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COVID-19 and the Filipinos in Vienna, Austria
Vienna, Austria—there was no report of Filipinos getting infected with the coronavirus during the initial outbreak of COVID-19 in this city. Until late summer of 2020, when I received a frantic phone call from my friend Cindy, granddaughter of Filipino hero, Dr. Pio...
My aunt and her Singer sewing machine
It was hidden for ages together with other stuff dumped in the utility room of our family home and forgotten, probably rusting—my aunt’s old Singer sewing machine. I have not thought about it until I built that little house connected to my primary...
Love reigns eternal in the age of COVID-19
Photo by Bernard Testa
Donning face masks, lovers pose under a roar of clouds in Barangay Paenan, Boso-Boso in Antipolo City. With their mobile phones, they record this moment of physical closeness, defying the pandemic as the sun rises in the distance.
Seed giving, seed swapping & heirloom seeds
Text and photos by Bernard Testa
Percy Duclayan is a long-time welder at the Balili Stainless Steel and Allied Works in Ligtasan, Antipolo, Rizal. But the 16 years he spent raising a family on the rolling hills of Rizal province have not made him...
Do not delay screening for breast cancer
Photos by Bernard Testa
When the entire island of Luzon was placed under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) back in mid-March, a number of women failed to go to the hospital to consult with their doctor and undergo screening for breast cancer even if they...
Her night market
As evening moves to embrace the land, Aling Linda arranges the snack food, bananas, cucumber, and assorted fruits and vegetables borne from the mountains of Sierra Madre to be sold on this makeshift fruit stand inside a waiting shed, opposite an old church...
