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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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The Filipino Way (traffic)

When you ask a foreigner whether they ride a motorcycle in the Philippines, they usually look at you as if you’ve suggested juggling chainsaws and reply: “Are you insane? In this traffic?” And yes—Manila, the capital of the Philippines, is famous for its traffic. I refuse to translate...

‘While the summer sun lingers…’

Boatmen in Coron, Palawan celebrated International Workers’ Day on May 1 while guiding tourists around the Calamianes island group. They work closely with the municipal government and local tourism office to sustain income opportunities until the months leading to the rainy season.

From siestas to 24/7 accessibility: Where does the gaming industry stand today?

There was a time when gaming in the Philippines meant physical spaces. Arcades echoed with coin drops and machine sounds, while computer shops became temporary homes for students skipping the afternoon heat after class. Gaming had limits then. Shops closed. Tokens ran out. Parents called the children home...