“AT THE age of 8 I refuse to feel extreme happiness because I feel there will be extreme sadness afterwards, even death . . .”
At the age of 35 I still feel the same, and between those years I was never conscious about how that absurd idea ruled over me until my life came into […]

MUCH dialogues about, contraceptive, sterility, abortion, sex education had been made… and it boils down to one thing SEX… and no matter how the church campaigns for its morality the reality is… humans are sexual beings… our nature is to learn, explore, experiment and enjoy our sexuality and no one can inhibit us to do […]

ORANGE bead-earrings from the Mangyan dangle in my ears the same color as the Muslim scarf circling my neck, T’boli bells chime in the slightest movement of my hips, hand woven bag made from Cordillera hangs in my shoulder, Nito bracelets from the Atis in Guimaras adorns my wrists, naive needle work from the Panay-Bukidnon […]

THE ANGELS guarding the desolate lands of the soul looks lonelier from afar, their gaze seem to follow me. The stairs of cold tombstones are increasing trying to reach the heavens. While the caskets in white, gold, silver and bronze are lining up waiting to be occupied. And somewhere around the town, a family is […]

WE TREADED two mountains, countless hills and one great big river to behold a traditional wedding so long hidden in the epical memories of the Panay-Bukidnon in Brgy. Tacayan, Tapaz, Capiz. But when we got there unexpected events unfolded, and we found ourselves exhausted in a 6 hour hike and with no other choice but […]