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Bernard Testa

Seed giving, seed swapping & heirloom seeds

Text and photos by Bernard Testa Percy Duclayan is a long-time welder at the Balili Stainless Steel and Allied Works in Ligtasan, Antipolo, Rizal. But...

Her night market

As evening moves to embrace the land, Aling Linda arranges the snack food, bananas, cucumber, and assorted fruits and vegetables borne from the mountains...

Julian Miguel Bondoc Alquinto: Poetry, Kid Andromeda, and saving the world

His mother remembers with fondness where she got the name for her only son. “It’s a favorite name of mine. Sa lahat ng tula ko...

When literature is a rap

Text and photos by Bernard Testa “Ma’ kung saan ka man ngayon, ok lang ako, huwag kang mag-alala, mag-aaral ako. Huwag kang malulungkot dahil hindi ako sumasama sa...

The last caravan

Text and photo by Bernard Testa Fifty-five year old Ben Sison is the last of Marikina’s ‘caravan riders.’ For 10 years, he joined 19 others like...