Fabric of our culture



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”…

Mang Boy Molejon moved to Bataraza in southern Palawan in the mid-‘70s from Quezon Province. Back then, he would sell…
Inaul represents how we, Maguindanaoans, preserve our inheritance, strengthen our unity, nourish our culture, defend our land, and share our bounty. It is the embodiment of our past; it is the joy of our present; and it is the hope of our future. We are the people of Maguindanao. And our malong is Inaul. -- Representative Bai Sandra Sema
#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.