Bebang Siy is a Filipino writer and translator. Her well-loved book, It's a Mens World, is a collection of “humorous yet poignant” personal essays about coming-of-age right in the very heart of the red-light district in Ermita, Manila. It marked her contribution to Philippine women writing. She has authored eleven books.
Siy is an active participant in various literary organizations and publications, championing Filipino literature and copyright awareness. To further her cause, together with her husband, she founded, Isang Balangay Media Productions, an independent publishing house dedicated in enriching local communities’ literary wealth and resources.
Bebang Si y's personal essays are originally written in Filipino. The English translation is by Ken Ishihawa.