Photographic Memories

Jose Rizal is a known supporter for improvement/change in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era. He was mistakenly suspected as the leader of the “Katipunan” in which the Spaniards thought to be against the law and rebellious. The Spanish military court found Dr. Jose Rizal guilty of rebellion and treason thus was executed by a firing squad in Bagumbayan ( Luneta Park ) on December 30, 1896.
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You can only find this at Luneta Park, Manila . They provided a space for this art but, fenced/enclosed. This park has a historical value. It is the place where our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal is executed by a Spanish Military by a firing squad and this is also his resting place. His last poem was “Mi Ultimo Adios” (My Last Farewell) which he wrote on the day before his execution.
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This is a picture of a family in one canoe/boat (begging for coins). Early morning, they seem to be waiting as the vessel arrives at the port. They try to meet the ship as it is still meters away from the wharf. Sad isn’t it? I thought we can only see these kind of people in the streets.
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Everyday scene as a vessel dock at ports. I first encountered this when we went to Cebu City via Cagayan de Oro. They call it Bajao people begging for passengers to toss coins into the water and part of the entertainment they will jump from their bangka/canoe, dive into the water to get the change. I pity those women who bring their infants with them. They just catch the coins by their makeshift open hamper.
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Like the whole cart ice cream you can also find balut vendors in the streets usually at night. They are actually selling two different kinds of incubated duck egg, “balut” and “penoy”, which are usually sold together. The vendors don’t push carts but they carry baskets where they wrap the eggs in a layer of cloth to keep them warm. You will hear them shout balut! penoy! balut! penoy! in the streets. Aside from selling balut, they also sell chicharon (cracklings).

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This is the large face statue of Former President Ferdinand Marcos carved out of the mountainside in Benguet province. The said statue was blasted in December 2002 by unknown perpetrators. This hollow statue lost its eyes, nose and forehead in the blast, as well as a large chunk of its right cheek. This was built in the early 1980s when Mr. Marcos was still in power. He was the 6th president of the Philippines in December 1965 to February 1986.

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