Claveria, Cagayan—Immunization
The municipality has consistently allocated a budget for this program through collaborative efforts of the LGU’s various departments, including health, agriculture, environment, agriculture...
Despite the absence of critical issues relating to workers' rights and welfare in President Marcos Jr.'s just-concluded State of the Nation Address (SONA), various...
Every step I make on board
I am ensured a duty
A little chance to defend my King
To prove him my fealty
And every box I step ahead
Going to the other side
They promise me a promotion
That may help turn the tide
So on and on I marched...
I am woman.My menses borne beforesanitary napkins and tampons.
I am woman.A breast cancer survivorclose to eighteen years now.
I am woman.Daughter of a feisty Waraywho taught me how to fight.
I am woman.Daughter-in-law of a warrior forFilipino music and freedom of expression.
I am woman.Married to...
THE ETERNAL WOMAN
The eternal womancomplainsabout the quality of breadin the kitchen.
Nor do I growlback at herthough she angers melike a nail in my foot.
MOONCURSE
Although the aboriginal moon-mother mooninglyCalls out to him with her wild summonsHe’d prefer to stay indoors:To dwell in his cave...
A glimpse of a full moon
On an early Thursday morning.
You look at the living room
And discover
A presence long gone.
And there is nothing
You can do.
Nevertheless
My daughter lives
In murals dedicated
To brave women of a Southern town.
My daughter lives
In postcards
Celebrating radical love.
My daughter's spirit
Thrives in symposium
Analyzing...
Vienna was twelve and she loved the night.
Especially when there was a moon out, even if it was just a fingernail of it with just enough light to make the night Van Gogh-esque.
A brighter one would have dimmed the light of the stars...
The district of San Nicolas has great historical value. The interaction of Spanish andChinese influences that largely contributed to the Filipino identity took place inChinatown, which San Nicolas is part of. Here you can find buildings from the 19th century, some dating about...