The Philippines on two wheels - part thirteen

By week’s end, I’ll be on the first stage of the long trip home. Gord’s accompanying me to Manila before I fly on to Hong Kong. So, some final pictures from Negros, a mélange of life in the Philippines.

Balloon seller on Dumaguete’s promenade.

Local election campaigning. Elections here are serious stuff: 25 died in the run-up and on polling day. However, this first day of campaigning, I came across a cheerful convoy supporting a candidate.

Man with loudspeaker: ‘What is your nationality, sir?’

Me: ‘Canadian!’

Man with loudspeaker: ‘Everyone wave to the Australian!’

Fish drying in Bayawan City.

Performers, ‘king’ and ‘queen’ in a Dumaguete festival.

Two cocks in Dumaguete being prepared for a December 19 ‘Christmas Derby’. Cockfighting predates the Spaniards and is highly popular. I can’t imagine anything less Christmasy. 

The father of Gord’s partner Mae, Welfredo Manlucot, a fisherman in Bayawan City.

In early sunlight, a Dumaguete cart with flowers and shells for sale.

‘HAIRCUT Brod?’ (Haircut, brother?) - a mobile barber shop in Dumaguete, splendid example of Filipino ingenuity. I looked for the proprietor, but not to be found. You can just see the barber chair and seating for the next customer. The bible reading appears to be: ‘Share in suffering like a good soldier of Christ Jesus’. Presumably this doesn’t refer to what customers must endure.

An unhappy pig being taken for a drive.

 Knew exactly what the pig was thinking.

By the way, the pig should have been more cheerful. He was being taken to breed, not to the market.