“Maikling kuwento” is a Filipino phrase that means “short stories”. Many resources are available online for finding both English and Filipino translations of maikling kuwento. Short stories are incredibly popular in the Philippines due to The Palanca Awards, which is a contest that was created to stimulate activity in the literary arts by Filipinos. Reading Filipino literature can give people from around the world a deep insight into what it is like living and working in the Philippines. I will help you find a decent list of maikling kuwento that will open up your mind and keep you entertained for hours.

Step 1.
To start out, you may want to learn some more info about the Palanca Awards. The Palanca Awards’ website lists a large number of the most famous short stories that have been submitted to the contest. You can read the winning stories from the past three years, and browse through the hall of fame, which lists the names and authors of the most famous stories that have been submitted to the contest. Most of the stories are directly linked from the website, but some pages, like the hall of fame page, only list the title and author. Don’t worry though – if you want to read these stories, just copy and paste the title and author into a search engine, and you will quickly find the story you were looking for.
http://www.palancaawards.com.ph/

Step 2.
Next you can check out “The Best Philippine Short Stories” website, which lists English translated versions of maikling kuwento. Some of these short stories have never been a part of the Palanca Awards, but they are generally entertaining to read nevertheless.
http://www.sushidog.com/bpss/appendix.htm

Step 3.
A massive amount of Filipino Literature exists on Panitikan.com.ph, where literature is categorized by Author, and Genre. Not all of the listed works are short stories, but the resource is definitely worth checking out just because it has such a vast amount of information.
http://www.panitikan.com.ph/

Step 4.
Google Translator
Last of all, if you find a story that you need to translate from Filipino into English, I recommend the Google Translator. Good luck!
http://translate.google.com/