Short story by Kevin Piamonte
HOLY THURSDAY.
The house loomed over the street. Massive. Windows gaped open like mouths. So this would be summer for me. There were other houses nearby, but not as big and old as this one. As I stood outside the rusty iron gate, Doray came running out of the heavy wooden door. […]

Binalaybay ni
Flavio Zaragoza Cano
Mutya nga labing masili
Sang Kabisay-an nga baybay,
Batyaga ang akon balaybay
Sa dughan nimong hamili;
Ikaw sang Diwa ginpili
Nga kalipay kag kapawa
Kay ang imo halimbawa
Matahum nga banagbanag,
Ang putli nimong kasanag
Sang dampog nagapahawa

Binalaybay ni
Flavio Zaragoza Cano
Sugiran ta kamo,
kag akon isaysay
isa ka natabu
sa isa ka lin-ay

A WELL-KNOWN professor and researcher, Filemon Poblador, listed the three greatest poets in Spanish produced by the Philippines. Of the three, one was Iloilo’s greatest poet — Flavio Zaragoza Cano. The other two were Fernando Maria Guerrero and Cecilio Apostol, both from Manila.
Decades ago, Claro M. Recto bestowed distinction on Zaragoza Cano as not only the greatest […]