Sarimanok… Sarimanok..A beacon for the M’ranaw people. It is said that if it stops its crowing, the earth will come…
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Minokawa – 3
“Chicken!!” “Alfonso, stay with us, you might get hurt! It’s dark out and we may not find you.”“Chicken!!”“What are you…
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Mayari
The goddess, cloaked in moonlight, shines, as I ruminate on her nature. Child of the great one. Sister to the…
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Anitan
The Lightning of the Anitan The Anitan belong to the class of higher spirits, inhabiting the highest layer of Skyworld.…
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Apo Bolinayen
The heavens burned, alight with foreign fire. It didn’t start like this, to the contrary, the gods were seemingly amicable.…
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Dapu
When I was a child, I was told of Indung Tibuan, the mother from which we sprang and grew. They…
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Mebuyan
The worst ones are the nameless. I have not been a babaylan long, my initiation only a few months previous.…
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The Star of the Evening Sunset
The festival of the star of the Evening Sunset was about to begin. “Come one, come all!”“The cobblestone streets were…
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