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I lived in a big house with my widowed mother, a grandmother and an unmarried aunt. My mother, Sofia Villasin Peñaranda, was a schoolteacher. We would walk to school together. But after class, I would walk home with my classmates who would linger...

The Carlos Palanca Foundation, Inc., the sponsor and organizer of the 70th Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, is reminding aspiring Palanca awardees to submit entries before the deadline on May 31. This year’s comeback edition of the country’s longest-running and most prestigious literary...

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...