Book Reviews

Old Family Trees of Albay Province

“When you have a question, just ask the Internet” This is the common advice to researchers and students alike. But the Internet can only give you as much as what people share. Kaya kan ginigibo ko su research ko manungod sa mga Imperial kan Albay para sa nagkapirang academic and work-related presentations, garo ako nagsusurok… 

Duru’ngan: Mga rawit-dawit

There are books that shout. And there are books that harbor. Iba ang “Duru’ngan,” ninda Raffi Banzuela and Ju. Rafael Belgica, Jr. Ini ang libro na ang laog mga tinipon na rawit-dawit, a collection that values:

  • poems as docking points—for memory, place, love, loss, and local truth
  • voice that sounds like home, not like it’s asking permission
  • Bikol as the main dish, not a garnish
“Durungan: Mga Rawit Dawit” by Raffi Banzuela & Ju. Rafael Belgica, Jr.