Day of Outrage

The Labor Day in the Philippines this year was marked as a Day of Outrage of workers for wage hike. Members of different unions led by the Kilusang Mayo Uno including different progressive organizations marched from different areas in Metro Manila to Liwasang Bonifacio to register their outrage on the current administration because of its inaction to increase wage and control prices of basic commodities.

The protest action ended in Mendiola.

Kalbaryo ng Sambayanan (2011)

Members of progressive groups led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-National Capital Region (BAYAN-NCR) and Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (KADAMAY) depicted the "Kalbaryo ng Sambayanan" through Juan dela Cruz as the modern Christ carrying a crucifix of price hikes, unemployment, privatization and deregulation. They represented characters masked as Uncle Sam (U.S.), President Noynoy Aquino, the local ruling class and the Armed Forces of the Philippines beating Juan dela Cruz as modern Pontius Pilate who ruled to crucify Jesus Christ to death.

A Day in Dy Pac

They call this community Dy Pac, which is located in Tondo, Manila just a few meters away from Divisoria, because it is situated inside the Dy Pac and Company's unfinished commercial building. More than 200 families live in this compound for as long as 40 years or so, mostly were workers of the company or was supposed to work in the commercial center.

The community is threatened to be demolished anytime.

Manila: Through the eyes of its lost daughter

Its been a while since I've been to Manila for more than a month without any "official business" to attend to and I seldom have the chance to roam around the capital of the Philippines with a camera on hand, much more a DSLR.


Last week, me and a friend was supposed to go to the National Library to do some research but due to some reasons, I wasn't able to go in. Luckily, we just came from an activity we covered so we have a camera with us. So instead of sulking inside the library lobby, I decided to go out and shoot. And so, I ended up in Rizal Park.


This is my first time to shoot the streets using a DSLR, a Nikon D40. The camera is not mine, quite old and battered and I'm still getting used to using DSLRs which is way different than point and shoot digital cameras I've been using in the past.


Here are some of the photos I took in Rizal Park.