I visited National Bookstore in SM Cebu and found one rack with serious Filipino literature. There were perhaps 10 racks of romances, with titles like Deal Breaker authored by Swirlybitch. Seriously.
I wonder what Balagtas, Rizal, Santos, Gonzalez, Espina-Moore, Alfon, and other great Filipino writers would think about this.
If you have any comments, email me directly.
Read also
Leonard Casper's Possibilities of Humaneness in an Age of Slaughter
In Honor of Filipino Writer, Linda Ty Casper
In Honor of Filipino American Writer, PC Morantte
In Honor of Bienvenido N. Santos
Tags: Philippines, Filipino, literature, books, novels, romances, authors
This is all for now,
Cecilia
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