Oliver Cromwell (1599 – 1658) was an English military and political leader and later Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland. Born into the middle gentry, Cromwell was relatively obscure for the first 40 years of his life. After undergoing a religious conversion in the 1630s, he became an independent puritan, taking a generally tolerant view towards the many Protestant sects of his period.

An intensely religious man—a self-styled Puritan Moses—he fervently be...

Pagpag tells the deeply moving story of a single mother who, after being abandoned by her partner, is left with the daunting responsibility of raising three children on her own. Faced with poverty, hunger, and constant uncertainty, she refuses to be defined or defeated by her hardships. Every day becomes a battle to secure food, shelter, and safety for her children, while enduring the weight of social prejudice and the silent judgment of those around her. Through sheer determination, she turn...