Maria Eleanor P. Javier

When a little girl realizes her beloved hamster pet has been secretly replaced by her mother every time it dies, she must come to terms with the reality of life and loss.

When a mayor pushes to privatize their public market, a struggling meat vendor confronts the brutal cost of “progress.”

An accomplished single mother's grand retirement plans fall flat as decades-long familial sentiments come to the fore.

A passionate dancer's dream of pursuing dance education in the city becomes a blur when her family succumbs to the age-old abuse of sugar barons.