Raul Funilas or "Tata Raul" as most people calls him is an artist based in UP. This high school graduate has won several accolades with his literary works winning along side people with degrees and doctorates for literature. Most of his works revolves around the culture surrounded by fresh water in Laguna Bay.
He was kind enough to tour us around his home and town where he grew up and the source of his inspiration. He also introduced us to fisher folks that told their own stories in the island. Though much have changed since his youthful days at the southern part of Talim island, his memories are immortalized in his poems, books and compilations of languages native on the island long forgotten by the generation.
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Talim Island
