Dark curly hair, dark skin, and small stature. These words often describe the Aetas, a group of indigenous people in the Philippines. These ethnic tribal group was known to inhabit the areas of northern Luzon, specifically that of the area where Mount Pinatubo is located. But after its tumultuous eruption in 1991, the Aetas have continue reading : The Aeta Way

With a humid weather one late afternoon. Rays of sun peeps through the spaces of branches and leaves under a tree. A woman sweeps some of the leaves that have fallen. And there, in a rattan bench, under that tree, a story was told. Home alone when we came, Zenaida Velasco had a reluctant smile continue reading : Piece by piece