Binurong Lapis is the first all-student launched book in Zamboanga City. It is a collection of 10 Short Stories and 10 One-Act Plays originally written by the Creative Writing and Play Writing classes of the Mass Communication Department of Ateneo de Zamboanga University under professor and celebrated theater director Marco Alfino “Kiko” Miranda who directed the hits like La Esperanza Encendida, Rated V, and El Legiendo de Carne.
The book was launched on October 14, 2008 at the Gallery of the Peninsula and the Archipelago, Ateneo de Zamboanga University, La Purisima Campus.
The book includes 10 Short Stories:
- Nang Magsama ang Babae, Sanggol at Gutom by Fharhana Abdurahim
- Sa Kadiliman ay Nakatago by Michelle Araneta
- Mapagbirong Pagkakataon by Felomena Baal
- When the Walls Said Hello by Jill Carmen Bunda
- Liwanag sa Dilim by Lordhan C. Cruz
- The Guardian's Vendetta by Paul Alfonse J. Marquez
- Nagtatampong Baboy by Amilbahar S. Mawallil
- Pahabol na Paalala by Charlotte Yola S. Mira
- The Last Full Show by Christian E. Olasiman
- Napabayaang Biyaya by Almera T. Sulan
The book also contains the following one-act plays:
- Click by Amilbahar S. Mawallil and Joseph Roger A. Subong
- Kasal, Kasalang, Katribo by Felomena Baal, Leizel A. Lacastesantos and Jaime A. Zapanta
- Ang Hubad na Katotohanan by Kristine Mae B. Quinivista
- Formalin by Alistaire Chan and Cellajune Villas
- Gayuma by Dawn L. Broce
- Kapatiran by Gemar Alumbre
- One Step Forward by Valery H. Pioquinto
- Sanitizing Her Confession by Jill Carmen Bunda and Sheri Gay Catague
- Strings of Desire by Anna Jane Posequit and Dexter Dela Peña
- Aba, Ginoong Maria by Christy May M. Baroro and Dearly G. Laude
The concept of Binurong Lapis was actually taken from the native delicacy, atchara or pickled papaya. The stories and plays, like the papaya, were given more flavors through series of writing workshops where the student’s works were sifted, edited, criticized, and dissected. Given time and the countless “ingredients” added from the workshops.