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Terra Daffón

Terra Daffón had a long career in communication as advertising Creative Director, then as Senior Vice President for Corporate Affairs in a television network. She is the author of Gabaldon, Philippine Heritage Schools; True Blue, a legacy book commissioned by the Ateneo de Manila University, and two volumes on Philippine arts and crafts for the PhilHHDA and the Design Center Philippines. She is a product of the University of the Philippines, and a Palanca awardee in the essay category.
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Women in Philippine politics and how they get there

March is women’s month, thus, among other stories, this take on women in Philippine politics, not by a political pundit, nor a social scientist...

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Under the Withered Roof

The tears I dropped on my mother’s casket were wiped off with an off-white handkerchief by a hand filled with bulging veins and dominating wrinkles. I heard a comforting scolding, hinting to me that this man is too long in the tooth to have a high-pitched voice. “Elim,...

Rise in Love

A ping sounded on my phone, and the words blinked on the screen at six in the morning.  “RISE IN LOVE.” I squinted at the screen, half-amused. The message could only be from Kim—always dramatic, always turning a simple morning greeting into something that promised intrigue. I recognized our...

The Man with Horns

Close to the end of my ties with Catharine, I was inconveniently reminded of the time when I learned that I grew up with a father from whom I wasn’t exactly begotten. This—this sudden act of remembrance—happened as she and I had just walked out of a diner...

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