Hometown Stories

Nature's Path is Winding

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From the Buddhist temples of Cebu to a protected island in Negros, Dave Albao has gone all sorts of places in search of meaning.

Story by
Nina Unlay
Photography by
Geric Cruz
Read Time
Location Tag

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