Forest Island: War & Miracles (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/story/403768596-forest-island-war-miracles?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_myworks&wp_uname=ickytron When the state builds ghost projects on paper but abandons its people in the dust, the pen becomes both refuge and rebellion—turning silence into testimony, and pain into prose that outlives the lies. Let's escape to Forest Island. Set against the lush rice fields of Pampanga and the quiet hills of Antique, Forest Island: War & Miracles weaves the parallel lives of two Filipino souls-Cardo, the son of a secret Hukbalahap commander growing up amidst war-torn Central Luzon, and Lucita, a resilient girl from the Visayas whose culinary talent and gentle spirit blossom despite hardship. As World War II casts its shadow and rebellion stirs in the countryside, their childhoods unfold in worlds apart-until fate unites them in postwar Manila. This sweeping historical novel explores love, sacrifice, and the quiet heroism of ordinary Filipinos who endured occupation, loss, and natural disaster-yet clung fiercely to hope, family, and the land that shaped them.