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Update #9: Returning from Palawan
I wanted to give everyone a quick update on the progress of the project. We just returned from a long trip to Palawan where we were able to visit two different groups, the Tagbanua and Tau't Bato. I'm providing the links below to the articles and images.
Post #1: Coron and the Calamian Tagbanua
Post #2: The Palawan Tau’t Bato of Singnapan Valley
Oma also wrote a nice article about her thoughts while traveling. You can find that article here.
Update #8: Into the Mountains with the Tigwahanon Manobo
From our first trip thanks to all of you...
The Bukidnon plateau is home to seven of the 18 different indigenous groups found in Mindanao. After doing some research I decided it would be a great place to visit for starting the Katutubong Filipino Project. Although our travel to Bukidnon was fairly short we learned a lot about the Lumad people (the Visayan word collectively used for all indigenous people in Mindanao). We spent most of the week with a Manobo community high in the mountains of San Fernando municipality. The Manobo people are just one of the 18 Lumad groups found in Mindanao, however, they have a number of subgroups with slight language differences and practices. The different Manobo tribes are semi-autonomous from the Philippine government and have their own laws, practices and judgements given by tribal chieftains (Datus).
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Update #7: Raffle Winners & the Manobo of Mindanao
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Update #6: We Made it!
Thank you everyone!! Today we hit our goal with 25 hours to spare. We are extremely grateful for everyone's support and can't wait to get things started! Today there is reason to celebrate. For those that would still like to become a backer you can do so until time runs out. Anything extra raised will be used for our outreach and awareness work! Thank you all again for believing in us and in the project.
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Essam Saad on February 4
Congratulations Jake and Oma! Honto ni omedetou gozaimasu. Korekara gambatte.
Adelle and Essam
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Update #5: A Short Video Message & Facebook Page
Although we are somewhat shy being the ones in front of the camera, we thought we would do a short video update as we enter into the final stretch of our campaign. We also decided to create a Facebook Page for the project to share more spontaneous updates during our journey. We think it will be a great way to send out quick updates once we get in the field.
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This project successfully raised its funding goal on February 4.
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Jacob is a freelance travel, culture and documentary photographer based in the Philippines. His passion lies in creating images that communicate a strong sense of place and cultural awareness in unique, challenging situations. His photographs often reflect his background in conservation and explore issues related to the human condition and natural world.
Jacob’s dedication to visual storytelling is enhanced by his love for travel and cultural exchange. Travel is something Jacob grew up with as a young boy and his time in Latin America during college is where he discovered his passion for the camera. In 2003, he was brought to the Philippines when he joined the United States Peace Corps and returned a few years later to start a professional career in photography.
Jacob works primarily as a freelance photographer. He has been commissioned by corporations, private organizations, universities and independent writers and his images have appeared on everything from TV commercials to magazine and book covers. Most of his travel and documentary work is currently represented by Corbis Images.
When not working on photo assignments, Jacob can be found volunteering his time with conservation organizations and local NGO’s. He is married with two children and currently resides in Cebu City, Philippines.
