Ever since Chinese New Year was declared a Philippine public holiday last 2012, the festival has drawn more spectators. Last year, we joined the guided tour hosted by Lawrence Chan not only to visit temples but also to secure our chances of having a place […]
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Tondo In Contrast: Sto. Niño Fiesta 2016
Banderitas (buntings) lined the streets and videoke music blasted from large speakers as people from in and out of Tondo enjoy the merriment. It is definitely fiesta time again to start the year 2016. Games were being held simultaneously in different areas as other people tread the […]
Lang Dulay: Re-living the Dreams of a Master Dreamweaver
Lang Dulay’s eyes were occasionally shut, as if going in between sweet slumbers while we were taking her photos. She was still noticeably sleepy when we met her that morning to see her home, a museum of sorts to her works doubling as a weaving center of […]
Semana Santa and the Infanta Flagellants
Just a few people roamed the dimly lit streets of this sleepy town when we arrived at Infanta at about 4am. Thinking we arrived early, we were not in a hurry to prepare our photography gear. We were surprised when we suddenly heard a clacking and swishing sound and […]
Sharing the Urban Soul Experience
We passed by the shop of Mang Sonny – the tailor, as we walked through Rosemary Lane in Pasig. The nooks of his shop are surrounded by colorful cloths (retaso) and garments for mending, up front is his vintage sewing machine which seemed to have aged […]
2012: Celebrating the Year of the Water Dragon
For most Filipinos, it has always been a tradition that the New Year is celebrated on the 1st day of January. But since it was the first time that the Chinese New Year was declared as a holiday, I didn’t hesitate to witness the said festivities. And […]
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