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Rosa May M. Bayuga

Rosa May M. Bayuga writes for a living and for the love of writing. She has won the Palanca awards and the National Commission on the Arts and Culture Writer’s Prize for her fiction. She explores the “dark side,” whenever she can. She cares for cats and roses, talks to long dead and dying stars, and writes when her spirit compels her to do so.
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Ninay and the Spirits

The summer Ninay turned ten, her elder sister told her that she should learn to help around the house. Housework should be done the...
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THE EXILE

It was Christmas break. Susie and I had all the time to do whatever we wanted to do. The one thing we had long wished for, since her uncle told us the man’s story, was to see the bearded exile who lived in the house across our homes. The front of the exile’s house faced our front door. Its back side faced Susie’s huge window in their house along the bay.

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Any day in one’s life

Questions and reflections in a "writing experiment" dealing with language, time, memory, birth, mortality and other human concerns. Only a writing experiment. Choose at random a future date—don't even think, Does it fall on a Tuesday?—and resolve to pay close attention, noting whatever small incidents occur or...

In a scene ready for reinvention, oona. arrives—moving as one, defining a new era of P-pop

Meet the members: Isaki, Coleen, Bella, Jaylou, and Kari. Each member carries her own story, style, and strength—giving the group a dynamic mix of individuality and experience. The name “oona.” means “Be One.” The double “oo” symbolizes their contrasting characters, styles, and voices—like yin and yang—different yet balanced,...

SM MOA Arena stages major women-led live events with SexBomb, IVE and Miss Universe Philippines

Via GRAPHIC PLUS | MANILA, Philippines, May 8, 2026 - The SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena continues to anchor major live events in the Philippines, with a Q2 lineup led by women across global pop, OPM, and pageantry. From sold-out concerts to national competitions, the venue...

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