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Project Larawan
Project Larawan news, analysis, and features from Daily Tribune.
Unheralded heroes
Marine Protected Area advocate
Leandro Elahe. Ifugao. Mayoyao.
Leandro Elahe is regarded as one of the most experienced guides in Mayoyao, known for his extensive knowledge of Ifugao rice culture, as…
Gusabin, an elderly Blaan
She lives at the base of Mt.Matutum, surrounded by fields of pineapple, at the heart of nature and its serene idyll. She bears a beautiful…
Back in time
My first encounter with master weaver Barbara “Kibed” Ofong was in 2014 at the Lake Sebu School of Living Tradition founded by Maria Todi…
Filipino musical genius
#ProjectLarawan. Profiles of the Filipino. One portrait at a time. Project Larawan is an initiative of Gabriel “Gabby” Malvar, a…
A tale of two artists
This is a tale of two artists who use walls as their canvas.
Where spirits dwell
We see two men atop the giant balete tree in Baler. Are there more creatures we cannot see?
Bidoy Abdurasma. Pearl vendor. Coron.
Bidoy is from the southern Palawan town of Balabac. When he gathers enough river pearls from his area, he travels to northern Palawan, the…
Sombrero Island Kids
In Sombrero Island (Aborlan, Palawan), I noticed these two boys walking around holding on to the front part of their shorts to prevent the…
A story in itself
I thought it would be an interesting dynamic to set a budjang (lady) in her colorful, traditional Tausug habul and biyatawi against the…
Global Filipino
Kenneth Cobonpue. Award-winning designer and furniture maker. Well-known for quirky, nature-inspired handcrafted creations.
A beautiful soul
#ProjectLarawan. Profiles of the Filipino. One portrait at a time. Project Larawan is an initiative of Gabriel “Gabby” Malvar, a…
Marine guardian of Palawan
Mang Boy Molejon moved to Bataraza in southern Palawan in the mid-‘70s from Quezon Province. Back then, he would sell fish to the mining…
Where is the love?
In Siquijor — an island known for love potions — newlyweds depart Lazi Church in their transport of choice.
Ye Gas. Chanter. Lake Sebu.
The first time I saw and heard Ye Gas sing was in 2010, at Punta Isla at Lake Sebu.
The ‘busyador’ of Pabellon Island
Busyadores (nest gatherers) scale the high rock faces of Pabellones in Taytay, Palawan to gather the nests of balinsasayaw (swiftlets).
The brilliance of the late designer Edgar Madamba
Venue: Balay San Nicholas (Ilocos Norte), recently restored and brought to its former glory through the leadership of one of the finest…