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Kristine Madilosa having her hair "looked at" (kunin kuto!) by her youngest sister, Jelyn and her Mother. (If you don't know what is going on here, then you probably don't want to know!!!) The Madilosa's are a very kind family that I stay with whenever I get the chance to visit them at the farm that they work in a remote village in Mindanao; in the Southern part of the Philippines.

Lolo Madilosa, a very friendly old Filipino farm labourer, planting young rice seedlings in one of their "palayan" (rice paddies.) The Madilosa's are a very kind family that I stay with whenever I get the chance to visit them at the farm that they work in a remote village in Mindanao; in the Southern part of the Philippines.

Lolo Madilosa, a very friendly old Filipino farm labourer, planting young rice seedlings in one of their "palayan" (rice paddies.) The Madilosa's are a very kind family that I stay with whenever I get the chance to visit them at the farm that they work in a remote village in Mindanao; in the Southern part of the Philippines.

Lolo Madilosa, a very friendly old Filipino farm labourer, planting young rice seedlings in one of their "palayan" (rice paddies.) The Madilosa's are a very kind family that I stay with whenever I get the chance to visit them at the farm that they work in a remote village in Mindanao; in the Southern part of the Philippines.

Lolo Madilosa, a very friendly old Filipino farm labourer, sitting on his motorcycle - and looking very proud too! (He looks like one of the local "riders!!!") The Madilosa's are a very kind family that I stay with whenever I get the chance to visit them at the farm that they work in a remote village in Mindanao; in the Southern part of the Philippines.

Lolo Madilosa, a very friendly old Filipino farm labourer, sitting impatiently on his bike. The reason for that angry glare is that he has been waiting for about 15 minutes for his youngest daughter, Jelyn, to get ready for school! (Needless to say, when Jelyn finally appeared, she came out with the most charming smile on her sweet face! She know's that she is his little princess and she can get away with being just a few minutes late!) The Madilosa's are a very kind family that I stay with whenever I get the chance to visit them at the farm that they work in a remote village in Mindanao; in the Southern part of the Philippines.

A Filipino farm laborer taking a very well-earned rest during the heat of the midday sun, at the Madilosa family's farm-house. The Madilosa's are a very kind family that I stay with whenever I get the chance to visit them at the farm that they work in a remote village in Mindanao; in the Southern part of the Philippines.

A Filipino farm laborer at the Madilosa family's farm-house. He is calling out for them to sell him a cigarette or two from their tindahan. (A "tindahan" is a family-run micro-store. You find these things all over the Philippines. Almost every street has at least one of them. This one is in a tiny hamlet that can only be accessed via a track, down through the woods!) The Madilosa's are a very kind family that I stay with whenever I get the chance to visit them at the farm that they work in a remote village in Mindanao; in the Southern part of the Philippines.

A carabao (water buffalo) feeding on riverbank grass, near the farm that the Madilosa family till. The last time I was there, (only 6 months before,) what is now the river was nothing more than a stagnant creek. That all changed during a recent flash-flood when a near-by river decided to change it's course and take up a previous route that it had long-since abandoned... The Madilosa's are a very kind family that I stay with whenever I get the chance to visit them at the farm that they work in a remote village in Mindanao; in the Southern part of the Philippines.

A carabao (water buffalo) feeding on riverbank grass, near the farm that the Madilosa family till. The last time I was there, (only 6 months before,) what is now the river was nothing more than a stagnant creek. That all changed during a recent flash-flood when a near-by river decided to change it's course and take up a previous route that it had long-since abandoned... The Madilosa's are a very kind family that I stay with whenever I get the chance to visit them at the farm that they work in a remote village in Mindanao; in the Southern part of the Philippines.

A carabao (water buffalo) feeding on riverbank grass, near the farm that the Madilosa family till. The last time I was there, (only 6 months before,) what is now the river was nothing more than a stagnant creek. That all changed during a recent flash-flood when a near-by river decided to change it's course and take up a previous route that it had long-since abandoned... The Madilosa's are a very kind family that I stay with whenever I get the chance to visit them at the farm that they work in a remote village in Mindanao; in the Southern part of the Philippines.

A carabao (water buffalo) feeding on riverbank grass, near the farm that the Madilosa family till. The last time I was there, (only 6 months before,) what is now the river was nothing more than a stagnant creek. That all changed during a recent flash-flood when a near-by river decided to change it's course and take up a previous route that it had long-since abandoned... The Madilosa's are a very kind family that I stay with whenever I get the chance to visit them at the farm that they work in a remote village in Mindanao; in the Southern part of the Philippines.

