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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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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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That's Life

This article from Michael O'Riordans column Outside Looking In was originally published on the 11th of February

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Gratitude

I'm deeply grateful for so much. One aspect is that my painful arthritis is almost gone because of Indian herbal treatments, and the expert guidance of Vaidya Priyanka, a non-western Ayurvedic doctor. By March, I'll be able to start running again.

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Deeply Grateful To Live Here

There was exciting energy in the market place, vibrant commerce being debated, and exotically-dressed people everywhere. Yesterday morning I was in Kuala Lumpur having breakfast

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How to Spend a Day/Weekend in Dumaguete City

Dumaguete City is the cultural and political heart of Negros Oriental, the southern half of Negros Island. Locals

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9 Things You Can Strike Off Your Bucket List By Visiting Dumaguete City

Dumaguete Bucket List Known as The City of Gentle People, Dumaguete certainly lives up to its moniker. Although

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This Island, My Home

Sign up for the PhilX Group newletter Being Irish, and a writer, it’s intuitive for me to observe. I find it

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