My friend Kublai Millan and I have collaborated on several works, among which are for his galleries at his Balai ni Kublai in Ma-a, Davao City. Galleries of dimensions very few artist could aspire to fill up, the one on the second floor features seven … Continue reading A Kublai walk-through
The email is dated September 16, 2020 and the simple message read: “Maayong gabei. Si FR. DONG Galenzoga ni (Good evening, this is Father Dong Galenzoga).” Attached to the email is a recording of his voice discussing the concepts, the spirit, and the desire for … Continue reading Healing our brokenness… (Remembering Fr. Dong and his dreams for Dapit-Alim)
IT WAS raining cats and dogs that afternoon of December 6, 2020, and apparently, one kitten took it literally. I was at mom’s house around four streets away from mine, as it was my late brother’s birthday and we were having family lunch. I intended … Continue reading Just a little miracle
It’s now February 8, 2021, 329 days since the first community quarantine was implemented. I’m sharing here a poem I wrote after the 50th day, and random photos of my new normal — the masked and shielded reality of today. It’s been 50 days since … Continue reading Quarantine Day 51
Encouraged to write poems For a collaborative endeavor I read up, reviewed And started counting measures. An iambic pentameter, A rhyming couplet and a triplet, And then more literature explain A sestina, a villanelle, a sonnet. They say there’s a pattern to be followed Maybe … Continue reading Measures
I wrote this article for Sun.Star Davao and was published on May 7, 2011. I chanced on it while looking for something else about the rituals of the tribes in Bukidnon province and thought it best to post it here as the SunStar website usually … Continue reading Peace and the boundary keepers
Save the tuba-tuba and bring back the akapulko, please A family have their photo taken at the Botanical Garden last Good Friday 2019. THE last time I was at the Botanical Garden at Marfori Heights in Davao City was on November 10, 2018. It was … Continue reading The Davao Botanical Garden
Danjugan Series 2 (Danjugan Island Marine Reserve & Wildlife Sanctuary is a privately-owned island under barangay Bulata in Cauayan Negros Occidental. It is open to those who pass the application process to experience conservation work for species and habitats.) WEST VIEW. A view deck at … Continue reading Incidental Marine Life Lessons
Danjugan Series 1 (Danjugan Island Marine Reserve & Wildlife Sanctuary is a privately-owned island under barangay Bulata in Cauayan Negros Occidental. It is open to those who pass the application process to experience conservation work for species and habitats. While it has board and lodging … Continue reading Meeting the Tabon bird
IT was launched after peace talks with Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) and the national government was once again suspended. Davao City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte turns on a siren to launch the Peace911, symbolizing that bringing back peace in … Continue reading Davao’s Barangay Peace 911
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