PHOTO OF THE WEEK:

QUIAPO SURVIVOR 

Along the busy streets of Quiapo, Manila, this woman sells sampaguita wreaths while behind her an outlet of American fastfood chain Dunkin’ Donuts proclaims its presence with its big signboard. The woman vendor is among thousands of other hawkers, fortune tellers and herbal peddlers – young and old - who for decades have given Quiapo a life of its own and culture. Circumstances seem to have blended together to provide a metaphor for the Filipino underground economy that is struggling for survival amid the dominant forces of corporate globalization.    

   Photo by Arkibong Bayan/BULATLAT.COM

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