Tag: Jaypee Portez

  • Sneak Peek: “Melo the Umang-Boy”

    Sneak Peek: “Melo the Umang-Boy”

    I’ve just returned to urban Manila after 10 days with the blue skies and sun-drenched (read: HOT) cliffs of Batanes (a cluster of small islands near Taiwan). Batanes is the most remote northern corner of the Philippines. It was a gathering of loose ends for the Ivatan children’s story, including…