Celeste Culionero -

Magical realism + historical drama – set in 1950s–60s Culion, then leaping to modern day. 3. Character Profile Full name: Celeste Rivera-Culionero Born: 1947 (or equivalent year in your setting) Place of origin: Culion, Palawan, Philippines

“You’re not tainted. You’re from an island that was asked to carry the world’s fear.” celeste culionero

On Culion, she meets elderly survivors, ghost-like children, and a stubborn local historian. She discovers her grandmother was not a patient but a healer who chose exile to help. Celeste’s “celestial” name was given by a dying nun who saw a meteor shower the night Celeste was born – a sign of souls freed. Magical realism + historical drama – set in