The Takibo fishermen of Santa Cruz, Laguna 

It is said that Takibo fishermen don hoods not just to protect themselves from the sun, but to also conceal their faces from the fish since they also act as executioners when they catch them.

#ProjectLarawan. Profiles of the Filipino. One portrait at a time.

Project Larawan is an initiative of Gabriel “Gabby” Malvar, a documentary filmmaker, writer and photographer, whose narratives are nuanced with unique, inventive perspectives to provoke an inquisitive look at his favorite subject, the Philippines. Become a part of Filipino identity every other Saturday on the DAILY TRIBUNE.