21st Cinemalaya Film Festival: ‘Layag sa Alon, Hangin, at Unos’
“LAYAG sa Alon, Hangin, at Unos” is this year’s theme of the 21st Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival reflecting the festival’s decades of weathering every storm...
Rattan and climate change
OSAKA, Japan – The use of rattan for the façade of the Philippine Pavilion may seem simple, but it is also symbolic: a sustainable...
Doctrine of fair use in copyright infringement cases
THE “FAIR USE” doctrine allows for the limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder for specific purposes.
Copyright infringement is a...
The iconic three dots tattoo of Apo Whang-Od and copyright
BUSCALAN TINGLAYAN, Kalinga – I was inked last Holy Week in my right forearm with the iconic three dots tattoo by Apo Whang-Od, the so-called last and oldest...
Mahjong as part of Chinese influence in Filipino culture
MAHJONG has a special place in our family as we grew up with weekend gatherings of aunts and uncles for mahjong sessions while we...
‘Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag’ 50 years after its first screening
“APING-API mga Pilipino. It is very frustrating for an old man like me to see how things are going in this country. Sana abutan ko pa ang...
‘Be disruptors for good’
“NEVER stop asking the hard questions and be disruptors for good.”
Veteran journalist Jessica Soho reminded graduating students to be one with the community and society...
Bishop Pabillo: Do not forget Edsa
“LET US make the effort to remind the people not to forget Edsa. Let its light remain uncovered. Its work remains unfinished.”
Thus declared politically outspoken...
‘MakiBeki. Huwag Mashokot’ reverberates in UP Diliman
“MAKIBEKI. Huwag Mashokot” is the gay lingo for the activist slogan “Makibaka. Huwag Matakot” that reverberated at this this year’s Pride March and Festival on...
Celebrating Pride Month in Virgin Lab Fest XX
VIRGIN LABFEST (VLF) celebrates Pride Month by staging one-act plays linked with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer or Questioning (LGBTQ+) community.
“Sa mga nagsasabing puro...