Twenty-two year-old Reynante from Barangay (village) Patar in Bolinao, Pangasinan shows off his catch of small lobster, small octopus and several other small fishes. In his single catch the rich marine biodiversity of Bolinao, in which the town prides itself, is easily evident. Bolinao is one of the many areas in the Philippines that all…
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Not a War Dance
With the way her legs are positioned and with how she holds the knife, the young Baguio City (246 kms. north of Manila) woman looks as though she’s performing a war dance. But no, she is just gathering watercress, a vegetable that grows on watery patches, from her backyard. She’ll be selling these in the…
Rolling with the Times
Davaoeños are forced by the hard times to be creative. This man transformed his traysikad (bicycle sidecar) into a mobile sari-sari (variety) store. He plies Juna Subdivision in Matina.(Bulatlat.com) Davaotoday.com Photo by Barry Ohaylan / Bulatlat
Rolling with the Times
Davaoeños are forced by the hard times to be creative. This man transformed his traysikad (bicycle sidecar) into a mobile sari-sari (variety) store. He plies Juna Subdivision in Matina.(Bulatlat.com)
Beyond What Meets the Eye
Photo by Dabet Castañeda Bulatlat Matched against the cloudy afternoon sky, the silhouetted figures of the men rowing across the Manila Bay, near the Baseco Compound in Tondo, Manila looks like one for the postcards – a scene that would have sold like hotcakes among tourists. There is more to the arresting scenery, however. Lost…
Five Christmases – and Then, What?
For this Christmas and for four more Christmases to come, they are sure of a good roof above their heads. They sprang from the slums and are beneficiaries of a Gawad Kalinga housing project in Tondo, Manila. They were told that they are to stay in these housing units for five years. What happens to…
Cha-cha vs Chacha
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(Photo by Alexander Martin Remollino)
Physical Feat
You’d think an animal as big as a horse would not fit into a tricycle. But a real horse this is, and as though to prove the point it slightly peeps out from the moving vehicle. Not only did the guy succeed in putting the horse into the tricycle: he did so in such a…
Fast Jump
A sports biker executes a jump from a platform in an exhibition on Session Road, Baguio City (246 kms. north of Manila), to the excitement of the spectators. The exhibition was part of the celebration of the city’s founding anniversary last Sept. 1. Known as the “Summer Capital of the Philippines,” Baguio City will be…
Business Not Dampened
Photo by Ace Alegre / Bulatlat Do storms and typhoons dampen business? Not so for umbrella repairmen like Mang Ramon here, photographed in Baguio City (246 kms. north of Manila). In fact, for him, business is at its prime during the strongest rains as customers flock to him one after the other, their umbrellas worn…
Scramble for Cedulas
Photo by Dabet Castañeda / Bulatlat Bulatlat.com The cedula (community tax certificate) was the symbol of the subjugation of the Filipino people during the Spanish colonial period. Revolutionary forces under the banner of the Katipunan led by Andres Bonifacio tore cedulas on Aug. 26, 1896 in Pugad Lawin as a symbol of the rejection of…