(also known as Rocky Bernido) is a Filipina bilingual and experimental essayist. Among the hundreds of entries submitted worldwide, she was hailed as a finalist by the Iceland Writers Retreat Alumni Award for demonstrating distinction in writing. She also became the sole recipient of the creative nonfiction fellowship at the IYAS La Salle National Writers Workshop from a pool of over a hundred applicants in 2025. The same piece from the workshop then bested 400 entries and was cho