Dionesio planting rice.

Dionesio is a rice farmer in Siaton, Negros Oriental, Philippines.

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Philippines Family Dynamics

A light breeze floats in from the sea. The excited sounds of children playing drift over the air. Seventeen men, spread out over a large distance, individually cast small nets, bending to their task of catching fish. I wonder whether their families will be able to eat tonight if they catch nothing.

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Tribute To Dodo Bustamante

Born into an old, titled land family, Dodo grew up in Bacolod under privileged circumstances. As a young child, he played after school in the fields with children whose parents were working in his family land. But even then, Dodo recognized that his life differed significantly from theirs.

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Little Yannie

One day, as I was just finishing a photo shoot with a rice farmer in Siaton, Negros Oriental, I saw this little

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Golden Year

*This article from Michael O'Riordan's column Outside Looking In, was originally published in the Dumaguete

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What More Could I Hope For?

*This article from Michael O'Riordan's column Outside Looking In, was originally published in the Dumaguete

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SECOND CHANCES

This article from Michael O'Riordan's column Outside Looking In was first published in the Dumaguete Metropost on

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Enjoying Life

Enjoying Life This article from Michael O'Riordan's column Outside Looking In was first published in the

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Observations On Life In Dumaguete

This Article from Michael O'Riordan's column Outside Looking In at the Dumaguete Metropost was first published on

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Creative Endeavors

The museum contains an astonishing amount of WW2 paraphernalia such as uniforms, bullets, guns, mortar shells, commendations, books, and rare photographs of soldiers. Equally impressive is Felix's vast knowledge of WW2. This man has an encyclopedic knowledge about this complex subject.

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