Was away during the Peñafrancia Fiesta. Here I am claiming to be a Bikol writer and I can’t even be there for Ina on her feast day. Not to mention that I made a promise back in ‘O3 that I would never again miss it. I wanted to personally ask for permission, to visit [...]
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MISSING THE FEAST
Posted: September 20, 2007 in Culture, Favorite Authors, Literature, Publications and Anthologies, Uncategorized, Writer's Groups, Writers Groups/Networks0
PISTANG PANITIK
Posted: September 3, 2007 in Bookstores, Favorite Authors, Literature, Publications and Anthologies, UncategorizedAlthough I write in English and Tagalog/Filipino, I consider myself a regional writer not only because I also write in Bikol-Naga and Iriganon, but because I am based in Bicol. Staying here was a choice I earlier made even if there are more opportunities in Metro-Manila, where the national government seems to center its developmental [...]
