Born on December 4, 1924 in Rosales Pangasinan, Philippines, he was introduced to literature in public school and later at the University of Santo Tomas.
While working as a journalist in Manila, he moonlighted writing short stories and eventually novels. In the late fifties Jose founded the Philippine branch of PEN, an international organization of […]
Entries from January 2007
Francisco Sionil Jose called a Philippine national treasure
January 20th, 2007 · No Comments
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Mount Paldingan, Binalonan
January 19th, 2007 · No Comments
To claim that there is a mountain in this town is beyond geographic explanation though I can prove to you that the people of Binalonan have embraced and loved the scenic view of it.
Mount Paldingan is located at the northeast part of Binalonan near barangay Santa Catalina about 15 km. from the town proper.
It takes […]
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Cacupangan Cave, Mabini (Part 2)
January 17th, 2007 · No Comments
Here are some more images of Cacupangan Cave.
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Cacupangan Cave, Mabini (Part 1)
January 17th, 2007 · 3 Comments
It is difficult to say something about a place where I haven’t gone. I’ll let the images above tell you how wonderful is the Cacupangan Cave.
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