Living Underwaters

A Badjao diver in Surigao City rises up from the water after picking the coin thrown by a boat passenger. Most of the time, this Badjao guy stays in this point of the city to dive for coins and at the same time go fishing as his means of livelihood. 

Sibulan River Washing

A local resident of Cebulan, Astorga here washes clothes at the bank of Sibulan River along with her neighbors on Saturday, September 19, 2015

Trees brew Life

An employee of San Miguel Brewery, Inc. (SMBI) Davao plants a tree during the Tree growing Activity conducted by SMBI on September 12, 2015 at Matina Pangi River, Davao City.

Litsonan sa Digos

Lechoneros group in Digos City participates in the annual Litsonan sa Digos in today's culmination of the 15th Araw ng Digos City. The city has been known for its delicious lechon and is even being considered one of its best delicacies. 

Iban Woman

An Iban woman poses for a shot while waiting for her turn to perform in the 2015 Rainforest World Music Festival held in the Cultural Village of Sarawak in Malaysia. Iban tribe has been dwelling in most part of Borneo, but over the last 25 years they moved to the state of Sarawak particularly in the urban center.

Transportation in the Highlands

Loaded jeepneys are common transportation mode in the highlands of Mindanao. This photo was taken in Sibulan, Sta. Cruz. The usual route from Sibulan to Toril, Davao City allows the residents to transport their products from farm to the market while also enabling the people to buy their stuff for daily consumption. 

B'laan Woman

The B'laan Tribe of Southern Mindanao is one of the tribal subdivisions in the Philippines with unique cultural attributes. This lady I photographed on June 2015 in Kiblawan, Davao del Sur is my very first B'laan portraiture. Their woman usually wear colorful dress made up of woven abaca cloth with beaded accessories with numerous tiny bells.