scholarly journals Joy Santiago: Charting Safety Through Mapmaking

Eos ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack Lee
Keyword(s):  
Filipino People

An environmental planner proudly "helping the Filipino people."

scholarly journals Tropical Imaginings and Romantic Nostalgia: 75 Years of Giliw Ko and the Colonial Gaze

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Forbes
Keyword(s):  
The Philippines ◽  
Cultural Constructs ◽  
Binary Oppositions ◽  
Filipino People

In 1998, Australia restored the 1939 film musical, Giliw Ko, the earliest extant film ever produced in the Philippines. Through its National Film and Sound Archive, Australia presented the film as a gift to the Filipino people to mark 100 years of independence. Celebrating its 75th year of production next year, the film as gift is ironical as it can be argued that the Philippines never gained independence, at least not from the strong colonizing effects of over 50 years of US rule. Giliw Ko tackles themes of a people’s infatuation and confusion over Hollywood images and what it means to be cultured and Westernized. In this essay, I explore American cinema’s historical and cultural constructs as a natural continuation of the colonialist project that is based on binary oppositions of West/East, civilized and uncivilized, conqueror and conquered. Utilising the film Giliw ko, I examine these constructs that are carried to the present day in Philippine cinema.

scholarly journals Artsibo at Sineng Bayan: Pagpapanatili ng Kolektibong Alaala at Patuloy na Kolektibong Pagsalungat sa Kasinungalingan at Panunupil

Plaridel ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-112
Author(s):  
Rosemarie O. Roque
Keyword(s):  
Collective Memory ◽  
Government Organization ◽  
Stark Contrast ◽  
Political Film ◽  
Education Work ◽  
Filipino People

Sineng Bayan (People’s Cinema) is a salient part of Philippine alternative cinema, which is in stark contrast to the dominant commercial cinema. It is an important aspect in the pursuit of a more serious Philippine cinema. Political film collectives that arose in the early 1980s and flourished during the Marcos dictatorship gave way to Sineng Bayan. This article focuses on the archival audiovisual works of AsiaVisions Media Foundation (AVMF), a non-government organization which primarily utilized film documentaries in its propaganda-education work, and Alternative Horizons (AlterHorizons), the first media cooperative in the country. This study on Sineng Bayan and the Archives forwards the discourse on film as an effective cultural weapon of the Filipino people in their struggle for national freedom and genuine democracy. Capturing the people’s experiences and struggles through audio-visual presentations, videos, and films, the works of these political film collectives are part of the collective memory and documentary heritage of the country.

scholarly journals Crocodiles in Philippine Folklore

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-34
Author(s):  
Takashi Tsuji
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous People ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Anthropological Perspective ◽  
The Past ◽  
Sick People ◽  
Strongly Connected ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Palawan Island ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Filipino People

This study investigates Philippine folklore of saltwater crocodiles to understand the relationships that people have with them from an anthropological perspective. The collected folklore was classified into eight types: 1) ancestor, 2) monkey heart, 3) red hen, 4) execution, 5) incarnation, 6) deception, 7) monster, and 8) Lusmore. The analysis shows that the crocodile folklore of the Philippines is strongly connected to that of the indigenous people in Borneo. Filipino people tend to recognize crocodiles as both fierce and foolish because they are harmful to their society. In their history, they have rigorously hunted crocodiles for their skin, causing their relationship with them to significantly diminish over time. However, crocodiles are also seen as having the supernatural power to cure sick people, so eating them is prohibited among the Pala’wan on Palawan Island, for instance. This paper concludes that the Filipino people and the crocodile were able to build a harmonious relationship of coexistence in the past, and the current corrupted relationship must change for its future wellbeing.

Early Organizing

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose V. Fuentecilla
Keyword(s):  
Martial Law ◽  
Filipino People

This chapter details the early organization efforts of political exiles. When the exiles first began to mount an opposition front, they had no idea that Marcos' staying power would test their endurance and commitment. Within a year after the September 1972 imposition of martial law, enough members and a core of leaders got together to formally create identifiable groups—the Movement for a Free Philippines (MFP) was established at a convention in Washington, D.C., on September 22, 1973, and the Friends of the Filipino People (FFP) on October 20, 1973, in Philadelphia. The Katipunan Ng Mga Demokratikong Pilipino (KDP; Union of Democratic Filipinos) is said to have had its beginnings in California in August 1973. In the following years, splits and mergers among and between these groups created a succession of other subgroups, all offshoots of these pioneers.

Policy Lapses and Gaps on the Formulation of Energy Laws of the Philippines: The Case of Iligan Diesel Power Plants

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariel P. Anghay
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Transfer Scheme ◽  
Ownership Transfer ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Philippine Government ◽  
Filipino People ◽  
Bot Project

Abstract - Independent Power Producers are energy suppliers contracted by the Philippine government to avert the power crisis in the 1990’s. The study analyzed the policy lapses and gaps on the energy laws as a framework in the analysis of the Iligan Diesel Power Plants. The study used the descriptive design involving documentary analysis of existing energy laws and IPP contracts supported by triangulation of records with interviews and onsite inspection. The results of the study showed that the Buil-Operate-Transfer scheme lacks clear provision of ownership transfer. The Iligan local government had difficulty disposing of the BOT project due to land project issue. The LGU lacks the logistics and manpower capability to maintain a confiscated property that is incurring heavy loss. The study concludes that the energy laws had serious lapses and gaps traceable to the formulation and implementation of BOT and IPP in the 1990’s. The provisions of the BOT program insured the profitability and sustainability of the IPP contractors at the expense of the welfare of the Filipino people. Viewed on a long term perspective, the BOT program spawned problems than solutions to the power crisis. The issues triggered the problems hounding the Iligan Diesel Power Plants today. Keywords - Independent Power Producers, Build-Operate-Transfer, EPIRA Law

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