
The Philippine’s sunshine is already burning away the coolness of morning and Edgar feels the rising heat. Edwin, his eldest at 14, is studying hard for a chance to work in the Philippine National Police and hopes someday to work at the National Bureau of Investigation. The stranger at the sari-sari store, near the rice field, watches Edgar Tolentino stroll through his rice field.Įdgar’s children do well in school. Edgar makes it a point to eat less, so, his four year old daughter, Eliza gets a full belly. He would be healthier if he got more food to eat everyday, but he has a wife and six children in Barangay San Antonio, Leyte, Republic Of The Philippines.Įdgar has managed to put rice on everyone’s plates three times a day, everyday. Edgar Tolentino, 32, stands 5‘, 6“ in his rice field.
