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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.

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...

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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AFFi releases public statement on the timing of P85 wage increase

PUBLIC STATEMENT | 3 July 2026 — On the Timing of the P85 Metro Manila Wage Order Amid the Global Oil Price Crisis The Association of Filipino Franchisers Inc. (AFFi) recognizes and respects the legitimate aspiration of Filipino workers for wages that keep pace with the rising cost...

PICOF returns this July as an open festival

The Philippine International Comics Festival (PICOF) returns on July 10–12, 2026 at Ayala Malls The 30th, Pasig City, bringing together Filipino and international creators, creatives, publishers, readers, educators, and comics enthusiasts for a three-day celebration of comics and visual storytelling. For the first time, PICOF becomes an Open Festival, giving everyone...

Philippines: ‘Drug War’ abuses persist 10 years on

Under Marcos, Extrajudicial Killings, Arbitrary Arrest, Impunity MANILA (July 1, 2026) — Philippine police and their agents carry out extrajudicial killings with impunity as part of the government’s anti-drug campaign, Human Rights Watch said today, 10 years to the day after then-President Rodrigo Duterte began his vicious “war on drugs.” The...