Tag: People
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Photo of the Week: Wonder Weavers of Basey
A month ago, I was in Basey, Samar, where weaving is a primary source of income for a lot of women. In this photograph is a woman cutting pieces of cloth which will serve as lining for a banig bag. The weavers make all kinds of wonderful things – bags, wallets, laptop sleeves, and mats – out of a plant called…
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Travel Notes from Lake Sebu
The trip to Lake Sebu was such a pleasant trip because we got to relax and enjoy the scenery. None of the rushing about that usually comes with carefully planned itineraries and scheduled tourist spots. (I have nothing against that, though; sometimes, it just gets stressful when you’re too focused on checking everything off your list.) We got…
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Vigan: From Daybreak to Nightfall
Vigan has a story that is as lovely and romantic as its cobblestone streets, horse-drawn carriages, and colonial houses.
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Culion Photo Diary
I have been trying over the past days to come up with the right words to describe Culion. It’s not that I don’t have anything to say; it’s that I have too many – too many words, moments, thoughts, stories….
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The Dreamweaver
On meeting Lang Dulay, the famous dreamweaver of Lake Sebu, Cotabato: I wanted to take a photo of her hands, but when I motioned for her to lay them out, she shook her head and instead hid them in the folds of her beautifully patterned blouse. She muttered something to her granddaughters, who were sitting across from…
Trish in Transit 