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Waya Gallardo

Waya Gallardo is a writer and former nurse. She took up Creative Writing at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, and has written for theater and film. She won first place in the Fully Booked Philippine Graphic/Fiction Awards for comics along with her sister Lala for “The Mad, Sad, but True Adventures of Hikagirl.” She is a survivor of both breast cancer and crushing homesickness, and is glad to be back after six years away in the United States.
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Flyleaf

Of fairy tales and future fakes, We twist our limbs until they break We force the fit of gown and gold We try to do as we are told But all...

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Essence

On her windowsillMother keeps a small garden.A patch of many shapes and colors.Old twigs coaxing unborn leaves.Subversive thorns caring for vari-colored blooms.Plants and essences that cureToothaches and loneliness.Here, she wields the power.She drinks deep from her own gospel.

Bacolod’s local stories to be featured in 3rd Bacolod Film Festival

Nine local filmmakers have been chosen to receive production grants worth 100,000 pesos each to bring their short films to life for the upcoming 3rd Bacolod Film Festival.  This year’s festival, scheduled from November 27 to 29, centers on the theme “Pag-angot: Celebrating Heritage, Shaping Our Future,” to...

PhilHealth to join Handog ng Pangulo, brings YAKAP to schools and workplaces nationwide on September 14

VIA GRAPHIC PLUS — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. continues to push for more accessible primary health care for Filipinos nationwide through Handog ng Pangulo (HNP). As part of the celebration, DOH and PhilHealth will bring YAKAP and other health services to schools and workplaces across the...