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    Maimai, 4, the youngest in the family playfully imitating her parents as they filter the stones. She never failed to bring a smile to everyone who will notice her antics. Views[232] While the kids are busy playing and sharpening a stone as their toy, Ailyn, 24, is piling up the sorted stones before putting them in sacks, ready for sale and pickup by costumers. The smallest stones cost 25 Philippine Peso (PHP25.00) or approximately half a dollar (USD0.50) per sack and the bigger stones cost even lower. She said, “Proceeds from the gathered stones are just enough to make both ends meet for the family.” Views[249] Iko with his wife Tere are filtering and sorting the gathered stones. They are the founders of their humble volcanic stone mining family business, their main source for survival, which they’ve been doing for a decade now. Views[266] Iko, 52, the first miner in the family gathering the stones from the river, which will be filtered and sorted eventually according to their sizes. Views[215] A lahar-filled river, almost 21 years after Mt Pinatubo’s devastating eruption in 1991. Small volcanic stones continually flow with the river waters and serve as source of living for nearby residents. Views[1082]
     

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