‘While the summer sun lingers…’

Bernard Testa
By Bernard Testa

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Boatmen in Coron, Palawan celebrated International Workers’ Day on May 1 while guiding tourists around the Calamianes island group. They work closely with the municipal government and local tourism office to sustain income opportunities until the months leading to the rainy season.

Photo and caption by Bernard Testa

Bernard Testa
Bernard Testa
Bernard Testa photographs human triumphs, evoking emotions of struggles between the good, the bad and the ugly. He was a former president of the Press Photographer of the Philippines. Before joining BusinessMirror and Philippines Graphic magazine, he was the photographer of the now defunct InterAksyon.com

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