Navigating the Bohol Sea
An eco-literature project in Bohol has enabled a group of students to reconnect with the environment, talk to fishermen and then produce literary pieces about their struggles amid commercial fishing and climate change.
An eco-literature project in Bohol has enabled a group of students to reconnect with the environment, talk to fishermen and then produce literary pieces about their struggles amid commercial fishing and climate change.
Analiza Gonzales, 51, often spends days without anything to eat. She used to be an informal settler, the term used to describe those residing in a house and/or lot without consent of owner. But she could easily provide for herself and her young daughters, thanks to her own sari-sari store.
\Macli-ing’s famous words, on land ownership: “You ask if we own the land and mock us saying, “Where is your title?’ When we ask the meaning of your words, you answer with taunting arrogance, ‘Where are the documents to prove that you own the land?’ Titles? Documents? Proof of ownership? Such arrogance to say that you own the land, when you are owned by it! How can you own that which outlives you? Only the race owns the land because the race lives forever. To claim a place is the birthright of everyone. Even the lowly animals have their own place. How much more when we talk of human beings?”
This year’s Ash Wednesday coincided with Valentine’s Day, which is a perfect reminder that amidst the commercialization of Valentine’s Day, we should not forget the basic message of love for our fellowmen. Photos and video by Bullit Marquez for VERA Files.
This special report was produced under VERA Files’ project on enhancing the media’s capability to raise public awareness of the situation in the South China Sea, funded by the Government of Canada through its Canada Fund for Local Initiatives. #CanadaFundPH #Together75
A different version of this report has appeared in the Manila Standard on Feb. 1, 2024.
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