Author: Ashezeilie Chelsea Estoque

Rows of resettlement blocks and half-built roads now stand on the land where Aeta families, like Izzy Balatbat’s, once moved with the planting season, as megaprojects push tribes out of Central Luzon’s ancestral belt one relocation at a time. Read more

Every Saturday afternoon, before the sun dips back down from Angeles City, vendors begin laying out their wares in front of the Holy Rosary Parish Church (HRPC) — woven baskets, homemade chicharon, crocheted flowers, and trays of different foods. Read more