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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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Casa Charlie brings affordable boutique hospitality with heart to Makati

VIA GRAPHIC PLUS | MAKATI CITY, Philippines — Casa Charlie is introducing a new boutique hotel concept near Makati’s business district that combines thoughtful design, practical comfort, and affordable accommodations with a warm, welcoming atmosphere for today’s travelers. The property opened in July 2025 and currently operates 30...

SM Hotels champions hospitality as a pathway to second chances

VIA GRAPHIC PLUS — SM Hotels & Conventions Corporation (SMHCC), through its hotel properties Park Inn by Radisson North EDSA and Radisson Blu Hotel Cebu, is utilizing hospitality training to help Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) gain industry-relevant skills and transition into actual employment. Through partnerships with...

The sharp edge of learning

What a lakeside island community reveals about learning, resilience, and reform in the Philippines Seen from the shores of Laguna de Bay, Talim Island rises from the country’s largest lake, cut off from the mainland with no bridges linking the two—only fishing boats from the local fish port...