Ally Manzano

Ally is a person with disability (PWD). She found it hard at first to accept her mental illnesses (Depression and Bipolar 1 Disorder) but throughout the recent years, have learned to accept them. "By God’s grace and guidance and with the help of medications, my psychiatrist, my loving family, relatives, and friends, I must say I’m coping well and living a normal life like what others have," she says. She shares her creativity at her blog, "Silence Speaks When Words Can't." Visit it here: https://silencespeakswhenwordscant.blog/about-me/

  When I was very young, about three years old, my Mom was sent to attend training sessions in other countries and all over the Philippines. Basically, it was my Dad who took care care of me then. I can also recall spending time with my Lolo and Lola in San Pablo City whenever my Dad needed to work and someone had to take care of me.