by Mark Saludes | Mar 29, 2024 | Articles
Published in the Christian Science Monitor on February 14, 2024 Metal dragons roam the streets of Manila. They came here decades ago from North America, and have since evolved into something uniquely Philippine. Every day, millions of people hop on and off the...
by Mark Saludes | Mar 29, 2024 | Articles
Published in Rappler on August 27, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – It was a public display of personal colors and affection: people smiled, hugged and kissed each other as they proclaimed, “Love wins.” In the middle of the annual Manila LGBT pride parade earlier this year...
by Mark Saludes | Mar 29, 2024 | Articles
First published at ucanews.com on August 22, 2019 There is no stopping Zara Alvarez, a church worker in the central Philippine province of Negros. Even the threat of death does not faze her. Zara, a mother who loves to explain heaven and hell to her 7-year-old girl,...
by Mark Saludes | Mar 29, 2024 | Articles
Published in La Croix International Artisanal mining, better known as small-scale mining, in the Philippines has become synonymous with danger. The methods of extraction do not only threaten people’s health and the environment but in some cases result in...
by Mark Saludes | Mar 29, 2024 | Articles
TEXT AND PHOTOS BY MARK Z. SALUDES (First published in PCIJ website on September 08, 2022) FIRST OF TWO PARTS APARRI, CAGAYAN – The fishing season for aramang, a small species of marine shrimp also known as spider shrimp, will open again in the middle of November....
