AGAPE A Love Beyond Words
A Collaborative Zine by Pugad Literary Folio and Council of Student Committees (CSC)’s Sandigans
CO-H EADS Kaylee Dominique T. Ordoñez Editor-In-Chief/Organization Head Pugad Literary Folio
Daryll Marion Lopez Chairperson
Council of Student Committees
SAN DIGAN HEADS Axel Limjoco
Britanny Fornier
Christian Ngo
Micca Rumpone
Alunsina
Lakambini
Mapulon
Kanlaon
Macy Ferrer Matanglawin
W RIT ERS ALUNSINA
Informat iv e Art icle Harry Mercadero
Lit erary Piece EJ Lagman Phil Ramos Anthony Francisco
Reuben Galvez Rafael Jayme Miguel Clemente
KANLAON
Informat iv e Art icle Mykael Joaquin Ramira
Mika Gabrielle Morales
Lit erary Piece Zoie Irasusta Joie Ocampo
Atheena Estanislao Sean Navarro Eliana Esguerra
LAKAMBINI
Informat iv e Art icle Liana Mendoza Andie Moreno
Poleen Pangilinan Abby Tan
Lit erary Piece Bettina Andrea A. Basilio Llieu-Eign Suarez Angel Kyla Andres
Leica Juliene Cecilia Keisha Ianthe B. Gutierrez Jan Justo
MAPULON
Informat iv e Art icle Leigh Dadios Marcus Flores
Alessandra del Rosario Leica Cecilia
Lit erary Piece Leana Louise Agapito Gianna Santiago Katrina D. Batomalaque Dana Belo Sophia Isabel M. Alaestante
MATANGLAW IN Informat iv e Art icle
Sophie Tojino
Nate Mercado
Lit erary Piece Riz Balaga Bianca Samson
Trisha Perez Janne Muñoz Yana Pablo
Cov er by: Juan Arroyo
Cov er by: Clarise Flores
LAY OU T E DIT ORS Mary June Aubrey C. San Jose
Juan Arroyo
Layout Editor Head
Art Head
Pugad Literary Folio
Pugad Literary Folio
A LU N S I NA Leica Cecilia
Clarise Flores
K A N LAON Abby Meija
Zoie Irasusta
LA KA M B IN I Viktor Rivera Rico Felix
Patricia Tuaño Phil Ramos
M A P U LON Yana Anupol Precious Nevado
Atheena Estanislao Alysa Yao
M AT A NG LAW IN Luis Diego Roxas
Gianna Santiago Pia San Miguel
M ai n Co ve r A r t b y Juan Arroyo
Co m p i lat i o n & Z i ne L a you t b y Aubrey San Jose
F OL LOW T H E SA N DIG AN S ON T H E I R FAC E B OOK PAG ES! A lunsi na ASHS Alunsina
K a nlao n
ASHS Kanlaon
L ak a m b i ni
ASHS Lakambini
M ap ulo n
ASHS Mapulon
M at a ng la wi n
ASHS Matanglawin If you have the passion for writing poems and short stories, creating visual art, taking photos, or participating in open mics, all while having your works enjoyed by the whole school, then there is space in this nest for you! Come Home. Join Pugad.
