Where progress meets tradition
With the towering marquee post of a popular mall chain the background, this farmer has his backyard-pigs hang by the sides of his motorcycle while on his way to the market where his livestock would surely fetch a good price ahead of the New Year celebration. Roasted pork, or ‘lechon,’ remains a fixture on media noche tables not only in Butuan City but the rest of the country. (Mike U. Crismundo)