Antoinette Jadaone’s Six Degrees of Separation From Lilia Cuntapay. October 2011, Cinema One Originals
Bricks Philippines together with the Department of Tourism created an 18x30 ft Philippine map with famous regional landmarks such as Luneta, Fort Santiago, El Nido Resorts, Vigan, Batanes, Bohol and other interesting Filipino sites – all built with LEGO bricks. People can view the the exhibit at the Mall of Asia from August 12 to 27.
All Filipinos learn about the GOMBURZA in History class, so everyone knows about how the three priests (Mariano Gómez, José Apolonio Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora) were executed by garrote. Here are pictures of the strangulation device used on other Filipinos, from before and during the American occupation of the Philippines.
Here’s a picture of capital punishment carried out on a criminal, dated 1901 from the US Library of Congress. The location of the execution? New Bilibid Prison.
Just a warning: Take note that some of the images below depict people being put to death.
(Source: technogra.ph)
Sino ba ang dapat mag-retire? I very disappointed on the Philippine Olympic Committee for such statement. Kung tutuusin, ikinalulungkot na ng marami na walang pabuyang makukuha ang mga manlalaro mula sa pamahalaan (na kung tutuusin ay mula naman sa taumbayan), walang heroes’ welcome sa kanilang pag-uwi, at ngayon ito pa ang sasabihin ninyo?
Ipagpalagay na natin na may mga overaged na sa kanila pero sa ipinakita nilang husay, they do not deserve such downplaying statement. Dapat nga magpasalamat pa tayo sa kanila sa kanilang pagsasakripisyo at determinasyon upang makamit ang tagumpay.
Just foul, POC. Just foul.
(Tweet from Julius Babao, ABS-CBN News Anchor)
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Congratulations to the Philippine Dragon Boat Team! Our very own three-time World Champions are roaring despite limited funding, clinching their back-to-back-to-back world title, new world records, and, the admiration of a country. Let’s support the Philippine Dragon Boat Federation!
(Source: sports.inquirer.net, via pinoytumblr)
I guess you probably know her already and I sadly break the news that she passed away earlier this day.
She was a woman a very ahead of her times. She is the the first Asian, first Filipina, the first woman to be admitted to the all-men Harvard Medical School in 1936 when President Quezon…
by Jessica Zafra, Interaksyon
Welcome to the Philippines! You’ve probably noticed that Filipinos are friendly, accommodating, and nice all around. For starters we are always smiling. It is not true that we are always smiling, but it is likely we do it more than your people. This is because it is…
Ahuhuhuuu polite burn. :)) Jessica Zafra, icwatudidthar.
(Source: interaksyon.com)
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Pelikula Q&A: Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank Jansen Musico with writer Chris Martinez
Pelikula: You’re back for Cinemalaya, but not as the director… Chris: Marlon Rivera is directing. Siya yung co-producer ko sa 100. We take turns. Siya naman ngayon. Siya naman ang magdidirect… He used to be my boss at Basic Advertising. He was my CD before I became a CD myself.
Pelikula: Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank is a parody of the culture of indie filmmaking in the Philippines and, ironically, a part of that is Cinemalaya. What spurred you to make such a film? Chris: I think it’s relevant. It’s about independent filmmaking. It exposes our identity as a cinema.
Naisip namin ‘yan when we were going around festivals. The audience abroad were shocked with 100. It’s a Filipino film with a woman who lives in a nice condo. I wanted to say, “Hindi po kami lahat mahirap sa Pilipinas. Hindi po kami lahat nakitira sa ilalim ng tulay.” Kasi yun ang image nila, that’s why na-shock sila. Some of them were reacting in a way like, “How can you do a film like this when there are poor people in your country?” or “What if Mylene Dizon was poor, would she be able to do all the 100 things she did?” Pero middle class po kami eh. Hindi ba’t middle class ang pinaka kawawa dito sa bansang ito? We’re the ones who pay taxes to take care of everybody. So naisip namin, let’s make fun of it. Ito ba ang gusto niyo? Poverty? O ayan, poverty! Pero paglalaruan namin.
Kasi ‘yun ang naging identity natin sa festivals. These people want to see something they don’t have in their country. This something that needs to be talked about. It something that needs to be discussed. We’ll give you something that you want, but this is our take.
Pelikula: Tell us about the characters. What made you pick those three for your story? Chris: Septic Tank’s a comedy about a producer, writer, and production manager who actually doesn’t have a dialogue. She’s a bit player. They come to Starbucks to meet. They have their iPads, SLRs, cellphones, iPhones, and gadgets, and they speak in English. They want to do a film about poverty. Their dream is to make the first Filipino film to make it to the Oscars. Sinasadya nila na magpakita ng poverty kasi alam nila na it’s going to be picked up by international festivals. But they’re not bad people, they’re just naive and misguided.
While looking for actors, we were thinking, “Why not cast actual filmmakers in the role of filmmakers?” [They approached a prominent young independent filmmaker who declined, citing his zero skills in acting.] Ang lakas maka-meta, ‘no?”
Pelikula: What’s your personal stance on the whole mainstream VS indie debate? Chris: Sa ‘kin pareho lang eh. The way I delineate indie and mainstream is really all on economics. Caregiver would have been an indie film if may strict budget yung independent producer. KimmyDora is an independently-produced film with mainstream aspirations. Siyempre kapag mainstream, mas malaki ang pressure mo to do something that is a definite crowd pleaser. Kailangan kang panoorin ng tao. Kapag indie kasi, may limit yung budget, so that’s easy to recoup in the future. Kapag mainstream malaki ang budget, kasama na ang promo. For that to break even, you have to earn thrice.
I think mas nakakapressure ang mainstream in the way that it has to be more commercially appealing. Kapag independent kasi alam mo naman ang expectations mo eh. For Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank we’re not expecting a blockbuster film. If mainstream ang aspiration mo lagi, your film needs to make money so the producers can recover their investment and do more films.
—Ang Babae sa Septic Tank opens in wide release today.
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Pelikula Q&A: Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank
Jansen Musico with writer Chris MartinezPelikula: You’re back for Cinemalaya, but not as the director…
Chris: Marlon Rivera is directing. Siya yung co-producer ko sa 100. We take turns. Siya naman ngayon. Siya naman ang magdidirect… He used to be my boss at Basic Advertising. He was my CD before I became a CD myself.Pelikula: Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank is a parody of the culture of indie filmmaking in the Philippines and, ironically, a part of that is Cinemalaya. What spurred you to make such a film?
Chris: I think it’s relevant. It’s about independent filmmaking. It exposes our identity as a cinema.Naisip namin ‘yan when we were going around festivals. The audience abroad were shocked with 100. It’s a Filipino film with a woman who lives in a nice condo. I wanted to say, “Hindi po kami lahat mahirap sa Pilipinas. Hindi po kami lahat nakitira sa ilalim ng tulay.” Kasi yun ang image nila, that’s why na-shock sila. Some of them were reacting in a way like, “How can you do a film like this when there are poor people in your country?” or “What if Mylene Dizon was poor, would she be able to do all the 100 things she did?” Pero middle class po kami eh. Hindi ba’t middle class ang pinaka kawawa dito sa bansang ito? We’re the ones who pay taxes to take care of everybody. So naisip namin, let’s make fun of it. Ito ba ang gusto niyo? Poverty? O ayan, poverty! Pero paglalaruan namin.
Kasi ‘yun ang naging identity natin sa festivals. These people want to see something they don’t have in their country. This something that needs to be talked about. It something that needs to be discussed. We’ll give you something that you want, but this is our take.
Pelikula: Tell us about the characters. What made you pick those three for your story?
Chris: Septic Tank’s a comedy about a producer, writer, and production manager who actually doesn’t have a dialogue. She’s a bit player. They come to Starbucks to meet. They have their iPads, SLRs, cellphones, iPhones, and gadgets, and they speak in English. They want to do a film about poverty. Their dream is to make the first Filipino film to make it to the Oscars. Sinasadya nila na magpakita ng poverty kasi alam nila na it’s going to be picked up by international festivals. But they’re not bad people, they’re just naive and misguided.While looking for actors, we were thinking, “Why not cast actual filmmakers in the role of filmmakers?” [They approached a prominent young independent filmmaker who declined, citing his zero skills in acting.] Ang lakas maka-meta, ‘no?”
Pelikula: What’s your personal stance on the whole mainstream VS indie debate?
Chris: Sa ‘kin pareho lang eh. The way I delineate indie and mainstream is really all on economics. Caregiver would have been an indie film if may strict budget yung independent producer. KimmyDora is an independently-produced film with mainstream aspirations. Siyempre kapag mainstream, mas malaki ang pressure mo to do something that is a definite crowd pleaser. Kailangan kang panoorin ng tao. Kapag indie kasi, may limit yung budget, so that’s easy to recoup in the future. Kapag mainstream malaki ang budget, kasama na ang promo. For that to break even, you have to earn thrice.I think mas nakakapressure ang mainstream in the way that it has to be more commercially appealing. Kapag independent kasi alam mo naman ang expectations mo eh. For Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank we’re not expecting a blockbuster film. If mainstream ang aspiration mo lagi, your film needs to make money so the producers can recover their investment and do more films.
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Ang Babae sa Septic Tank opens in wide release today.(via pelikula)
Mary Racelis, Philippine Daily Inquirer
How ironic that the women most affected by the decisions of political and religious leaders about their wombs and sexual behavior, are accorded the least say on their expressed need for reproductive health services. Although it is their lives that hang in the balance, celibate males and conservative Catholic laity unabashedly speak for them in these matters. Let us for a change listen to poor women’s voices, as articulated in empirical studies like Likhaan’s “Imposing Misery: The Impact of Manila’s Ban on Contraception.” (2007) It details some of the effects of former Mayor Lito Atienza’s Executive Order 003 passed in 2000 declaring total commitment and support only to natural family planning methods.
Rosario (fictitious name to protect her identify) speaks: “I feel anxious and fearful of the chance of getting pregnant if I don’t have money to buy pills, unlike before when I used to get injectables for free, which were very convenient and effective for months …. I got depressed when the mayor banned family planning. It was a big loss for many mothers…”
Laarni, already in her eighth pregnancy, explains, “My life was put at risk when I gave birth to my fifth child … The doctor … said that this should be my last pregnancy or else my children would suffer if I die…. The doctor really wanted me to have a ligation but she couldn’t do anything since it was banned in the hospital.”
(Source: facethefactspasstherhbill)
