Hiraya, taken from the ancient Filipino word meaning the fruit of one’s hopes, dreams, and aspirations, originates from the popular phrase: “Hiraya Manwari,” which generally means, “may the wishes of your heart be granted” Is the woman named Hiraya Manawari already granted the wishes of her heart? Did she already achieve the dream that she wanted to have? Hiraya Manawari’s Point of View It is the first full moon of the year today, that is why everyone in the village were busy preparing for the festival that would happen tonight. They wanted it to be as special as they could because they said that this is a new beginning for all of us. After all, it has been months ever since the incident happened inside Clair de Lune, and we were finally able to bring back the glory, as well as the th

