Beyond Lake Sebu


Bidoy is from the southern Palawan town of Balabac. When he gathers enough river pearls from his area, he travels to…

In Sombrero Island (Aborlan, Palawan), I noticed these two boys walking around holding on to the front part of their…

I thought it would be an interesting dynamic to set a budjang (lady) in her colorful, traditional Tausug habul and…

Kenneth Cobonpue. Award-winning designer and furniture maker. Well-known for quirky, nature-inspired handcrafted…

#ProjectLarawan. Profiles of the Filipino. One portrait at a time. Project Larawan is an initiative of Gabriel “Gabby”…
The Tboli are not confined in the vicinity around the upland Lake Sebu. They have also settled in the coastal areas of Kiamba and Maimbung. This young Kiamba Tboli is adorable, wrapped in an oversized tnalak.
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