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  2020-08-03

  Lost

  Lost in a maze of traffic a day before the second wave of the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine takes effect..stuck in traffic..outside my car window is a man on the sidewalk intently reading a magazine...he mirrors the state of the city before lockdown ..lost in COVID 19 statistics..we are all at a loss on how the gov’t handles the pandemic.
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  2020-07-11

  Mga Lagusan

  This pandemic made me miss everything about traveling, my friends and family around the world. I created "lagusan" hoping that when I look at my porch, window, or shelves everything will just be a frame away from the people I love most. Despite all these, I am hopeful. The photos shows that the thin screen that separates me from the people I love is the same screen that connects me to them. The photos I submitted are important to me since most of my family members are in abroad, we rely so much to internet for communication. The photos are actually a collage of 2 different places, the window becomes the "lagusan" or gateway to the other place. It speaks of hope, pag-asa at lagusan.
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  2020-04-16

  Then and Now

  It was Day 30 of GCQ when I created this hoping that sometime soon I'll get to do the usual things that has been part of my system from the previous years. Few weeks ago, we were busy with our jobs, doing groceries, planning for the next [getaway] with friends and family. All of these are in the recent past. Imagining the new normal is quite visual. I realized that i took the conveniences for granted. These photos are important to me because this [was] my first travel for the year 2020 where I was able to celebrate New Year with family and friends, hoping that this year will be a great year for me. Unfortunately we are now on our Day 120 of being quarantined and my arms feels empty, missing the actual catch-up over good cup of coffee and few bottle of beers by the beach.
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  2020-07-20

  How to Survive Your Homecoming

  The world practically shut down for 3 months, and we are just now beginning to learn how to travel within the harsh parameters set by Covid-19.
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  2020-07-02

  On Wheels Work From Home

  Being in the province during the community quarantine is both an advantage and a challenge. Advantage that I was able to be with my family during the pandemic, moreover, being in an island and rural area in this kind of crisis lessens the possibilities of exposure to the virus. Also because of the abundance of natural resources, food supply was not as horror as to those who are in the urban areas. It was then a challenge if you are working far from your head office especially in the times of following the work from home system. Mobile network provider isn't always present in all areas. Unfortunately we are located at the place where barriers are abundant. The low land area and trees are just among them and not to mention the congestion of the users in the area where a tower can supply. In situations like this, creativity is the key to fulfill the commitments you promised to your work. With my motorcycle, I was able to go to the places where there is a stable signal for a certain period of time and locate another place depending on factors affecting move such as heat, wind, rain and time. Finally, it is a beautiful dishevelment when time is your enemy. It compensates all your effort to reach the places you think are impossible to walk by the wheels. These photos are just a few of the many creative stories crafted by this pandemic.
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  2020-07-20

  The Road Home & the dust on my feet

  I returned to the Philippines from London in June, and I wanted to make sure that my experience was catalogued among others like it. I'm planning to add more entries, but this is the first. I wrote it out very like a report, and the succeeding entries will likely expound a little bit more about the experience, firsthand, of bureaucracy on the ground, and the people it most affects; how slowly the government response arrives, and who bears the brunt of this inefficiency.
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  2020-06-23

  I don't want to live in an acronym

  Being an LSI in Cebu City is one of the most discriminating feelings one could have. Not being a resident in this city and being banned from going home, where do LSIs place themselves?