Finding ‘Lola’, the missing comfort woman statue
THERE are “shadows
forcing Lolas into silence.”
“Lola”,
the statue of Filipino comfort women and those forced into sexual
violence by Japanese invasion and occupation troops during World War
II, is missing.
Artist...
Kidnapping and survival
BEING kidnapped is
probably the most terrifying experience. I was a kidnap victim myself 22 years
ago during my UP Law days.
“Sige, tumakbo ka na nang...
‘John Denver Trending’ and the young actors in Cinemalaya
THE RECENT victory of Jansen Magpusao as Best
Actor for the movie “John Denver Trending” gave the center stage of this year’s
Cinemalaya to young and...
‘John Denver Trending’, Cinemalaya and cyber bullying
FREE speech is one of the
human rights and a guaranteed constitutional right in the Philippines.
However, it can lead to abuse and border to harassment, bullying,
cyber bullying,...
Death, Cinemalaya and the indie films
DEATH, or the fear of an impending
loss, as main plot can make or break any movie. Cinemalaya is not complete
if there is no film with...
Sunflowers and ‘sablay’ in UP: symbols of the ultimate rites of passage
GRADUATES of the University of the
Philippines (UP) in Diliman have flooded their social media accounts with
photos of two icons – sunflowers and sablay.
It is said that the...