Pan, Nessus and Chiron

Paul Morales, friend and Artistic Director of Ballet Philippines, asked me to write a libretto based on the legend of the founding of Mandaluyong.
In my story, there's a princess in a dysfunctional relationship with her father, the King. One night, her friend, the Anino ng Buwan, invites her to galivant outside the palace--a thing she has been expressly forbidden to do. But the promise to swim...

Amar Como El Mar
A Man is
spit out

I begin with a wonder:
That I am buried neck deep;
That in these parts, I only used to grow in India

Kaibigan,
Good intentions mark the passage of the National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009, but legal fester points abound.
With not much fanfare, Republic Act 10066, also known as the National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009, was signed into law on 26 March 2010. The law has, since then, taken effect. But even before it’s full implementation, certain sectors are already pointing...