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[ Iskwala Series #2 ]

[ Iskwala Series #1 ]

When Franco moved to Manila for college, he told himself that he'll experience everything there is to experience. And he did. His first year could be considered as... scandalous, to say the least. So when his sophomore year came, he promised himself that he'll do better para na rin sa future niya. He intended to join this prestigious organization that would surely help his career in the future. When Franco joined AIESEC, he knew his life would change... little did he know, magbabago talaga ang buhay niya nang makilala niya si Joaquin Lorenzo Santillan-the perfect student who's beloved by everyone. Franco was in awe. Every where Joaquin goes, his presence commanded respect. His presence was magnetic, his smile effortless, his charm undeniable. And he was nice-so nice that Franco unknowingly followed him around, like he was orbiting around Joaquin's magnetic presence, eager for him to be noticed. Akala ni Franco ay okay ang lahat. Naka-pasok na siya sa org. Mukhang magiging kaibigan niya na si Joaquin. But one night, few beers after, his world seemingly collapsed when Joaquin stared him in the eye and said, "In case there's any confusion, let me make it clear-I'm not gay." Franco's world tilted on its axis, crumbling in an instant. Now, his mission was simple: survival. Avoid Joaquin at all costs. Erase the memory of that moment, of those eyes, of the touch that seemed to linger impossibly on his skin. Little did he know, some marks aren't so easily erased.

two girls on a stolen truck on their way to chase a dream in Manila through the dead of Christmas night.

in the weeks leading up to Christmas, a barista and a grieving woman share quiet moments in a warm, lonely cafe.

Matching bracelets, pansit bihon na pinaresan ng mamantikang dinuguan, putong puti na namumutok sa keso at itlog na maalat, Good Morning towel, seven years. O, ang mala-Carson at Dio, Patchot at Ivan, at Bujoy at Ned love story nina Mark at Hyuck.

The tragedy of the poor is not that they seek to die, but that even in death, the city finds a way to put them to work. Elias came to Recto to kill himself. A scholar stripped of his books and his home, he has one goal: a cheap motel room and a final act of acceptance. But Manila is a predator that refuses to let a body go to waste. When Seb-a sex worker-mistakes Elias's room for a job, the scholar's exit strategy is violently derailed. Trapped between a man trying to leave the world and a man trying to afford to stay in, Elias is forced to confront a devastating truth.

Limang taon mula nang makitil ang kanyang kababata sa giyera kontra droga, isinumpa ni Clair na kailanman ay hindi na siya babalik pa sa probinsya ng Quezon. Kinumbinsi niya ang sariling kuntento na siya sa buhay bilang isang simpleng mamamahayag sa Maynila. Ngunit nang maatasan siyang sumulat ng isang lathalain kaugnay ng insidenteng nagsilbing bangungot sa kanya gabi-gabi, isang bagay lamang ang napagtanto ni Clair - hindi gano'n kadali makatakas sa mga alaalaang pilit niyang ibinaon sa limot. At ayaw man niyang aminin sa sarili, ang kanyang nakaraan ay habambuhay na magiging bahagi niya. Isang nobela, 2024

on Christmas evening, two strangers share a night together with the sole mission of watching fireworks.