During twelve years of marriage, Elena Ramírez kept a secret that she never revealed to anyone. To the outside world, she was the perfect wife…
The slap came so fast that I didn’t have time to react. My cheek burned, but it was nothing compared to the stinging…
Aling Teresita, 65 years old, lives with her youngest son Hector and daughter-in-law Lorena in a three-story house in Manila. Lorena is from…
After seven years of saving, my husband and I were finally able to save up to buy a house. But one day, he suddenly…
The Birth That Wasn’t Supposed to Happen Emily Turner had never known silence could feel this heavy. For nine long months, she had…
Jenina, 33, is a mother of two and was abandoned by her husband two years ago. She didn’t have a regular job so…
Anna was exhausted when she got out of the jeep one night. Sweat, the smell of oil, and a sore back after twelve…
On the edge of Fuente Osmeña Circle in Cebu City stands Marco, an artist who draws portraits for passers-by. The air was dusty,…
The world stopped the day we buried our daughter. He had barely turned fifteen. I remember the cold of that day, a cold…
The younger sister unexpectedly married her brother-in-law after her older sister’s funeral, much to the surprise of her relatives, and her quiet smile…