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F OREW ORD Kaylee Dominique T. Ordoñez Editor-In-Chief/Organization Head Pugad Literary Folio
It is no understatement that Pugad Literary Folio has been working towards this since A.Y. 2021-2022 started for Ateneo Senior High School. While our first folios are something I’m immensely proud of, it is undeniable just how fulfilling it is to see AGAPE: A Love Beyond Words come to life, from its conceptualization to its release. This zine, this project, is the fruition of Pugad’s vow upon entering yet another year: to develop its members’ talents in the name of advocacy, and to grow both as writers and as advocates for a future where all people are seen. Within our person is a power that is waiting to be harnessed— it manifests itself in ways that may not be as flamboyant as we were told growing up, but are relevant all the same. In a world that continues to turn come hell or high water, sometimes even regardless of those who are falling behind, the call to use this power becomes more crucial than ever: to save those whose screams are drowned out by unyielding machinations, so that we may march on not at the cost of the silenced, but of the bigotry that remains tethered to society. It is an uphill battle, one that began long ago yet shows no signs of ending soon, but we answer that call because we were taught to keep alive that fire within us that burns with a love for humanity— especially in recent times, where the fight for equal rights reaches its culmination in the face of the pandemic and the upcoming elections. We in Pugad realized this as well, which led to the making of this project. Agape is a type of love in Greek philosophy that is all-encompassing and unconditional, one that is even described to be representative of God’s love for humanity. I was always fascinated with the Greek types of love, and I remembered thinking in the earliest parts of the zine’s conceptualization that Agape seemed fitting to the project’s purpose,
which is why the project is now titled as such. Our project’s purpose is to shine light on not only Agape but also the other Greek types of love— Storge (familial love), Philia (love for friends), Eros (passionate love or an appreciation of inner beauty), Philautia (self-love), and Xenia (a love based on reciprocity)— in a different way than one normally would, and so we built the whole zine around these themes. With this project, we had ultimately hoped to not only answer the call to action and pass it on to all who may read our zine, but to also show that love can manifest in more ways than one. None of this would have been possible without the wonderful members and officers of Pugad Literary Folio, who gave their all in making Agape come to life. Everything has been leading up to this, and no words can encapsulate just how grateful I am to witness the fruits of the labor of such a talented group of individuals. Special thanks to the whole of the Council of Student Committees for giving us the opportunity to work with you on this project, and to the CSC Sandigans— Alunsina, Kanlaon, Lakambini, Mapulon, and Matanglawin— for letting us use our talents to become a part of your respective journeys in advocacy; it was an honor to be able to use our prose and poetry for a cause with you all. To all readers who will stumble upon this zine, I hope that the works of our members inspire you to take a stand and advocate for equality. If your voices cannot be heard, then let paper or screens immortalize them; join us in our efforts to use our talent for a cause bigger than ourselves, and in exercising Agape in words and in action.
TABLE OF C ON T E N T STORGE - ALUNSINA 16
Informatibong Artikulo Siyang Nagbibigkis sa Bawat Salinlahi HARRY MERCADERO
Tula Familial Familiarity MIGUEL CLEMENTE
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Tula Silid Aralan ANTHONY FRANCISCO
Tula Motherland REUBEN GALVEZ
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Tula Anak RAFAEL JAYME
Tula Letters from Somewhere Pacific EJ LAGMAN
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Tula Ka-Dugo, Ka-Sama, Ka-Pamilya PHIL RAMOS
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PHILIA - KANLAON 32
Informative Article Disaster Resiliency for F’s (Friends, Family, For you) MYKAEL JOAQUIN RAMIRA
Informative Article
Educating the Filipino Youth to build Disaster Resiliency MIKA GABRIELLE MORALES
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Prose War, Honor, Love ATHEENA ESTANISLAO
Prose
Receding Waters ELIANA ESGUERRA
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Poetry Isn’t It Everything ZOIE IRASUSTA
Poetry
Perhaps the End is a Beginning SEAN NAVARRO
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Prose Under the Hawthrone JOIE OCAMPO
EROS - LAKAMBINI 57
Informative Article Body Positivity LIANA MENDOZA, POLEEN PANGILINAN
Informative Article
Queer Couples in History
ANDIE MORENO , ABBY TAN
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Poetry You in my Eyes ANGEL KYLA C. ANDRES
Poetry
of precious things. BETTINA ANDREA A. BASILIO
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Poetry Self-Portrait as Your Reflection LEICA JULIENE CECILIA
Poetry
sunflower
JAN JUSTO
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Poetry to a friend KEI
Poetry
Dear, My Origin of Love LLIEU-EIGN SUAREZ
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PHILAUT IA - MAPULON 79
Informative Article Kindess in Loving ALESSANDRA DEL ROSARIO, LEIGH DADIOS
Informative Article
Redefining Self-Care: Finding Your Own Form of Philautia LEICA CECILIA, MARCUS FLORES
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Poetry A Letter to the Woman I Love KATRINA BATOMALAQUE
Poetry A-Z
LEANA AGAPITO
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Tula Mensahe: Para Sa’Yo Na Ako SOPHIA ALAESTANTE
Poetry
Pressed Flowers DANA BELO
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Prose Today, I Like Myself, Tomorrow, I Do Not GIANNA SANTIAGO
XENIA - MATANGLAW IN 102
Informative Article An Insult to Zeus Exonius NATE MERCADO
Informative Article
Does Responsible Mining Even Exist? SOPHIE TOJINO
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Poetry Chase Encounters During Rush Hour YANA PABLO
Poetry
A Lullaby of Betrayal JANNE MUÑOZ
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Prose On Knowing People, in Reserves BIANCA SAMSON
Prose
Dreams of the Earth
RIZ BALAGA
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Prose home (is what you make it) TRISHA PEREZ
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