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It is in the nature of the Tboli to help one another. Sesotunawa is a value we all live out, but I never expected it to pave the way for...

The very first products I sold were the tenoyong (tiny bells). I was still learning the art of temwel (brass casting) then and if I made enough tiny bells, my...

Growing up, the gono lumubon (foundry) was my playground. I would spend most of my days observing Ye (Mother) and the way she skillfully rolls and shapes the linulid (wax) into different forms and figures. She allowed me to play with the clay that was used to create the mold for the wax models

Joel Blunto is a 39-year old Tau Temwel from Lake Sebu, South Cotabato. As a young boy, he started learning Temwel from watching and helping his grandmother roll wax and...