Susan Claire Agbayani
Metro Manila
Susan Claire divides her time between two cities: her city of birth where she wakes up to the (literal) tweeting of birds; and her postal address where she gets her regular serving of arts and culture.
Claire -- as she is called by friends -- currently works with an NGO that is into training of paralegals & local government officials.
She writes regularly for Business World and its sister publications herword.com and High Life Magazine; rappler.com, and occasionally writes for the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Starweek Magazine and the Singapore-based liveolive.com.
Now and then, Claire facilitates workshops on media relations for NGOs, GOs, IOs and other organizations, and teaches English, Communication Arts and Creative Writing to high school and college students (or anybody who wants to learn).
She also produces events and concerts in local clubs. During her free time -- she sells bags -- earning her the monicker "Bag Lady."