Kubotan Hunter

This fisher folk from Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur eagerly shows off his early-morning catch of a big cuttlefish (kubotan) which approximately weighs 3 kilograms. His method being employed is spear fishing and through the years he's been making a living out of it. Cuttlefish is among the many sea creatures with a decreasing population due to inappropriate fishing practices in the past. 

Engkwentro Holinay

I remember playing this stuff some three decades ago. Marble playing was one of the many kid recreations especially in the elementary days. Last week I discovered  from these neighbor kids that "holinay" has some new innovations in as far as the mechanics are concerned. They already have now a multiple-hole category, among others. Despite some changes, this game has been part of my childhood days when we still reside in Landing. I always wished that someday, somehow I could be like these kids once in a while as it ill always be a worthy respite of the complicated adult life.

Traditional Match

This photo was taken during the Sinub-badan Festival in Sta. Cruz. Dubbed as the celebration of oneness participated by all tribes of Sta. Cruz, this festival was conducted on September 5-6, 2014. One of the events was the Traditional Fire-Making contest as a culture that had been practiced by the Bagobo-Tagabawa tribe through the years. 

No Touch

A good friend Tif here is surrounded by flowers in SODACO Farm, Inawayan, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. Varieties of waling-waling is being cultivated here as an additional attraction of the farm aside from the tropical fruits such as durian, lanzones, rambutan and mangosteen. The waling-waling's flowering season is about to end and is expected to be in full blown again within the next six months or even a year. 

Little Drummer Boys

These boys are among the many attractions who participated the "Pamulak" Floral Float Parade on August 17, 2014 in celebrationof the 29th Kadayawan Festival. 

Lab-asero

This fish vendor in Tuban weighs a portion of his products to be sold to a customer early in the morning on August 13, 2014. I took this picture after I shoot sunrise in the coastlines of Sta. Cruz on the same date.

Empowered

A woman farmer in Tibolo, Sta. Cruz sets up her  farm paraphernalia as a mechanism to fight infestation of pest in her rice field. Women in the uplands are presently taking part in doing farm chores as a manifestation of gender and development.