30/07/2026
๐ฆ๐ถ๐ธ๐๐ผ๐ฝ: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ
Long before it became the breathtaking wonder now known as Sikyop in Iligan City, the river was calm, its waters crystal-clear, and its cliffs no taller than a man. Hidden beneath its depths lived a mermaid who fell hopelessly in love with a human. Before leaving for war, he draped a white veil over her and whispered,
'Wait for me... no matter how long it takes, I will return and make you my wife.'
So every sunset, she wore the veil and waited upon the same stone where they shared their last kiss. Days became years. Years became centuries. He never came back. When she finally learned he had chosen another lifeโand another brideโher heart did not break... it shattered the river itself.
With one final cry, the earth trembled, the canyon split apart, and colossal rock formations rose from the depths, forcing humanity farther and farther from the place where she once waited. The river became wild, untouchable, and hauntingly beautiful, as if nature itself mourned with her. Then, she vanished without a trace.
To this day, no one has ever seen the Bride of Sikyop again... but the veil is said to still dance with the mist whenever the river remembers the promise that was never kept.
Musing the beautiful mermaid| Hannah Rosales
Photographed by| Zaan Mark of Cinematic Studio
Hair and Makeup by| Aya Magto of Aya.ph
Take a glimpse of how majestic, stunning and breathtaking birthday shoot of Ms. Hannah๐
