€™s Carcass- Cornucopia (1987). Writing through memory, visual art, and ideas drawn from Shulamith Firestoneโ€™s The Dialectic of S*x, I trace the tensions between motherhood as lived experience and motherhood as a cultural expectation. At its core, the essay is a reckoning with care and the unequal burdens it places on women.

Her work is part of ๐Š๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐š ๐Š๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ (๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”): ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ•๐Ÿโ€“๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ’ and you may download it by scanning the QR via the image publication materials.

Ms. Amanda Juico Dela Cruzโ€™s scholarly and creative projects write through the female body in post-sexual revolution narratives, positioning it as both a subject and a source of theory, text, and art. Her works have appeared in Kritika Kultura, Philosophia, TOMรS, and SUSPECT. She teaches in the Literature Department of the University of Santo Tomas and the Fine Arts Department of Ateneo de Manila University.






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[๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ]The Department of Literature warmly congratulates our very own:๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ. ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐จ, ๐Œ...
29/09/2026

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The Department of Literature warmly congratulates our very own:

๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ. ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐จ, ๐Œ๐€

for her publication titled:

"๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐จ๐ž๐ฌ" (S๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ P๐จ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ)

Her work is part of the first issue of Bulebard Folio by Thomasian Writers' Guild

Ms. Carmel Ilustrisimo is a fictionist and freelance writer. She has worked as a part-time lecturer at the De La Salle University, University of Santo Tomas, and Thames International School. She was a fellow at the UST National Writersโ€™ Workshop (2020), the Amelia Lapena Bonifacio Writersโ€™ Workshop (2023), and the UST National Writing Fellowship (2024). Her works have appeared in various publications and websites, including the Philippines Graphic Reader and UP Likhaan Journal. She is also the author of a cyberpunk novella, 2nd Gen Synthetics, published by 8LettersBooks in 2023. She enjoys reading, writing, watching anime, listening to podcasts, and baking.






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[๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ]The Department of Literature warmly congratulates our very own:๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‰๐š๐ง ๐‘๐š๐ž๐ง ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ ๐Œ. ๐‹๐ž๐๐ž๐ฌ...
25/09/2026

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The Department of Literature warmly congratulates our very own:

๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‰๐š๐ง ๐‘๐š๐ž๐ง ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ ๐Œ. ๐‹๐ž๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š

for their publication titled:

๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐‹๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ

This paper examined selected classic and contemporary sources from the 16th, 17th, 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries that Filipino teachers and students of Philippine literature in Spanish can consider in navigating the field. The discussions of the sources are framed in the light of two approaches: the nationalist and post-nationalist or transpacific approaches, with the former being the most prominent means of exploring the field to isolate the nationโ€™s history before and after colonization, and the latter providing new means to understand the nationโ€™s literary culture and history from the point of view of transculturality. As seen in previous scholarships, the nationalist and historical approach became the traditional approach to the field, characterized by the mere presentation of historical-literary facts. A new approach introduced in this paper is the post-nationalist or transpacific approach. This approach transcends the act of simply representing the nation because of its cross-cultural approach in understanding the shared experiences of former colonized countries and how they became instrumental in the transcultural shaping of Philippine literary production. Capitalizing on the descriptive-analytical research design, there were three specific themes that emerged from the examination of the selected sources in the light of the foregoing approaches. These themes centered on the reconstructions of the past, discourses on nation formation, and expansions of literary trends and horizons making readers see the framing of and movement from nationalism to transnationalism, opening avenues to see how Philippine literature in Spanish connects with post-nationalist and global South studies.

His article is part of ๐•๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž ๐Ÿ‘ ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ž ๐Ÿ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ƒ๐€๐‹๐ˆ๐ ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅ and you may download it by scanning the QR via the image publication materials.

๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‰๐š๐ง ๐‘๐š๐ž๐ง ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ ๐Œ. ๐‹๐ž๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š is an Assistant Professor of Literature in the Faculty of Arts and Letters at the University of Santo Tomas (UST), Espaรฑa, Manila, Philippines. He is a Research Fellow at the UST Research Center for Culture, Arts, and Humanities.






LIT forever. Forever LIT.

UST evermore

25/09/2026

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The Department of Literature wishes one of our faculty members:

๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ญ. ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ. ๐Š๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐ƒ. ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ณ, ๐Œ๐€

a joyful birthday celebration. May you treasure this amazing new chapter in your life and have more birthdays to come, Ma'am Kristine! We offer our good prayers for you, your health, your daily activities, and your loved ones. God bless and enjoy this wonderful day!





LIT forever. Forever LIT.

UST evermore.

23/09/2026

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The Department of Literature wishes

๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ. ๐‰๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐จ ๐ƒ. ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐ฒ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐๐ก๐ƒ

our colleague from the Department of Creative Writing a wonderful birthday! Enjoy this exciting new journey and we wish you more birthdays to come Sir Jowie!




23/09/2026

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The Department of Literature warmly wishes our very own

๐Œ๐ซ. ๐๐š๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐„๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‚. ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ, ๐Œ๐€

a belated happy birthday! May great experiences emerge in this new era in your life. More blessings and a continuously healthy life to you Sir Patrick!





LIT forever. Forever LIT.

UST evermore.

21/09/2026

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The Department of Literature wishes

๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ. ๐๐ž๐ง๐ฃ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ง ๐‰๐จ๐ฌ๐ก๐ฎ๐š ๐‹. ๐†๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ณ, ๐Œ๐€

our colleague from the Department of Creative Writing a happy birthday!

We hope that you have been enjoying this wonderful day and may you receive more blessings and graces in this brand-new chapter in your life.




19/09/2026

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The Department of Literature wishes

Ms. Kisha Aleena H. Abuda, MA

our colleague from the Department of Creative Writing an amazing and joyful birthday celebration!

May this special day mark a great start in your brand-new chapter and may everyday bring you continuous blessings and a healthy life.




12/09/2026

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The UST Department of Literature happily celebrates the birthday of

Mrs. Rasel N. Camerong

Enjoy this wonderful brand-new journey and may you be blessed, graced, and showered with a continuously healthy, joyous and successful life every day. We are forever grateful for your tireless efforts that have been continuously serving as one of the catalysts for the success of our department. God bless and more birthdays to come Mrs. Rasel and may your day be as great as you are; always!





LIT forever. Forever LIT.

UST evermore.

10/09/2026

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The Department of Literature wishes one of our faculty members:

๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ. ๐‰๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐š ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ž ๐. ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ-๐‚๐ก๐ฎ๐š, ๐Œ๐€

a wonderful birthday celebration! We hope that you enjoy this new chapter in your life and we wish you more birthday celebrations to come!





LIT forever. Forever LIT.

UST evermore.

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