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Pastoral pleasures at Isabela’s Bambanti Festival

By Joy Angelica Subido | March 2, 2013 - 12:00am

Perhaps it is a sign of urbanization. While young people in the big cities are more likely to associate the scarecrow with a DC Comics super villain, local farmers in the countryside see it as an ally to ward off...

Modern Living