Angel Locsin, Advocate for Women and Environment She was voted the most beautiful Filipina of 2009. Her face adorns the billboards along Edsa. She has huge presence in both television and radio with her shows and advertisements. She has bagged various recognitions and awards for her performances. She may be one of the brightest stars…
Category: Culture
Liza Maza’s ‘Passion Statement’
By MARYA SALAMAT
Aspiring senator and Gabriela Women’s Partylist Rep. Liza Maza unveils her fashion line that promotes nationalism.
Sidebar: Angel Locsin and Sandra Araullo — Two Accomplished Women and Their Advocacies
Live Webcast: Kin of Morong 43 Speak of Despair
In a forum today, March 13, between the relatives and lawyers/supporters of the Morong 43, the relatives expressed the difficulties they face more than a month after the 43 health workers were taken by soldiers during a health training in Morong, Rizal. They spoke of the hardships they have to endure each time they visit their relatives in Camp Capinpin, the harassment many of them continue to face from the military, and of their despair in seeing their loved ones behind bars.
Igorot Youth Continue to Learn Cordillera History, Culture
By ALMA SINUMLAG Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY – From March 1 to 7, the Kaigorotan Youth Week (KYW) would be celebrated with the theme “Tawid Kaigorotan: Revitalization of Cordillera Culture and Heritage for the Defense of Land, Life and Resources.” The KYW is an annual event to commemorate the struggles of the valiant Igorot youth…
Artists Launch ‘Experimental Organik Musik’
By ALMA SINUMLAG Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY – An experimental Organik Muzik was staged in this city, 246 kms. north of Manila, entitled Palay Bigas Kanin (PBK) on February 23, a part of a series. The PBK’s recorded songs are collaborative efforts of poet Vim Nadera and other contemporary artists like Radio Active Sago Project,…
Play Tackles Indigenous Peoples’ Rights
By ALMA SINUMLAG Northern Dispatch TADIAN, Mountain Province — A play aiming to disseminate the declaration of the United Nations (UN) recognizing the rights of Indigenous Peoples over their land, life and resources was staged by the Dap-ayan ti Kultura iti Kordilyera (DKK) in two communities of Tadian, Mountain Province on February 20 to 21.…
‘Pagtatagpo sa Kabilang Dulo’: Literature for the Missing
By RONALYN V. OLEA
In the book Pagtatagpo sa Kabilang Dulo, letters and testimonials by the families of victims of desaparecidos reveal emotions ranging from guilt, hopelessness, anger, deep longing for their loved ones, hope and courage.
‘Mrs. B’: A Monologue About the Agony and Struggle of a Mother of a Desaparecido
Written by Palanca awardees Joi Barrios-Leblanc and Rowena Festin and Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP) member Grundy Constantino and directed by Socrates Jose, “Mrs. B” depicts the agony and courage of a mother searching for her son. With award-winning actresses Bibeth Orteza and Gina Alajar playing the role of Mrs. Burgos, even the desensitized and the unaware would be moved into tears. Although the two actors have different approaches in portraying Mrs. Burgos, both are so intense and so good that their performances are incomparable.
‘Dukot’ Now Being Shown Commercially
By RONALYN V. OLEA
The human-right film Dukot (Desaparecidos) is now being shown in major cinemas beginning on Dec. 2, a few days before the International Day of Human Rights on Dec. 10.
Musical Tackles KM History, Joma’s Life and Struggle
By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat.com Sa rurok ng ating kabataan, Lipos ng pag-irog at sigla Ikinulong tayo nang malaon Sa masikip at nakalulunod Na bartolina ng diktadura Kung saan pagong ang panahon Wari’y wala na tayong pag-asang Makalaya sa pintuang bakal Pinaghiwalay tayo hirang At sa labis na pagkaulila Laging humihiyaw ang puso ko Na…
For Viewers of ‘Dukot,’ Reality Bites
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Many of those who watched the recent premiere of the movie “Dukot” got out of the theater teary-eyed – and enlightened about the atrocious human-rights situation in the Philippines.