CENTURY-OLD. Claiming to be at least 100 years old, Impoh-an, of Banawe, Ifugao tinkers with an old yarn she could not even see. Eyes half-open, she looks into the eyes as she speaks her native Ifugao language even with tourists, who usually give her coins as a token. Photo by Lyn V. Ramo

A STONE PICKER’S LIFE. At 2:00 PM, when everyone is resting from the morning work of picking Luna stones, Mang Mario Islao continues to meticulously search the shores of Brgy. Barrientos, Luna, La Union for faded colored stones under the blighting heat of the sun. Photo by Jahryll Gonato