Manual Alternates

This photo was taken in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur, depicting town folks in struggle versus the present power shortage in majority of the places in Mindanao. With the crisis being felt today, firewood and trisikads can be alternative solutions to counter the problem, especially with oil and LPG prizes heavily increasing.      

Shell Fill

Farm laborers in Ayala Darong perform their daily routine of transporting coconut shell in a separate farm location for purposes of converting into charcoal. Charcoal manufacturing is one of the many farm activities where residents are doing as a main source of income.    

Fisherman in Dahican

Aside from tourism, the 7-kilometer coastal stretch of Dahican beach in Mati City, Davao Oriental also offers wider opportunities for the fisher folks in the place in terms of fishing. I took this picture  last February 2014 with a fisherman I caught up while photowalking in the place. It is indeed very evident that Dahican is a jewel in the orient seas of Mindanao.  

Towards Uncertainty

Each year, plenty of students graduate in the country.  To some, it will be a blessing as it paid off all the efforts exerted during the whole course of studying, not to mention the expenses. To few, it will be more of another phase of a frustration because additional statistics for unemployed will be recorded. Which remains to be a challenge to the Philippine government and of course, to the graduates themselves. 

Closer Step to Summer

These two kids enjoy the white sand of Dahican Beach inMati City, Davao Oriental. Since summer season is just around the corner, Dahican is among the many destinations in Mindanao where one can take advantage of the fine white sand, pristine blue waters and even try the popular ocean adventure activities like surfing and skim boarding. I took this photo during the anniversary celebration of my outdoor group sometime February 2014 at Kubo sa Dahican Resort.

Gulayan sa Larayanan

Every afternoon of every day, vegetable vendors of Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur occupy a certain portion of the public market to display bulk supplies of newly-harvested vegetables. This gives opportunity for town folks to choose a wider, fresher varieties of vegetable items. It is also a manifestation that Sta. Cruz has so much to offer in terms of agricultural productivity. 

Bangus Keepers

While waiting for the daybreak, I caught up these men taking care of the newly-harvested bangus from the fish cages of Barangay Tagabuli, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. Considered as the fishing capital of Sta. Cruz, Tagabuli takes pride of its ocean bangus production, a prime source of income of local folks. This huge production of bangus is attributed to the presence of a an ocean cove in the area, an ideal location for bangus production in a cage.