#265 Onion Farmers

In barrangay Kita-kita, in San Jose City Nueva Ecija, the sight of gaudily-clad farmers in the distance piqued our curiosity. After doubling-back and walking into the fields, we discovered they're onion farmers hired to weed fields planted to white onion. Gently plucking weeds growing in-between onion sprouts is hard work, for which each one will earn P130.00 a day. But discovering them at work was worth much more than that to us. Enjoy.

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