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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 Making of the U-Belt

U-Belt means Manila’s collegiate zone, an area extending from Calle Arlegui in Quiapo to Governor Forbes in Sampaloc, bounded in the west by Quezon Boulevard and in the east by Dr. Jose P. Laurel Street. In the university belt are three boroughs: Quiapo, San Miguel and Sampaloc. Hub...

Lisa Macuja Elizalde brings creative vision to Ballet Manila’s first full-length ‘Paquita’ in the Philippines

Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s unparalleled creative vision takes center stage as Ballet Manila presents the Philippines’ first ever, full-length production of Paquita – a bold and historic move that reflects her unwavering commitment to elevate classical ballet in the country. The production will star two pairs alternating in the lead...

Right to Care Card launched in Biñan City

In line with the celebration of Pride Month, the Right to Care Card was launched in Biñan on June 8—the first of its kind in the province of Laguna. Vice Mayor Jonalina Reyes authored City Ordinance No. 22-(2026), “An Ordinance Requiring the Recognition of Health Care Proxies by...

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