A carabao (water buffalo) feeding on riverbank grass, near the farm that the Madilosa family till. The last time I was there, (only 6 months before,) what is now the river was nothing more than a stagnant creek. That all changed during a recent flash-flood when a near-by river decided to change it's course and take up a previous route that it had long-since abandoned... The Madilosa's are a very kind family that I stay with whenever I get the chance to visit them at the farm that they work in a remote village in Mindanao; in the Southern part of the Philippines.

A carabao (water buffalo) feeding on riverbank grass, near the farm that the Madilosa family till. The last time I was there, (only 6 months before,) what is now the river was nothing more than a stagnant creek. That all changed during a recent flash-flood when a near-by river decided to change it's course and take up a previous route that it had long-since abandoned... The Madilosa's are a very kind family that I stay with whenever I get the chance to visit them at the farm that they work in a remote village in Mindanao; in the Southern part of the Philippines.

A carabao (water buffalo) feeding on riverbank grass, near the farm that the Madilosa family till. The last time I was there, (only 6 months before,) what is now the river was nothing more than a stagnant creek. That all changed during a recent flash-flood when a near-by river decided to change it's course and take up a previous route that it had long-since abandoned... The Madilosa's are a very kind family that I stay with whenever I get the chance to visit them at the farm that they work in a remote village in Mindanao; in the Southern part of the Philippines.

A carabao (water buffalo) feeding on riverbank grass, near the farm that the Madilosa family till. The dog in the foreground is a lovely little mutt called "Pandak" (tagalog for "Shorty" - she has very short legs, like a daschound!) The last time I was there, (only 6 months before,) what is now the river was nothing more than a stagnant creek. That all changed during a recent flash-flood when a near-by river decided to change it's course and take up a previous route that it had long-since abandoned... The Madilosa's are a very kind family that I stay with whenever I get the chance to visit them at the farm that they work in a remote village in Mindanao; in the Southern part of the Philippines.

Filipino farm laborers at work, planting palay (rice seedlings) in the mga palayan (rice paddies) near to the fields that the Madilosa family till in Davao del Sur Province. The Madilosa's are a very kind family that I stay with whenever I get the chance to visit them at the farm that they work, in a remote village in Mindanao; in the Southern part of the Philippines.

Filipino farm laborers at work, planting palay (rice seedlings) in the mga palayan (rice paddies) near to the fields that the Madilosa family till in Davao del Sur Province. The Madilosa's are a very kind family that I stay with whenever I get the chance to visit them at the farm that they work, in a remote village in Mindanao; in the Southern part of the Philippines.

Filipino farm laborers at work, planting palay (rice seedlings) in the mga palayan (rice paddies) near to the fields that the Madilosa family till in Davao del Sur Province. The Madilosa's are a very kind family that I stay with whenever I get the chance to visit them at the farm that they work, in a remote village in Mindanao; in the Southern part of the Philippines.

An evening twilight view of one of the palayan (rice fields,) near to the Madilosa residence in Davao del Sur. The Madilosa's are a very kind family that I stay with whenever I get the chance to visit them at the farm that they work; in a remote village in Mindanao, in the Southern part of the Philippines.

An evening twilight view of one of the palayan (rice fields,) near to the Madilosa residence in Davao del Sur. The Madilosa's are a very kind family that I stay with whenever I get the chance to visit them at the farm that they work; in a remote village in Mindanao, in the Southern part of the Philippines.

A late afternoon view of one of the palayan (rice fields,) near to the Madilosa residence in Davao del Sur. The Madilosa's are a very kind family that I stay with whenever I get the chance to visit them at the farm that they work; in a remote village in Mindanao, in the Southern part of the Philippines.

A late afternoon view of one of the palayan (rice fields,) near to the Madilosa residence in Davao del Sur. The Madilosa's are a very kind family that I stay with whenever I get the chance to visit them at the farm that they work; in a remote village in Mindanao, in the Southern part of the Philippines.

A late afternoon view of one of the palayan (rice fields,) near to the Madilosa residence in Davao del Sur. The Madilosa's are a very kind family that I stay with whenever I get the chance to visit them at the farm that they work; in a remote village in Mindanao, in the Southern part of the Philippines.

A late afternoon view of one of the palayan (rice fields,) near to the Madilosa residence in Davao del Sur. The Madilosa's are a very kind family that I stay with whenever I get the chance to visit them at the farm that they work; in a remote village in Mindanao, in the Southern part of the Philippines.