Monochrome Monday # 12 - Davao Peace and Unity

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">Monochromatic Monday #12
Tri-Peoples Peace and Unity in Davao

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">Since Gary always introduce us to the beauty of Savannah… I would like to make a tribute this time to the Tri-Peoples of Davao City.

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">Now, why do we always say Tri-peoples? This is to emphasize the three groups of people that co-exist, peacefully live together, mingle and collaborate with each other and still keep their own cultures and tradition to make Davao City unique not only among the Provinces of the Philippines but also among the Provinces of Mindanao, where Davao belong….

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"> The Tri-people refer to:

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"> The NATIVES – the 5 original tribal inhabitants of the region, who we call LUMADS (which literally means “from the bowels of the earth”)

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">The MUSLIMS – the 5 tribes who converted into the Islamic faith before the Spaniard came to the country in the 14^th century

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">The SETTLERS – which refers to those that settled and raised in the province even before the Second World War and consider themselves as Davaoeños who came from the other Provinces of the Philippines Mainly from Cebu, Iloilo, Batangas and Ilocos or from other Countries like, Spain, Japan, China, the Americas, and quite recently Korea.

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">I took this photo yesterday at the heart of the city, actually this is located infront of the Davao City Council Building and fronting the Davao Catholic Cathedral. It expresses the Peace and Unity even in the Diversity of its people.

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The Commemorative Monument of Unity and Peace

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">Now, what did I do…:

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  ">Using Picnik I turned it into sepia and adjusted the contrasts and brightness.
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  ">Then I cropped it, just because… LOL
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  ">Then I tried to boost it and then made it sepia again…
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  ">I wanted to show the enduring quality of the brass structure comparable to the lasting commitment of the Davao people (Davaoeños) to Unity and Peace:

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Davao Tri-peoples Commemorative Monument of Unity and Peace

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