A photographer who recently traveled to the Philippines experienced how diligently Filipinos work to make ends meet.
Dom Argana, a film student at California State University, Northridge, traveled to Palawan, Philippines, to shoot a documentary for Passion Planner for one month.
He picked up his camera and snapped some photographs that not only turned out amazing but also depict how hard Filipinos work to put food on the table.
“These people work 24/7 so that they can earn some type of income. They sleep, shower & eat here. They do whatever it takes to survive,” Argana tweeted.
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Others got into discussions about education and the Philippines’ government:
The economy of the Philippines is the third largest in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) after Indonesia and Thailand. The country also saw a 6% economic growth under the current presidency, according to Bloomberg.
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