Month: June 2023
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Causes + Bosses
There go my taxes
Seven o’clock and the revenue district office at Calamba City was already packed with taxpayers. More were still coming, folders…
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Revelations + Destinations
Sweet, but also spicy
In a country of islands, there is still so much for Filipinos to learn about one another. Everything from the…
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Hooks + Books
Finding balance in bossa nova
Velvety melodies fuel my drive, accompanying every clack of the keyboard. Bossa nova, my reliable companion, engulfs me in its…
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Hooks + Books
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Revelations + Destinations
Only women in hell
We had the surprise of our lives at the Pakil church during Holy Week.
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Revelations + Destinations
Your bark still echoes in the void
We went home late on a Friday night. I opened the door slowly, just like I used to so that…
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Hooks + Books
‘Pandesal’ and other cravings
There are memories ever so vivid that, no matter how our brains are prone to forgetting, could be remembered by…
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X+Y+Z
My father’s footsteps
My father’s footsteps are gentle, like his voice. I listened as he ascended the stairs. As I finished brushing my…
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