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Media critique is often associated with high school book reports and pedantic, hoity-toity art critics, to the point that “it’s not deep” has become a phrase said all too commonly. This is especially true when criticism approaches art through a…
Dictatorship impales democracy. In 1986, amidst the Filipinos’ desire for freedom and rage over the abuse of power by the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr., a revolution began. This marked the beginning of a revolution that freed the nation from…
Directed by Lauren Greenfield, the 2019 documentary film The Kingmaker delves into the grim reality behind the glory days of the Marcos family and their efforts to restore the privilege they once enjoyed. Following Imelda Marcos’ ambition to become the…
To revise history is to deny the stories that shaped our current reality. Last week, discussions on historical revisionism topped social media feeds following the controversial interview of Former Senator Bongbong Marcos with actress and television host Toni Gonzaga in…
By August 2019, 20 forfeiture cases against the Marcos family have been dismissed by the Sandiganbayan. For more than 30 years of being established, the Presidential Commission on Good Governance (PCGG) failed to obtain substantial evidence, thus multiple multibillion-cases against…
Ang kapangyarihan ay hinuhulma ng mga kamay ng oras—lumalakas lamang sa paglipas ng panahon. Ipinapataw ito ng mga hintuturong yari sa bakal, sinusupil at pinapahinto ang mga walang laban at mahihina. Hinuhulma ang mga ito base sa dikta ng oras—sa…
Its sound emerged in the darkness one by one—scarred voices of different entities with a unifying tone. They desperately cried for freedom—the workers, farmers, indigenous people, peasants, and youth,—as they remain unheard and voiceless behind the system. With the risk…
“Is it enough to just be an audience?” Teatro Lasalliana’s Buwan at Baril production will leave you with goosebumps. Fearless in its depiction of Martial Law, the unconventional setup and intimate performances are a stark reminder that Martial Law…