In Lamitan, a panyam seller waits patiently for someone to purchase her delicacies.

Panyam (or panyalam) is “a traditional Filipino-Bangsamoro fried rice pancake made with ground glutinous rice, muscovado (brown sugar) and coconut milk mixed into a batter that is deep-fried.”

#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.