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  • One Book at a Time

    One Book at a Time

    Hello, 2025! Welcome to One Book at a Time. An initiative I started late last year to promote a love for reading among Albayanos by offering a simple and accessible book-lending community. Residents of Albay and nearby towns are welcome to borrow and lend books, fostering a culture of readers and sharers. It has been…

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  • PRIDE

    PRIDE

    Today is the last day of PRIDE. It is more than a parade or celebration. It is a month-long affair to amplify and resolve pertinent LGBTQI+ issues such as equality and inclusion in our humankind.

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  • Happy Father’s Day to everyone!

    Happy Father’s Day to everyone!

    It’s Father’s Day! I wonder how it feels to have a father. Really. You see, I was born without a father. He died when I was less than a year old. Three months, I was told.

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  • American Vogue

    American Vogue

    It took a decade for me to be able to do a shoot for American Vogue. I love it. It came as a surprise at the most unexpected time — in my hiatus as a fashion photographer and when I have already accepted the idea that I may need to move on and start a…

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  • LINEAL

    LINEAL

    I was invited by Fashion And Market, a multimedia platform that presents specialist content on Southeast Asian fashion, to write a short essay about LINEAL and its third issue.

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  • Charlene Almarvez

    Charlene Almarvez

    In case you missed it, our LINEAL cover story featured New York-based model Charlene Almarvez. She is one of my muses.

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