Last season, this Filipino tobacco farm produced 4,404 pounds of tobacco, yet much of their profit goes back to loan sharks.
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PINILI, Philippines ꟷ Today’s Photo Gallery comes from Jose Monsieur Santos, a journalist who attended the University of Santo Tomas. He has served as a photographer and correspondent for Bulatlat, Focus Taiwan (CNA), Nurphoto Agency, Rapply, and Philstar. This gallery features a day in the life of a tobacco farmer in the Philippines.
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Jose Monsieurr Santos Manila began his career as a student journalist working for the campus newspaper at the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, where he lives and works today. In 2018, he started composing a personal documentary on the current political situation in the Philippines. He serves as a Photo Correspondent for Bulatlat, Focus Taiwan (CNA), Nurphoto Agency, Rappler, and Philstar, as a contributor.
Jose Monsieurr Santos Manila began his career as a student journalist working for the campus newspaper at the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, where he lives and works today. In 2018, he started composing a personal documentary on the current political situation in the Philippines. He serves as a Photo Correspondent for Bulatlat, Focus Taiwan (CNA), Nurphoto Agency, Rappler, and Philstar, as a contributor.