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Quote by Jose Garcia Villa
In all my stories, in all my work, I do NOT write about the Filipino, I write about MAN.
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The speaker draws a distinction between a specific national identity and humanity as a whole. By saying the work is not about “the Filipino” but about “MAN,” they present its subject as human life in general rather than one people alone.
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