
Manuel Cerafica, 60, waters the field using a makeshift pump he filled with water from a creek beside his farm at Barangay Bilibiran in Binangonan Rizal on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. Cerafica said that the rice was planted two weeks ago and will be harvested by the end of April. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE

Manuel Cerafica, 60, waters the field using a makeshift pump he filled with water from a creek beside his farm at Barangay Bilibiran in Binangonan Rizal on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. Cerafica said that the rice was planted two weeks ago and will be harvested by the end of April. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE

Manuel Cerafica, 60, waters the field using a makeshift pump he filled with water from a creek beside his farm at Barangay Bilibiran in Binangonan Rizal on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. Cerafica said that the rice was planted two weeks ago and will be harvested by the end of April. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE

Manuel Cerafica, 60, waters the field using a makeshift pump he filled with water from a creek beside his farm at Barangay Bilibiran in Binangonan Rizal on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. Cerafica said that the rice was planted two weeks ago and will be harvested by the end of April. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE

Manuel Cerafica, 60, waters the field using a makeshift pump he filled with water from a creek beside his farm at Barangay Bilibiran in Binangonan Rizal on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. Cerafica said that the rice was planted two weeks ago and will be harvested by the end of April. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE

Manuel Cerafica, 60, waters the field using a makeshift pump he filled with water from a creek beside his farm at Barangay Bilibiran in Binangonan Rizal on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. Cerafica said that the rice was planted two weeks ago and will be harvested by the end of April. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE

Manuel Cerafica, 60, waters the field using a makeshift pump he filled with water from a creek beside his farm at Barangay Bilibiran in Binangonan Rizal on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. Cerafica said that the rice was planted two weeks ago and will be harvested by the end of April. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE

Manuel Cerafica, 60, waters the field using a makeshift pump he filled with water from a creek beside his farm at Barangay Bilibiran in Binangonan Rizal on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. Cerafica said that the rice was planted two weeks ago and will be harvested by the end of April. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE

Manuel Cerafica, 60, waters the field using a makeshift pump he filled with water from a creek beside his farm at Barangay Bilibiran in Binangonan Rizal on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. Cerafica said that the rice was planted two weeks ago and will be harvested by the end of April. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE

Manuel Cerafica, 60, waters the field using a makeshift pump he filled with water from a creek beside his farm at Barangay Bilibiran in Binangonan Rizal on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. Cerafica said that the rice was planted two weeks ago and will be harvested by the end of April. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE

Manuel Cerafica, 60, waters the field using a makeshift pump he filled with water from a creek beside his farm at Barangay Bilibiran in Binangonan Rizal on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. Cerafica said that the rice was planted two weeks ago and will be harvested by the end of April. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE

Manuel Cerafica, 60, waters the field using a makeshift pump he filled with water from a creek beside his farm at Barangay Bilibiran in Binangonan Rizal on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. Cerafica said that the rice was planted two weeks ago and will be harvested by the end of April. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE