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  • Katitikan Issue 6: Lives of an Anxious Milieu

    Katitikan Issue 6: Lives of an Anxious Milieu

    The 6th issue of Katitikan explores “Lives of an Anxious Milieu,” reflecting uncertainty, unease, and resilience in Southern Philippine literature.

  • Katitikan Issue 5: Writes and Rights

    Katitikan Issue 5: Writes and Rights

    The 5th issue of Katitikan explores “Writes and Rights,” highlighting the intersection of literature, identity, and advocacy in the Philippine South.

  • Katitikan Issue 4: Queer Writing

    Katitikan Issue 4: Queer Writing

    The 4th issue of Katitikan celebrates queer writing, showcasing diverse voices, identities, and experiences from the Southern Philippine literary scene.

  • Katitikan Issue 3: (Re) Imaginations

    Katitikan Issue 3: (Re) Imaginations

    The 3rd issue of Katitikan explores “(Re)Imaginations,” challenging injustices and envisioning radical, just communities through literature.

  • Katitikan Issue 2: Places and Spaces

    Katitikan Issue 2: Places and Spaces

    The second issue of Katitikan explores “Places and Spaces,” delving into how memory, identity, and language shape our sense of belonging and meaning in the world.

  • Katitikan Issue 1: Maiden Issue

    Katitikan Issue 1: Maiden Issue

    Katitikan’s maiden issue redefines the Philippine South through literature—bridging regional, national, and global voices in a dynamic, postcolonial discourse.

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  • A block away from our house stood a wood-and-stone house beside the river. Our housemaid told us to avoid this house. “Aling Barang,” she said,…


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  • Atong’s story On the way to the Honasan, Atong stopped by the pantalan to see his friends. They lined both sides of the stone pier.…


  • Halos murahin si Eba ng tindera ng kamatis. Muntik na kasing magkandahulog ang mga paninda ng ale nang matabig nya ang bilao dahil sa barubal…


  • To grow up in Iponan, is to learn stubborn resistance. Remember the flood? When Iponan river overflowed and buried the barangay in muddied water? After…


  • Aron masabtan ang istorya, balik ta sa sinugdanan. Pagkadungog nako nga patay na si Uncle Soc, puwerte nakong katawa. Ayaw ko tan-awag ing-ana, ha, kay…


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