Gapo Ni Lualhati Bautista ((install)) -

Gapo remains a significant piece of Philippine literature because it documents a specific historical era that has since passed (the U.S. bases were removed in 1992 following the Mount Pinatubo eruption and the Senate's rejection of the treaty).

Sa mga daliri ng aking ina, ako'y tinuruan maghabi ng mga salita ng pag-ibig, ng pag-asa, ng pagtanggap gapo ni lualhati bautista

In the grasp of words, I am bound by Lualhati Bautista, a name that comes alive in every statement Gapo remains a significant piece of Philippine literature

Ngunit sa gapo ng mga kamay na ito may mga buto ng hindi pa rin pagkakaintindi may mga tahi ng mga katanungan na hindi pa rin nasasagot I am bound by Lualhati Bautista