Project Type: Nonfiction
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MY MOTHER IS MORE THAN A COMFORT WOMAN
Many people see ‘comfort women’ survivors as victims of military sexual slavery. It is true. But my mother was more than a survivor. My mother was our hero. The hero who fought for justice for the rest of her life. Ang tingin ng nakararami ay biktima ng sekswal na pang-aalipin ng militar ang mga ‘comfort…
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DALAWAMPU’T SIYAM NA LIBO
“Maalalahanin ang anak ko sa akin, sa tatay at sa mga kapatid niya. Kapag may trabaho siya, inaabot niya agad ang pera niya sa akin. Nagbibigay din siya sa mga kapatid niya. Naipagawa niya ang bahay namin. Ang sabi niya, titigil na siya kapag tapos nang gawin ang bahay. Hindi na niya natupad ang pangako…
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MAKISAWSAW
“…there is a growing concern about where our food comes from and what’s in it, no thanks to a food system that is becoming increasingly unsustainable, toxic, and destructive. A range of problems, from the rise of chronic diseases to accelerating climate change, has been linked to the way we produce, consume, and dispose of…
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LUPANG RAMOS
“Ang hirap. Maiisip ko nga ‘yung noon na, sa demolition, nakatayo kami riyan, nakaharang kami, ‘yung mga sundalo, nakaumang sa amin ang mga armalite. Sino’ng magsasabi kung mabubuhay pa kami? Makakaligtas pa kaya kami sa ganitong sitwasyon?” – Nanay Lillia, 48 —————— LUPANG RAMOS: Isang Kasaysayan Katipunan ng mga Lehitimong Magsasaka at Mamamayan sa Lupang…
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UMAALMA, KUMIKIBO
“When the killers burst through the door, Mary flung her baby away before she was shot four times in the head — a clear case of palit-ulo, or substituting one target for another to reach a quota. The masked killers then ordered Mary’s four older children to clean the crime scene. Mary’s eldest daughter recounts…
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MANGA TUTUL A PALAPA
“You cannot have Mranao food without palapa. It is served as a condiment or appetizer and, as the base of Mranao cuisine, you can rub it on fish or meat, or even use it as a flavoring agent in certain sweets (or mamis).” MANGA TUTUL A PALAPA: Recipes and Memories from Ranao Assad Baunto; illustrations…
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LAOANEN
“Being a Meranaw writer is being a Mindanawon writer. And being a Mindanawon writer is being a world writer, a global writer. We may find ourselves in different situations; we can write different storylines largely based on the culture we come from. We can’t localize or culturally contextualize certain experiences. Make our stories very Mindanawon.…