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The Barrio's Bread and Butter, women in ricepaddy

The Barrio's Bread and Butter.

A barrio can best be described as a small rural village; the word is in fact a Spanish phrase mea...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

The Last Tribes of Mindanao, The Tausug, People of the Current.

The Last Tribes of Mindanao, The Tausug, People of the Current.

Tausug or Suluk is the name of an Islamized tribal group in the Sulu archipelago, and is t...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

Stephanie Sibert, Running for children.

Stephanie Sibert, Running for children.

The Running4BareFeet Project ...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

Embarkation Site Monument, Sta. Cruz, Dapitan, Philippines

Revisiting Dapitan: A Hero's Retreat

Dapitan became famous after the Filipino hero Jose Rizal arrived on its shores more than one hund...

Philippines Junfil Olarte

Imi and Joanna in their home on Boracay Island

Family Life on Boracay Island

Joe and Imi were our gracious, friendly hosts- introducing us to what life is like for many famil...

Philippines MaryLou Driedger

My children in Malabon Zoo

Trip to the Malabon Zoo

Malabon City is a coastal town situated in the northern part of Metro Manila. It is surrou...

Philippines Puspa Malar

The last tribes of Mindanao, the Bagobo, the New People.

The last tribes of Mindanao, the Bagobo, the New People.

Scattered throughout the Southern Philippine Archipelago slowly disappearing tribes untouched by ...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

Texting at every turn.

Texting at every turn.

Load Na Dito!, a phrase that is screaming from and printed on small and big colourful banners tha...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

Sabong, “The Sport of Kings”

Sabong, “The Sport of Kings”

Its late Sunday morning, the church mass has ended, and small groups of men still flock to the Ne...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

We bought coconut juice to enjoy after our snorkeling adventure.

Snorkeling in Boracay

Go snorkeling near Crocodile Island in Boracay and you'll feel just like Jacques Cousteau.

Philippines MaryLou Driedger

The Tropical Paradise of Alona Beach in Tawala, Panglao-Bohol Island

Wanderlust In Bohol Paradise

Over the years, a lot of friends have asked me what makes me to travel in a seemingly endless fas...

Philippines Junfil Olarte

Kids in front of Sari Sari store

It is a small phenomenon of the vast Philippine cultural and economical landscape and one ...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

Magnifico

Film Review: Magnifico

In a Philippine village outside the city of Luzon, one special boy changes the lives of everyone ...

Philippines Celeste Heiter

The Last Tribes of Mindanao, the Higaonon, people of the living mountains

The Last Tribes of Mindanao, the Higaonon, people of the living mountains

The indigenous tribes of the Higaonon share a common root language, history and culture, th...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

Antonio Graceffo (left) learns the Khmer martial art of Bokator under the watchful eyes of Master San Kim Saen in Phnom Penh.

Learning History and Culture Through Martial Arts

David Calleja talks with Antonio Graceffo, host of Martial Arts Odyssey, and leading Filipino kun...

Philippines / Vietnam / Myanmar David Calleja

Imelda: Power, Myth, Illusion

Film Review: Imelda: Power, Myth, Illusion

Mention the name Imelda Marcos and, predictably, the first response is...SHOES. Shoes, shoes and ...

Philippines Celeste Heiter

The spectacular Banaue rice terraces rise like giant steps to the sky.

Philippines faces uphill battle to save wonder rice terraces

BANAUE, Philippines, Feb 26, 2003 - They are starkly embossed on peso bills and are a major touri...

Philippines AFP/P. Parameswaran

American 12-inch mortars at Battery Way. Fortress Corregidor, Philippines.

Fortress Corregidor now Philippine National Park

If you're heading to Manila, one must-see in the greater metro area is the battle-scarred island ...

Philippines Steven K. Bailey

Habal-Habal, Fun, Fast and Fright

Habal-Habal, Fun, Fast and Fright

Mindanao has the one of the most comprehensive and best road network in the Philippines, many tow...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

Mindanao, ”Bahala Na”, The Filipino Way

Mindanao, ”Bahala Na”, The Filipino Way

The exotic archipelago of the Philippines is well known one of the most Westernized Asian nations...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

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