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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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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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Why more Filipino families are turning to Online Education for Senior High and lifelong learning

via GRAPHIC PLUS — As lifestyles shift and technology reshapes how people live and work, many Filipino families are reassessing what meaningful, high-quality education looks like. Increasingly, that reassessment leads them to Online Education (OEd), particularly its Online Senior High School (SHS) and Short Courses, which continue...

Submarine volcanoes, faults, region for potential renewable energy, among others surveyed in three PH seas

QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES — Submarine volcanoes, active faults, internal waves, and a region with potential for renewable energy were surveyed in the Sulu Sea, Celebes Sea, and southern Philippine Sea, reported by scientists from the UP Marine Science Institute.  Dr. Fernando Siringan and Dr. Charina Lyn Amedo-Repollo shared...

Dulaang UP announces upcoming production ‘Ang Kaliitan ng Kasalukuyan’

The upcoming production of Dulaang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas (DUP) is a revival of UP Playwrights’ Theatre (renamed to DUP Playwrights now on its 29th Theatre Season): Ang Kaliitan ng Kasalukuyan, written and directed by Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature multi-awarded playwright and newly-appointed Artistic Director,...

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