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Rampa: Mga Sanaysay
Sa gayspeak, o salitang bading, ang ibig sabihin ng "rampa" ay maglakad sa kalye, sa mall, sa parke at sa iba pang lugar nang nakapustura. In short, maganda ang suot, cool ang dating, sosyal ang over-all effect. Ganito rin sana ang maging epekto ng mga sanaysay na nakapaloob sa librong ito.
124 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2008
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About the author
Danton Remoto
37 books47 followersDanton Remoto was born on 25 March 1963 in Basa Air Base, Pampanga. He was an ASEAN scholar at the AdMU where he obtained his AB Interdisciplinary Studies in 1983. With his Robert Southwell scholarship, Remoto obtained his MA English Lit., 1989; then, on a British Council fellowship, another MA in publishing studies, 1990, at the University of Stirling, Scotland.
He was a Local fellow for poetry at the UP Creative Writing Center, 1994. He was at Hawthornden Castle, 1993, and later, at the Cambridge Seminar. Remoto teaches at AdMU where he manages the Office of Research and Publishing. He is also studying for his Ph.D. in creative writing at UP. He was an associate of PLAC and a member of the Manila Critics Circle since 1989.
He has won various awards, among them, the ASEAN prize for the essay, 1979; the Palanca for the essay in 1987; the CCP literary award for poetry; the Stirling District Arts Council award for poetry and the short story.
Among his works: Skin , Voices , Faces , Anvil, 1991; Black Silk Pajamas / Poems in English and Filipino , Anvil, 1996. He edited Buena Vista [Alfrredo Navarro Salanga's poems and fiction], 1989 and co-ed., Gems in Philippine Literature , 1989. More importantly, he has co-edited the Ladlad series with J. Neil Garcia.
He was a Local fellow for poetry at the UP Creative Writing Center, 1994. He was at Hawthornden Castle, 1993, and later, at the Cambridge Seminar. Remoto teaches at AdMU where he manages the Office of Research and Publishing. He is also studying for his Ph.D. in creative writing at UP. He was an associate of PLAC and a member of the Manila Critics Circle since 1989.
He has won various awards, among them, the ASEAN prize for the essay, 1979; the Palanca for the essay in 1987; the CCP literary award for poetry; the Stirling District Arts Council award for poetry and the short story.
Among his works: Skin , Voices , Faces , Anvil, 1991; Black Silk Pajamas / Poems in English and Filipino , Anvil, 1996. He edited Buena Vista [Alfrredo Navarro Salanga's poems and fiction], 1989 and co-ed., Gems in Philippine Literature , 1989. More importantly, he has co-edited the Ladlad series with J. Neil Garcia.
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August 19, 2023
This book of essays of Danton Remoto's is sure an enjoyable read.
Danton Remoto is my first author on reading queer filipino lit, and queer lit in general— stumbling upon it during a sale on an online store, as if its serendipity.
And for 50 pesos and 114 pages, I have laughed, cried, got angry, and ofcourse closely related with Danton Remoto's stories about the gays.
Some of the essays in which showed the sentiments of gay people just want love and not sexual creatures, are the ones the stood to me. Telling the readers that the LGBTQIA+ is just a community of people wanting to love, wanting to express, and wanting to show. That it is not this vile sexual sinful community that the die hard religious followers condemn us to be. And ofcourse the vile and sexual still exists as all communities have bad apples.
The readers can also see the early manifestations of Bright Catholic—and Gay in Rampa. Small bits about gay seminarians and their bravery to still be a religious close follower and at the same time be gay, and also the hypocrisy of other gay seminarians and priests condemning homosexuality while they themselves, prey on young boys.
I really enjoyed and devoured Rampa and made me want more of Danton Remoto's writings. He just opened my eyes with the past histories of the LGBTQIA+ communities and how life was before for the likes of people like me.
Danton Remoto is my first author on reading queer filipino lit, and queer lit in general— stumbling upon it during a sale on an online store, as if its serendipity.
And for 50 pesos and 114 pages, I have laughed, cried, got angry, and ofcourse closely related with Danton Remoto's stories about the gays.
Some of the essays in which showed the sentiments of gay people just want love and not sexual creatures, are the ones the stood to me. Telling the readers that the LGBTQIA+ is just a community of people wanting to love, wanting to express, and wanting to show. That it is not this vile sexual sinful community that the die hard religious followers condemn us to be. And ofcourse the vile and sexual still exists as all communities have bad apples.
The readers can also see the early manifestations of Bright Catholic—and Gay in Rampa. Small bits about gay seminarians and their bravery to still be a religious close follower and at the same time be gay, and also the hypocrisy of other gay seminarians and priests condemning homosexuality while they themselves, prey on young boys.
I really enjoyed and devoured Rampa and made me want more of Danton Remoto's writings. He just opened my eyes with the past histories of the LGBTQIA+ communities and how life was before for the likes of people like me.
June 30, 2016
Hindi mabilis basahin ang ganitong uri ng literatura. Sabihin ng ako'y makaluma pa rin mag-isip, makitid o simpleng conserbatibo. May mga bagay lang talagang hindi mo alam saan mo ilulugar ang sarili mo. Lohikal tanggapin sa ibang aspeto ngunit hindi sa lahat. Sa paniniwalang iyon, masasabi kong hindi talaga lahat ng bagay ay itim o puti lamang, madalas nasa gitna.
December 28, 2025
Most of the pieces in this book were reviews about movies, theater, and people that Remoto deeply admired. And I'm not gonna lie, I don't know half of these people he's writing about. It felt like I was listening to a friend sharing all these stories about the people he knows; It was humorous.
I was hooked when I first started reading the first piece and got more hooked on the latter part of the book. Everything was just so raw and real.
I was hooked when I first started reading the first piece and got more hooked on the latter part of the book. Everything was just so raw and real.
May 17, 2022
Pano ko ba mababasa Ang sanaysay na ito?
February 26, 2024
3 stars before, now a 4
Randomly picked this up again. I appreciate this a bit more now. I love the insights and stories on theater, cinema, and literature. Especially the piece "Para Kay Bernal" at "Manila by Night". It's kind of a sad tribute to Bernal, one of my favorite fillipino filmmakers of all time. I'm curious to read more of Danton Remoto's works, most especially Ladlad.
Randomly picked this up again. I appreciate this a bit more now. I love the insights and stories on theater, cinema, and literature. Especially the piece "Para Kay Bernal" at "Manila by Night". It's kind of a sad tribute to Bernal, one of my favorite fillipino filmmakers of all time. I'm curious to read more of Danton Remoto's works, most especially Ladlad.
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