DARAGA, Albay — Dee Jai, an artist from Bicol, quietly observed a group of kids deeply engrossed in their artwork, oblivious to the thick mud and puddles of murky water that surround the makeshift art station in Bulusan, Libon town, in Albay.
As she scanned through the drawings, which mainly featured images of water, dark clouds, lightning and concrete houses rendered in heavy strokes, one artwork caught her attention.