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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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‘Opera at Kundiman’ ends in a shared kundiman between two standing ovations

The Manila Symphony Orchestra (MSO), in celebration of its Centennial Season, successfully presented “Opera at Kundiman: The Legacy of Maestra Conching Rosa” on September 1, 2026, at the FEU Auditorium, under the banner "In Pursuit of Excellence. " The concert paid tribute to the late Filipino soprano...

Lutas Film Festival calls for entries for its 12th edition

For over a decade, local storytellers have found a home in Negros Oriental’s longest-running cinematic gathering. Established in 2013, the Lutas Film Festival continues its mission to platform narratives grounded in regional culture, shared struggles, and lived triumphs. The festival is now officially accepting submissions for its 12th...

Alfred A. Yuson’s first novel returns to print

Exploding Galaxies announces the release of its seventh title: “Great Philippine Jungle Energy Café” by Alfred “Krip” A. Yuson. Considered as a ground-breaking work of historical metafiction, Yuson’s first novel arrives in bookstores and online on September 10, nearly four decades after its first publication. The new edition...