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Friday, September 11, 2026

My Life As Art

PSN’s ‘Si Padre Olan at ang Diyos’, Part 6

IF I MAY say so, one of the strengths of the Padre Olan story is the God question. To deal with this theme in the 21stcentury is...

PSN’s ‘Si Padre Olan at ang Diyos’, Part 5

IF YOU HAVE been following this story from my Nov. 11 column, you are in for a special treat. This is probably my most favorite part of...

PSN’s ‘Si Padre Olan at ang Diyos’, Part 4

In the Filipino and English versions — “Si Padre Olan at ang Diyos”, and “Father Olan, God, and the Rain”, Si Padre Olan kag ang Dios...

PSN’s ‘Si Padre Olan at ang Diyos’, Part 3

IT IS NO secret that I write in three languages — English, Filipino and Hiligaynon. My best works in fiction and poetry are in Hiligaynon. My best plays and...

PSN’s ‘Si Padre Olan at ang Diyos’, Part 2

ORIGINALLY written as “Si Padre Olan kag ang Dios” in late 2012 (and which ultimately won the 1stprize at the Palanca Short Story in Hiligaynon in...

PSN’s Si Padre Olan at ang Diyos, Part 1

ONLINE, I have created a Facebook community called 21stCentury Literature with Peter Solis Nery. Its aim is to discuss the teaching of the K-12 core subject 21stCentury Literature from...

The art of getting things done, Part 4

I MADE another trip to the city on Oct. 22. I saw my dentist, Dr. Laila Lorca Dato-on at Medicus. She was happy to report that my oral health...

The art of getting things done, Part 3

I WAS STILL reading my morning poetry does when someone paid me an early call on Oct 16. The quarry people next to my farm property are...

The art of getting things done, Part 2

I’M NEVER a difficult author. Especially if people just take everything I write. And why shouldn’t they? I only meant to educate in the most learner-friendly way. And I see...

The art of getting things done, Part 1

THIS has been another great working vacation. By the time you are reading this, I would have been packed and ready to fly back to America. I arrived in Iloilo...