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Weighing in on SB19’s “WHAT?”
Screenshot from the official music video And so as not to confuse their patriotism, the cry of “PILIPINAS” is heard loud and clear. The last line reads “di na magpapaawat, iwawagayway na ang watawat,”...
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Trese: Beyond folklore and monsters
The conditions under which Alexandra lived, grew up and struggled have molded her character but it is also in this context that mythical creatures are enabled to rouse the viewer’s consciousness about...
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Neil Doloricon, people’s artist, dies at 63
Screenshot of the interview with Neil Doloricon from this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C02237vKZYw “My art activism and activist art are life-long struggles to make life for myself and many...
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Art is political, #Tumindig artist says
By JANNELA PALADIN Bulatlat.com MANILA — “I do not create art for the sake of aesthetics. Art is always political whether we like it or not.” This is what Kevin Eric Raymundo, the artist behind...
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REBYU | Ang dikta ng dokumentarista sa ‘Balik-Loob’ ni Kara David
Screenshot from the documentary ‘Balik-Loob’. Ni ROMA ESTRADA at ROGENE A. GONZALES Bulatlat.com Gaya ng ating relasyon sa direktor ng pelikula, pinapanood natin ang dokumentaryo sa perspektiba ng...
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Torture survivor: Graffiti is a valid act of political expression
“The Operation Pinta and Operation Dikit are unique because the message it carries is serious; issues and appeals that reflect the real situation of the masses such as ‘Land for the peasantry’; ‘Fair...
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#Kapangyarihan hits hard: Ben&Ben x SB19 round 2
By YANNI ROXAS Bulatlat.com Very few artists in mainstream OPM have used their music to advance social causes yet still remain popular and respected in the industry. Moreover, their creations may also...
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Para kay #KerimaLorenaTariman: Makata at mandirigma
Alam ni Kerima Lorena Tariman ang bisa ng mga salita upang makapukaw ng damdamin, magpalawak ng kaisipan at makapagpakilos ng mamamayan tungo sa pagbabagong panlipunan. Ang koleksyong ito ay mga...
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‘Kupsilup’| Where’s the lie?
By YANNI ROXAS Bulatlat.com As the International Criminal Court (ICC) opens an investigation on the crimes against humanity under the Duterte administration, one recalls a music video by a Pinoy...
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‘Honor and Johnny’ | An illustrated book gives tribute to two activists...
Illustration by Dee Ayroso By EMILY VITAL Bulatlat.com MANILA – A pair of shiny sickles, a golden, bountiful rice harvest, red flags waving over a rally. These are images from an illustrated book about...
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The making of the ‘Mad in Malacañang’ effigy
Photo by Max Santiago/Bulatlat By MAX SANTIAGO MANILA — Effigies of newly-elected Presidents always come as a challenge. The effigy should reflect the country’s political condition. The new president,...
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Katips as eye-opener
By JD FLORES Bulatlat.com Katips is riding on a big push after winning FAMAS Best Picture to go head to head with the Marcos “historical” film Maid in Malacañang both released theatrically on the same...
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KWF bans publication-distribution of 5 new books
Book cover design of Dr. Rommel Rodriguez’s book Kalatas. (From his FB account) By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA Kodao Productions / Bulatlat.com Commission succumbed to red-tagging? The Komisyon ng Wikang...
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‘Maid in Malacañang’ is made, manipulated, Marcosian
Children look at a parody of the movie poster ‘Maid in Malacañang’ during a protest on July 25, 2022. (Photo by Ronalyn V. Olea)By JD FLORES Bulatlat.com Imee Marcos, senator and also creative producer...
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Red tarred-and-feathered: when scholarly texts are haunted in Philippine...
It’s historically farcical as it is no less lethal that cold-war anti-communist crusade and red tagging trope earned new vigor at present. Our historical moment now is most decadent when the worst...
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Art exhibit features Neil Doloricon’s social realism
Students look at the works of social realism artist Neil Doloricon (Photo by Daniel Asido) ‘Kamao ang Hugis ng Puso’ alludes to the essence of Doloricon’s life and work, his passion (puso) being always...
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Pagtatanggol sa katotohanan
Rebyu ng MartialLaw@50: Alaala at Kasaysayan ng Pagbabalikwas Litrato ni Carlo Manalansan Ni RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com Pagbati sa Tanggol Kasaysyan at Ibon Foundation! Ang mga mamamahayag at mga...
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Pinoy horror as social commentary
Family members of Oplan Tokhang victims stage a symbolic protest to demand justice from the government. (Photo screengrabbed from ‘Aswang’ free movie screening.)Filmmakers have opted to use the horror...
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Mga tula ng pagpanig, paglaban, at pag-ibig sa bayan
Rebyu sa aklat na ‘Sa Aking Pagkadestiyero/In My Exile’ ni Joi BarriosPhoto by Mong Palatino/Bulatlat Rebyu sa aklat na ‘Sa Aking Pagkadestiyero/In My Exile’ ni Joi Barrios By MONG PALATINO...
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Cartoonists carry on amid the chilling effect after Kahil slay
“Keep pushing, still. Us being silent, this is what they want. Let us deny them of that satisfaction. Push back. Organize. We work better as a team, as a collective.” – Tarantadong Kalbo By MATTHEW...
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