Tahimik has explicitly said that the camera is a metaphor for »Indigenous stories,« stories told by Filipinos about the Philippines. The bamboo camera is clearly an extension of the bahay kubo image, ...

However, it fails to mention any fruits. 'Bahay Kubo' was written by National Artist for Music Felipe Padilla de Leon. It was popularized in the 1960s through movies and renditions by famous singers ...