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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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Hands-on workshops for Ikenobo and Ohara Ikebana

VIA GRAPHIC PLUS — Ikebana Manila Chapter 108 will hold two special hands-on workshops featuring the timeless beauty and artistry of Japanese floral arrangement on August 29, 2026 at the LRI Design Plaza 210 Nicanor Garcia Street, Bel-Air II, Makati City. Dr. Jun Balderrama of the Ikenobo School...

Now you see them, then you don’t: Crimes & violence on campus

It was the type of news that jarred the senses because it was the first time it happened in the country. Government officials called it an “unprecedented tragedy.” On the morning of June 22 of this year, two students, aged 14 and 15, bypassed the security checks of...

2 Valid IDs asks: How many IDs are enough to prove you exist?

A mundane errand reveals the cost of bureaucracy Directed by Ma-an L. Asuncion-Dagñalan and Abet Pagdagdagan Raz, 2 Valid IDs follows Sylvia as she attempts to obtain two valid government-issued IDs so she can claim money sent to her from abroad. What should be a straightforward financial transaction...