MAN FOR ALL SEASONS Vendor Joe Tagle, 67, sells his popsicles to local tourists swimming on the sandbars of Calatagan, Batangas on Saturday, July 23, 2022. Tagle, a native of neighboring Matangbukay, Lian, Batangas, has been selling ice buko (coconut) popsicles for 15 years by day and drives a village ambulance by night. Although he does not need the extra income these days because he already has four grown children, who all have white-collar jobs, Tagle believes he would get weak if he does not work a single day and becomes idle with his time. PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Vendor Joe Tagle, 67, sells his popsicles to local tourists swimming on the sandbars of Calatagan, Batangas on Saturday, July 23, 2022. Tagle, a native of neighboring Matangbukay, Lian, Batangas, has been selling ice buko (coconut) popsicles for 15 years by day and drives a village ambulance by night. Although he does not need the extra income these days because he already has four grown children, who all have white-collar jobs, Tagle believes he would get weak if he does not work a single day and becomes idle with his time. PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTO