Jonas Hallare, 30, is originally from Pili,Camarines Sur. The community refers to him as “Bob Marley”, because of his dreadlocks. Jonas Barber Shop is adorned with posters and his painting of Jamaican reggae singer, Bob Marley. His favorite Marley song “No Woman, No Cry” often blares through the shop. Jonas has been cutting hair for seven years. His aunt, who owns a hair salom, taught him tonsorial skills. Jonas rents his shop for 4,500 pesos and attends to 15 customers a day, attending to 45-50 heads on weekends. His record figure is 60 customers in one day. He also offers his dreadlocking services at a 100 pesos per dreadlock. He said a person usually needs about 40 dreadlocks, so that is a cool 4,000 pesos, if he is lucky. Jonas still smiles recalling the customers he has accidentally wounded with a razor blade, when he was just starting. He is married to Vanessa and has a two-year-old son named Amhir Floyd.
