More picnic tables as well as picnic huts can be seen in the background
Pictures courtesy of Dr. Leslie E. Bauzon, Professor, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki-ken, Japan 305-8572
and Dr. Aurora F. Bauzon, Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines

A smiling Happy Valley farmer riding on his carabao, a dependable beast of burden pulling a sled; the farmer's whole family is with him

This Happy Valley woman with a shy smile is carrying on her head a basket of "sago" for her to sell in the public
market of Bani at least three kilometers away from her home by walking

Pretty rural scenery straight out of a Fernando Amorsolo painting like this in Happy Valley is typical in Bani

These fields in Happy Valley are rainfed by the Southwest Monsoon from June
to October and are idle during the dry months from November to May

The Bani Locale of the Iglesia Ni Cristo, a phenomenally successful Filipino church founded in 1914
by the charismatic religious leader, the late Bishop Felix Manalo

An abundant assortment of fruits and vegetables sold in the public market of Bani

Hardworking Bani women selling garlic and onions to earn an honest living

This young Bani man can be proud of his decent livelihood activity, unlike some
Filipino politicians who loot the public coffers
more pictures ahead >>