City of Seven Lakes

Friends Aiko and Arnold while food tripping at Sanpaloc Lake in San Pablo Laguna for Earth Decay 2011 an annual Indie-Punk-Hardcore Fest for the environmental awareness. Great view, great street foods, lots of fun. 

Settled Down

Settled Down is a three piece Punk Rock band from Bauan Batangas. Check them on Facebook

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Happy and Confused

Happy and Confused

A happy man and a confused lady at the back, as they hide the mystery in blurs.

Kubrador

KUBRADOR ( Bet Collector)

"Kubrador" is the bet collector for the illegal game called Jueteng (a game of numbers) dating from the Philippine-Spanish colonial period. This also serves as a milking cow for some politicians and the likes.

No One Knows Where We Go

No One Knows Where We Go

Been shooting streets portraits for quite some time now, and I can say that this is my favorite so far. The eyes and  the smile is so genuine, it gives so much emotion that once you look and stare at this photo. It gives you a feeling that you cant explain, maybe a mixture of joy and a little bit of sadness.

On the other hand, he's not your typical street kid or should I say not the easy prey. He is on his neat school uniform and just eating some street foods from the vendors outside the market. The title "No one knows where go" is a line from a song "Rabid bits of time" by Chad VanGaalen. It was a beautiful song, from the lyrics, to the music up to his voice. It was a song full of genuine emotion. 

And it was the perfect caption for this photo.

*Listening to Rabid bits of time by Chad VanGaalen

No To Contractualization

This people are working for several years now at Purefoods Flour Division a company owned by San Miguel Corporation in Batangas near our place. And my sympathy goes to this people, who work so hard for less. I heard that every 5 or 6 months they have to renew their contract, in order to go back to work and have some food on their table. 

Labor Contractualization is one way for this corporations to remove the Unions and exploit the rights of every worker. They never become regular employees even if they get hired repeatedly for years.

Contractualization of labor is favorable to the employers in more ways than one:

1. Union and strikes are prevented as workers as strictly they are not employees of the employer or principal. A five-month or less contract also does not give the employees a chance to organize.
2. Contractual workers replaced retrenched regular workers.
3. Most of the contractual workers do not have benefits such as PhilHealth and SSS.
4. Contractualization further depresses the already very low wages of workers. 4/10 respondents revealed that they are paid below the mandated minimum wage. From this income, they spend as much as P500 up to P1,000 in application requirements. They also have to pay for the cost of their uniforms and other work paraphernalia.
5. Contractuals cannot refuse overtime work which during the peak season means staying beyond until 10 p.m., though the labour code prohibits this as inhuman practice.
6. Contractualization brings down the workers’ self-esteem. As a whole, management looks down on workers but their biggest contempt is reserved for contractual.
7. It nurtures and reinforces the already prevailing culture of docility and subservience that have been inherited from the feudal-patriarchal culture introduced by Spanish colonizers.

- From Wikipedia on the topic of Contractualization

I say this is GREED.

The dream is not over.

The dream is not over,

We are still looking for answers.

Something for a cause POWER OFF 10.11.11

Having the highest industrial and residential power rates in Asia, the Philippine electricity/power industry has contributed significantly to the stagnation of domestic industries, and consequently, the loss of economic dynamism and sustainability. This has made life harsher and harder especially for the greater majority of working and impoverished Filipinos who suffer the burdensome consequences of depressed wages, job losses, high prices of goods and services, and an even poorer quality of life than before.

We, the consumers, need to unite and act now. Let us switch our lights off and hold noise barrage on October 11, at 7:30 PM, to send a strong message to government agencies and officials involved.

No to high electricity rates!

Stop privatization of Angat Dam in Bulacan, Unified Leyte Geothermal Plants in Visayas and Agus-Pulangi hydrocomplexes in Mindanao!Overhaul EPIRA!

POWER-OFF 10.11.11

The Trics

Street portraits of tricycle drivers found in the city.

*Listening to Jesus and Mary Chain - Some Candy Talking 

The daily dose

Kapit

Oras

Bilis

Higpitan mo ang kapit,

Habang pinapatay naten ang oras.

Sa bilis ng takbo ng buhay,

Bukas lang ang naghihintay.

- Lorenzo Reyes

Street Portraits

The Shoeman

Friends Forever

The Shoelady