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She is a freelance writer, editor, breast cancer and depression survivor, environmental advocate, dog mother to three asPins and a three-legged pusPin, and BTS Army Tita. She is an occasional online English writing coach and grammar nazi, and is happily blowing her hard-earned money on scuba-diving while she can still carry an air tank.
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    ‘To shape a space on our own terms’: ALT PH puts artist front and center

    By Alya B. Honasan
    “I’D like to acknowledge Art Fair Philippines, who just ended their event recently. Art Fair Philippines has been a big influence on…
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    At age 49, Piolo Pascual just made my Edsa drive more bearable
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    At age 49, Piolo Pascual just made my Edsa drive more bearable

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    LISTEN, you get your kicks wherever you can.  And these days, people driving northbound on Edsa, through the oppressive cloud of urban…
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    Tired of the noise? Try this award-winning fantasy podcast
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    Tired of the noise? Try this award-winning fantasy podcast

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    When adults think of podcasts, we often think of the purely audio equivalent of a noisy talk show—a non-stop sharing of opinions, often…
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    Aaaand…BTS is back (in Manila in 2027)!
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    January 9, 2026

    Aaaand…BTS is back (in Manila in 2027)!

    By Alya B. Honasan
    THE memes are hilarious and telling: A man sits in a chair computing how much he will earn if he sells his heart ($320,000) and kidneys…
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    Class struggle at sea: I got close to Titanic shipwreck
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    January 9, 2026

    Class struggle at sea: I got close to Titanic shipwreck

    By Alya B. Honasan
    Photos by Alya B. Honasan I WAS in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada last November for the wedding of my nephew, who had been raised in Canada…
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    Flip it—and valiantly keep hoping in 2026
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    Flip it—and valiantly keep hoping in 2026

    By Alya B. Honasan
    IT WAS NOT the easiest year. We can agree on that. And interestingly enough, it was not quite the personal that got almost all of us…
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    Hanging out with Jose Rizal and company in Frankfurt
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    December 12, 2025

    Hanging out with Jose Rizal and company in Frankfurt

    By Alya B. Honasan
    ALMOST two months after the historic Frankfurt Book Fair (Frankfurt Buchmesse or FBM) held last Oct. 15-21 in Frankfurt, Germany, where the…
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    'It's worth it to write and to fight': Filipino voices at Frankfurt Book Fair
    Reading and Such
    November 6, 2025

    'It's worth it to write and to fight': Filipino voices at Frankfurt Book Fair

    By Alya B. Honasan
    Butch Dalisay (beside fictionist Robin Sebolino) on writing about time in fiction Ambeth Ocampo leads a Rizal walk through…
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    For the love of Tubbataha: The unexpected moments
    Art/Style/Travel Diaries
    November 3, 2025

    For the love of Tubbataha: The unexpected moments

    By Alya B. Honasan
    The Team on the ship’s deck: Marc Nelson (foreground) takes groufie; front row, Ram Yoro and Paul San Pedro; middle row, Angelique Songco…
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    When RM spoke—and business leaders and statesmen listened
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    October 31, 2025

    When RM spoke—and business leaders and statesmen listened

    By Alya B. Honasan
    JUST when ARMYs didn’t think our supreme leader, BTS Kim Namjoon, also known as RM, couldn’t get any more awesome, there he was…
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