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Amelia Clarissa de Luna Monasterial is a writer and artist who graduated Summa Cum Laude from De La Salle University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Literature, Major in Creative Writing. Her written works have received accolades such as the F. Sionil Jose Young Writers Award and multiple honors from DLSU's Annual Awards for Literature. Her artworks have won several awards from DLSU's Annual Awards for Visual Arts and have been featured in the DLSU Arts Congress and the 4th ArteScene Exhbition. Whether through words or brush strokes, Clarissa explores themes of resilience, identity, and longing for connection through her work. She does not shy away from the grotesque and macabre, balacing them with the quest of finding beauty in the mundane and light in the dark.
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Pinuna ng mga opposition lawmakers sa House of Representatives nitong Huwebes ang tinawag nilang “railroading” o pagmamadali sa pagpasa ng Bicameral Conference…
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While the UK focuses on protection and heritage, the Philippine passport emphasizes identity, but could it be stronger?
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As I stood before the small iron gate, I thought about the first and last time I spent Christmas and New Year at this house.
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Abundance, Beauty, and Connection: Combining Feng Shui and Western astrology for a harmonious, vibrant home.
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Who said resolutions are only for boring, practical things?
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Living with invisible disability amid New Year expectations and systemic gaps.
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If the December holidays are all about merriment and celebrating what you accomplished this past year, New Year's Eve and the arrival of January 2026 are when…
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His legacy endures not because he stands alone, but because he stands among many: Burgos, Bonifacio, Jacinto, Mabini, and countless unnamed Filipinos whose…
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The lechon sits at the centre of our holiday tables...and in my uneasy thoughts.
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Kintsugi (金継ぎ), or “golden joinery,” is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer mixed with gold, silver, or platinum. Instead of hiding…
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