What does it mean to write an ode to a mother who is both familiar and unknowable? In this tender essay, Leanne braids memory, folklore, and lived experience to trace the fractures and continuities of womanhood. From the myth of the manananggal to the quiet violences women endure, she reflects on her mother’s sacrifices, the cost of survival, and the selves women are forced to leave behind. At once intimate and political, this piece invites us to imagine a world where women are not made monstrous, but are finally seen, protected, and whole.

Sulyapan natin mula sa mga mata ng isang titser ang kanilang buhay, karanasan, at mga suliraning hinaharap sa paghulma at pag-aaruga ng bagong henerasyon.

Kinapanayam ng PhilRights ang mga human rights defenders na mga nagmo-monitor sa sitwasyon ng karapatang pantao sa lugar nila Jemboy at Frances mula nang ipatupad ni Rodrigo Duterte ang “Giyera Kontra-Droga.” Ang mga pangalan ng ininterbyu ay binago para sa kanilang seguridad. Basahin ang panayam ng PhilRights ukol dito.