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Illustration by Ito Palaganas
“KAPWA” is a shared identity. A connection through blood and ancestry between Filipinos, and a welcoming hand towards all people.
Illustration by Ito Palaganas
“BALIKBAYAN” is a return home. Would you still return to a home you never knew?
Illustration by Ito Palaganas
“ANG MAHAL NA MAHAL KITA” I Love you so so much. An altruistic act of cutting fruit.
Illustration by Ito Palaganas
“AMOY ARAW” means you smell like the sun. Nostalgia smells like playing outside.
Illustration by Ito Palaganas
“MANO PO” is a sign of respect. Asking your elders for their hand, a gesture towards ancestry.
Illustration by Ito Palaganas
“TAO PO (HINDI ASWANG)” means I am human, and not an Aswang. Asserting our humanity everyday, and looking within others for the Human.
Illustration by Ito Palaganas
“TABI TABI PO” is a spiritual request to the earth asking to please step aside. We must move through the environment with mutual care and respect.
Illustration by Ito Palaganas
“KILIG” is a rush. A momentary infatuation. A small high you get when your eyes meet and the nerve endings spark.

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