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The Island Life we want to keep: A Boracay Native's story

By: Gil delos Santos I am glad to see these kids (on the photo) when I visited my boat at Tulubhan Beach yesterday. They remind me of how we were, back in time during my childhood in the island. We used to make a foot deep sand holes, install twigs as screen with tree leaves on top then cover with sand. It's like a trap we intend for other friends that when they step on it, their foot get caught. That is a source of amusement for us, island kids, during the old time.  We might have gotten the idea from Japanese war exposure when traps became popular, with our grandparents passing it to our generation. Fast forward today, it feels great to get reminded by this Tulubhan Kids do the stuff we used to do during our childhood in Boracay. This is one of my island frustrations. How I wish we could keep our tradition and cultural system. This is the reason why I fight hard to go against the chinese operated casino in Boracay. Introduction of strong chinese and international gamb...