Author: Gilford Doquila

Gilford Doquila was born and raised in Cagayan de Oro City. After moving further south in Mindanao, in Davao, he completed his degree in BA English major in Creative Writing at the University of the Philippines Mindanao. Presently, he is teaching high school students in a Montessori school in Quezon City.

  • Bato nga Ginoo

    Sa kasilaw sa adlaw gagilak ang kaputi sa iyang sanina. Mora siyag santa sama sa iyang mga gi-ampuan. Iyang ulo gipandungan og bilo. Iyang mata mingpiyong. Iyang baba mingsampit og paghimaya. Gidayeg ang bugnawng marmol nga rebulto. Andam na iyang palad modawat sa lawas ni Kristo. Sa gawas sa simbahan aduna poy mga palad nga…

  • Ako

    báyot n. 1 sissy¹. 2 male homosexual². source: A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan, by John U. Wolff ¹ Gisumbag ko ni Papa kay hinhin daw ko molihok. Ana siya di daw kini angayan para nako nga iyang bugtong anak nga lalaki. Unsa na lang daw ingnon sa iyang mga kompare (nga mga palahubog ug bahog…

  • My Other Name

    I was five when I learned I had another name, besides what my parents gave me. The name was first born out of my younger sister’s anger who never understood my difference—which for her and other kids were unusual and difficult to comprehend. For them, the world operated in black and white. Dolls are for…