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Bu-lat-lat (boo-lat-lat) verb: to search, probe, investigate, inquire; to unearth facts Volume 3, Number 39 November 2 - 8, 2003 Quezon City, Philippines |
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Bu-lat-lat (boo-lat-lat) verb: to search, probe, investigate, inquire; to unearth facts Volume 3, Number 39 November 2 - 8, 2003 Quezon City, Philippines |
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Post-All Saints’ Day Photo Essay
This
two-part photo essay deals with the issues of inequality and poverty. The first part shows how inequality persists even after
death. The second part shows how poverty pushes people to be “creative” and
live on the dead. TEXT
AND PHOTOS BY ROWENA CARRANZA All
Saints’ Day is, for Filipinos, time to honor the dead. But for some of them,
it is also time to earn money. Poverty apparently helps to sharpen creativity
and resourcefulness as the following cases show.
CHILD LABOR. P100 bucks per graveyard stone that
he retouches. This is how much Elton, 12, earns. All he needs is a pint of black
paint for the lettering, sandpaper to smooth out the edges of the letters, and
water to clean the marble slab. By
9:30 a.m., Elton already has P300 in his pocket and a burger given by an old
woman customer. It is a once a year
employment though. The rest of the year, he helps his uncle sell cigarettes. Part I: Unequal, Dead or Alive Bulatlat.com We want to know what you think of this article.
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