In Masbate, women are tackling problems they didn’t cause—from hauling water from long distances to recycling waste. Their efforts are vital, but how long can communities like theirs carry the weight of lack of basic services in a warming world? NOTE: This work was first published by BicoldotPH on Aug. 31, 2025, with funding support…
NOTE: This story was first published by CoverStory.ph on October 25, 2024. When we went to Burabod village in Libon town, ABS-CBN and Bicoldotph reporter Vince Villar and I wanted to make our way to the isolated parts of the town. Thankfully, we saw the village captain, Irwin Perez, who was kind enough to let…
NOTE: This story first appeared in CoverStory.ph on October 2, 2024. Follow Us on Facebook R A v s t h e W o r l d V i s i t B i c o l GUINOBATAN, Albay—Crizel Joyz Amano, 22, is back in town after signing up at a review center in Manila…
“Unexpectedly, my post gained attention, shedding light on local bookshops like Nanay Fely’s. Despite challenges, they persist in making reading accessible. Let’s celebrate these unsung heroes of literacy.
“Nature has a way of sending you to your destiny. I was destined to be in this profession and Mount Bulusan helped me.”
Ancient Bicol had a sign language called Palbá and you’ve heard its root word from that folk song.
Yay Panlilio, a journalist turned resistance fighter during World War II, knew when to keep pretending to be a Japanese propagandist and when to take off the mask and make an anxiety-provoking exit.
Museo de Legazpi, which opened on March 28, was a resurrection of the one-room museum that housed artworks depicting the city’s history, portraits of previous mayors and burial jars, and shared space with the city library on the second floor of City Hall’s annex building.
NOTE: This was first published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer on October 23, 2016. I will be reposting some of my over-a-year-old stories here. GUBAT, Sorsogon—“This one is big!” That giddy scream broke a quiet afternoon among a group of men in their 20s on Rizal Beach. It was the good wave they needed to…
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