the forgotten

because we all have to come to terms with the inevitable: that one day, we will be forgotten



somewhere in the old downtown cebu city, october 2012

the unseen danger

we're always as safe as we dream ourselves to be... at least until we wake up...



somewhere in old downtown cebu city, october 2012

in memory of the man with no face

somewhere in the old downtown area, cebu city, october 2012

the need to stand up

because the need to stand up is an adult concern...



colon st., cebu city, october 2012

first dibs

it's a common phenomenon: loyal customers camping out to get first dibs on the newest iProduct and such, but this has got to be pushing it to absurd levels...



sanciangko st., cebu city, october 2012

drive thru, or, the wide reach of globalization

junquera st., cebu city, october 2012

the last of the holdouts

but inspite of our insistence, we can't stay as children forever.



colon st., cebu city, july 2012

now, or, the way things are

old downtown cebu city, july 2012

the numbers

because there is more to our lives than how little or how much, more to our destinies than the figures or the math...

sanciangko st., cebu city, july 2012

street vendors

at the gate of sto. nino church, cebu city, march 2008

the surrogate

downtown cebu city, may 2010

the bearer of light

colon st., cebu city, march 2010

something i'd thought i'd never see

downtown cebu city, march 2010

walking around: downtown again

taken on a walk from cebu city hall through magallanes st., to carbon, then to colon and osmena boulevard, may 2010

*****

now open for business 24 hours



at a bank



ukay2x





lechon bread



the contortionist





****

you've got to marvel at the great variety of stuff that street vendors sell

... from guitars



to cigarettes and candies



cut vegetables



dried fish



even more vegetables



used shoes



to green mangoes



... yummy



fried peanuts (with a jingle to boot)



used electronics



and even a peek at your future...

a call for justice

graffiti under a pedestrian bridge, osmena blvd., cebu city, may 2010

walking around: freedom park

taken on the way to and around freedom park, downtown cebu city, may 2010

*****

the sleepers







videoke





the flower vendors



















something missing



now showing