17/09/2026
🇵🇭 Tagalog
Ang Walang Halaga sa Iba — Mahalaga sa Akin 💚✨
Ito ang pataw na pinulot ko lang — hindi na ginagamit, inakala ng iba na wala nang halaga. Pero para sa akin, bawat piraso ay may saysay. Ang itinapon, binigyan ko ng buhay — binigyan ko ng kulay, parang nabuhay muli. Hindi sa mamahaling kagamitan nakasalalay ang sining — nasa puso ng lumilikha. 🙏🎨
Karton, kahoy, kawayan, pataw, lambat, dahon ng nipa, lubid, plastic, nylon — ito ang bumubuo sa Simbahan ng Pilar, Our Lady of the Pilar Shrine. Dalawang uri lang ng sako — sako ng bigas at sako ng pagkain ng baboy — at sarili kong buhok, balat ng niyog, sinulid na itinapon. Mula sa basurahan, binigyan ko ng bagong anyo.
Quiapo, Baclaran, Donsol, San Pedro Laguna, Ligao Albay, Pilar Sorsogon, Cebu — lahat ng ito, mula sa kung ano lang ang nasa paligid. Dahon ng anahaw, bayabas, mangga, saging — lahat mula sa kalikasan. Ang hindi pinapansin ng iba, ito ang ginagamit ko para magbigay-pugay sa Diyos at sa ating bayan. 💒🕊️❤️
Ako po si Jerome Miguela Trestiza — mangingisda sa gabi, lumilikha sa umaga.
🇬🇧 English
What Others Discard — I Give New Life 💚✨
This is fishing twine I simply picked up — no longer used, thought worthless by others. But to me, every piece matters. What was thrown away, I bring to life — I give it color, as if it breathes again. True art does not depend on expensive supplies — it lives in the heart of the creator. 🙏🎨
Cardboard, wood, bamboo, net twine, fishing net, nipa leaves, rope, plastic, nylon — these built the Church of Pilar, Our Lady of the Pilar Shrine. Just two kinds of sacks — rice sacks and pig-feed sacks — plus my own hair, coconut husk, discarded thread. From the trash, I gave them new form.
Quiapo, Baclaran, Donsol, San Pedro Laguna, Ligao Albay, Pilar Sorsogon, Cebu — all made from what was simply around me. Anahaw, guava, mango, banana leaves — all from nature. What others overlook, I use to honor God and our people. 💒🕊️❤️
I am Jerome Miguela Trestiza — fisherman by night, creator by morning.
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