Our First Date

Our First Date

Her first date with her grandson is a reminder that love grows strongest when we spend time together.

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My Grandmother’s Love

My Grandmother’s Love

Losing her grandmother meant carrying a hole that never really closes.

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Growing Up Tough in Sta. Ana, Manila

Growing Up Tough in Sta. Ana, Manila

A writer recalls growing up in one of the oldest working-class districts of Manila.

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The Only Unhappy Aquino in America

The Only Unhappy Aquino in America

While the rest of the Aquino family became comfortable in America, there was one member who felt out of place during their exile, and that was Noynoy.

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A Childhood My Children Will Never Fully Know

A Childhood My Children Will Never Fully Know

For an expat, family life in the UK can feel smaller and more self-contained. Beautiful in its own way, but different.

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I Called Him Kuya Vijoe

I Called Him Kuya Vijoe

Remembering someone who was seen, spoken to, admired who was suddenly, irretrievably gone.

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[Opinion] The Architecture of Dignity: How Culture Shapes the Soul

[Opinion] The Architecture of Dignity: How Culture Shapes the Soul

Why cultural work and initiatives are necessary for humanity’s progress.

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The Bitter Earth: My Father's Final Story

The Bitter Earth: My Father's Final Story

A dying father tells his life story and that of his generation.

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Father and Son

Father and Son

A son transforms a father’s pain into something beautiful.

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Finding the Philippines in Mexico

Finding the Philippines in Mexico

In Mexico, the author did not simply discover another country. He encountered a forgotten mirror of the Philippines itself.

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