STORIES

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...

“Ang lake ang tinubdan sang amon kinabuhi. Dira kami nabuhi sa una pa. Dira man kami ga kuha sang amon pagkaon.” [The lake is our source of life. It has...

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

"Tong may naga bakal na sa amon ginahimo, kung ano ipahimo nila, amo lang man to himuon namon. Ang amon customer ang maghambal kung ano ang himuon, kis-a tagaan kami...

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the world in different aspects, especially the health systems, the world’s economy, and our social fabric. No one was immune and everyone was affected. Both...

We met MAAARI in March of 2019, when they came to visit us in Lake Sebu. We have already known them through ANTHILL Fabric Gallery but it was our first...

In the Tboli of Lake Sebu community, we navigate difficult situations by working together and supporting each other. It through sesotunawa or working together that we establish and nurture meaningful...