In The Philippines Novels & Stories

bulong ko sa aking sarili ng mapagtanto kong nasa Pinas na talaga ako. 'Mommy! Is this Philippines?! Cause Tita Trina told me that in Philippines its always hot?” umaangal na sabi ni April sa amin. Nagkakadilatan na lang kamj ng tawa ni Trina. "oo nga Mommy bakit po sa Dubai hot din naman pero hindi po ako sticky dito Mommy ang lagkit po! Ahh Mommy!? makikita na po ba namin si Daddy kaya kami nandito?! sabi kasi ni Tita Trina nandito daw po sa Philippines ang Daddy namin , is that mean na makikita na din po namin siya?" dire-diretsong tanong ni Allen. Nanlaki ang mga mata ko kay Trina. Bakit biglang pumasok sa isip ng kambal ang kanilang ama. Hindi ko naman ito binabanggit sa kanila. At isan

Where are you headed in the Philippines? "Makati," he answered. Nahihiya ang binata kaya tipid lang ang kanyang mga sagot. Nakangiti itong napakamot sa kanyang ulo habang nakatingin sa dalaga. Buti nalang at palakaibigan ang babae kaya nauna itong nagpakilala sa binata. Nagpakilala din naman ang binata at dito'y napagalaman niyang half korean at half filipino pala ang lalaki. He's just going back to the Philippines for a vacation. Sa panandaliang oras ay nawaglit sa isipan ng dalaga ang nobyo. Nakagaanan na niya din ng loob ang katabing binata dahil pala-kwento din ito. "Really? I live at Itaewon. If we had met earlier then we should've visited exciting places

At batid niya na ang makakapagbigay sa kanilang magkapatid ng kaligayahang ito ay ang buong pamilya. “Daddy, aren’t we going to eat?” si Haya na nagtanong sa ama gamit ang malambing na boses. “I want ice cream!” “Me too, Daddy. The Philippines is one of the hot countries.” reklamo pa ni Hunter na lihim na basher ng bansa. “Alright, let’s go to eat the ice cream you two wanted.”

Isinandal ko ang sarili ko sa upuan nang magsimula nang umandar ang sinasakyan naming eroplano. Hanggang sa muli, Philippines.

Akala niya mga sindikato, at gesture lang ang salute, gaya-gaya kung baga. "And they are your soldiers?" tanong ng ina ni Knox, tinutukoy ang mga nakikita niya. "Not all soldiers, Mom. Some of them, doctors, pearl technicians, oceanographer, I also have, Lawyers, CEO'S, Professors but these people are assigned to different countries where I have businesses." "You're creating your own nation," puna ng ina. "I am still governed by the Philippines, following the rules, with strong influences and a commitment to fair play. That's why this place is licensed. With my method, the Philippines will have a strong connection with many nations."

She answered happily. “Sure, I’ll never forget about that.” I said. “We should celebrate right now.” “Celebrate?” She asked. “Where?” “Here, at our place.” I answered. “I’ll text you the address.” “You're in the Philippines, right?” She asked. “If you're in some country, I can't go.” “Yes, we’re in the Philippines right now. My husband's working here for the meantime.” I retorted. “Okay, I’ll bring my daughter with me if that's fine.” She said. “I don't want to leave her.”

“Of course, Daviah. Maraming dagat sa Pilipinas. Did you know that the Philippines has 7,641 islands? So maraming dagat doon. If you want to see one, Palawan is one of the best options. You can ask Lolo Edie to take us on a trip to Palawan if you want because maganda ang dagat doon. We can swim and have a bonfire at night.” Napaangat si Belinda at Daviah kay Valeria nang sumabat ito.

"Here are the details about their companies, along with some sample works. One is from Korea and the other is from Philippines." Halos matigilan naman ako at naramdaman ko ang pagkalabog ng puso ko nang marinig ang huling sinabi niya. Pakiramdam ko ay para akong naubusan ng hininga at natuyuan ng laway sa lalamunan. Philippines. Possible kaya na company ni Leandro ang isang ito? "A-Are you sure they're already here?" tanong ko. "Yes, Miss. They're just waiting for our calls."

Hindi na siya nagpaligoy-ligoy pa at agad na tumango. ‘Philippines, here I come.’

Philippines. Nakakapanibago ang atmosphere dito sa pilipinas. Hindi masyadong malamig at hindi masyadong mainit. Katamtaman lang. Sumakay na kami sa kotse kung saan maraming tauhan ni lolo ang sumalubong samin.