Tag / Mindoro

By Lory Tan   Day 1 - Halloween revelry had obviously taken its toll on the heavens. It was early afternoon, but Manila sat beneath an angry thick canopy, the texture of grey cotton. The saints were not feasting today.   No matter. I was headed south, and glints of blue splashed the Tagalog sky. This was going...

by Monette Adeva Maglaya   I soon realized that no journey carries one far unless, as it extends into the world around us, it goes an equal distance into the world within." – Lillian Smith   Gone are the slow, ponderous boats to Calapan that seemed more like floating coffins decades ago. Gone is the mixture...

by Monette Adeva Maglaya   Every place I have ever been to is made significant by the images and thoughts I have of people, places and experiences that still live on in my memory. For Mindoro, it’s memories of my father, this place called Naujan and sizzling hot summer days.   Time can dull memories and I wasn’t...