Cinemalaya Rebyu Edition (Mag-ingat sa Spoilers)

1.

Oo, nag-commute ako papuntang CCP galing Katipunan, and back. At gagawin ko ulit iyon bukas. May tanong? Sa ngayon apat na competition films pa lamang ang mapapanood ko: "Ang Panggagahasa kay Fe", "Engkwentro", "Mangatyanan" at "24K". Apat pa ang papanoorin ko bukas: "Astig", "Colorum", "Nerseri" at "Dinig Sana Kita". Naubusan na ako ng oras para mapanood agad ang "Sanglaan" at "Last Supper No. 3".

2. Engkwentro

Dinerehe ni Pepe Diokno, umiikot ang pelikula sa pagitan ni Richard, na ginampanan ni Felix Roco at Raymond, na ginampanan ni Daniel Medrana. Pinuno si Richard ng "Bagong Buwan", isang gang, habang napasali naman si Raymond sa "Batang Dilim", isang karibal na gang. Isang tulak ng bato ang kanilang ama habang nasa Maynila ang kanilang ina. Sa simula pa lamang ng pelikula, ipinapakita ang desperasyon ni Richard na makaalis sa kanilang lugar kasama si Jenny Jane, na ginampanan ni Eda Nolan, dahil may hit na nakamarka sa kanya mula sa gumagalang "City Death Squad".

At iyon marahil ang pangunahing emosyong matatagpuan sa mga pangunahing tauhan ng pelikula: ang desperasyon. May mga tauhang wala nang pagnanasa pang umalis o nawalan na ng pag-asa, tulad na lamang ng ama nina Richard at Raymond at ang pokpok na ina ni Jenny Jane. At tila wala na talagang pag-asa ang ipinipintang imahen ng pelikula para sa mga tauhan lalo na sa nagbabantang death squad. Sa huli, mauunahan ng death squad ang pag-asang kinikimkim ni Richard para sa kanila ni Jenny Jane at Raymond.

At hindi lamang sa mismong pagpatay ng death squad pinapatay ang pag-asa sa mga taong katulad nina Richard na namulat sa kahirapan at krimen. Sa kabuuan ng pelikula, paulit-ulit ang boses ng mayor ng lungsod, na nanggagaling sa radyo, at kung paano niya binibingyan ng rasyonal ang irrasyonal na pagpatay ng mga death squad. Malinaw na mas mahalaga ang pagpapairal sa kaayusan kaysa sa pagpapaunlad ng pag-asa't pagnanais na pagbabago na nais makamit ng tulad ni Richard.

Diretso ang paghuli ng pelikula sa kahirapan ng di binabanggit na lungsod (o hindi ko lang narinig na banggitin), bagaman malinaw na Davao ang tinutukoy ng pelikula. Masikip, madumi at madaming tao ang mga eskinita't daan na nilalakad ng mga tauhan at ng kamera. Ngunit hindi lamang ito ang tagpuang hinuhuli ng kamera. Sa pinakasimula, sa gitna at dulo ng pelikula, mayroong mahahabang kuha ng dagat. Isa itong malinaw na pagtatambis sa makikitid at masisikip na eskinita ng squatters area. Puno ng simbolismo ang dagat. Ito dapat ang nagbibigay ng buhay para sa mga tao ngunit hindi ito sapat para suportahan ang libo-libong nasa kahirapan. Kaya't hindi sa dagat umaasa ang mga tao kundi sa isang tila mitolohikal na lugar tulad ng "Maynila" kahit na maaaring hindi rin iba ang matagpuan nila doon kumpara sa lilikasan nila.

Isang handheld camera lamang ang ginagamit ng buong pelikula at mga continueos shots ang pangunahing gamit ng pelikula. Minimal ang editing. May mga sandali na hindi mo kita ang mga mukha ng mga tao dahil sa dilim. At walang pakialam ang pelikula kung hindi ito manalo ng best cinematography. Iyon naman talaga ang punto. Ang hindi maganda.
3. Mangatyanan

Dinerehe ni Jerrold Tarrog, tungkol ang pelikula kay Himalaya "Laya" Marquez, na gimapanan ni Che Ramos, isang photographer. Inabuso si Laya ng kanyang ama noong bata pa siya kaya't naging kimkim o di-bukas sa iba. Ipinadala siya, kasama ng tauhang ginampanan ni Neil Ryan Sese, sa Isabela para kunan ang ritwal ng Mangatyanan ng mga Labwanan.

Ayokong gawan ng psychoanalysis ang buhay ni Laya ngunit ganoon ang lumalabas. Gumagana sa malay at kubling-malay na antas ang repression na ginagawa ni Laya sa trauma na naranasan niya. Gayundin, ginagamit niya ang ritwal ng Mangatyanan, na ibig sabihin ay muling pagkabuhay, upang muling maisilang at magkaroon ng bagong buhay na nakalaya mula sa trauma na naranasan niya. Arketipal ang mga ritwal bilang pagtatangkang makipag-ugnay ng malay sa kubling-malay, ng tao sa Diyos.

Ang problemang nararanasan ni Laya ay itinatapat sa problemang nararanasan ng mga Labwanan. Hindi isang totoong katutubong grupo, sinasalamin ng grupong ito marahas na pagbabagong nangyayari sa lipunan. Sa pagkawala ng mga ritwal at mga tradisyon, maaaring nawawala na rin ang malalim na pag-unawa ng isang komunidad sa sarili.

Hindi na naman talaga bago ang tema ng pang-aabuso ngunit nananatiling makapangyarihan ang pelikula dahil sa makapangyarihang pagganap ni Che Ramos. Oo na, aaminin ko na, nagka-crush na ako sa kanya sa pagtatapos ng pelikula. Pero seryoso, magaling talaga siya. Maganda rin ang pagkaka-edit ng pelikula, ito ang pinakamalinis na sinematograpiya sa lahat ng pananood ko sa ngayon.

4. 24K

Sinulat at dinerehe ni Ana Agabin, umiikot naman ang "24k" sa limang treasure hunter, si Manok, na ginampanan ni Julio Diaz, si Boyet, na ginampanan ni Jojit Lorenzo, si Fred, na ginampanan Archi Adamos, si Karlo, na ginampanan ni Miguel Vasquez, at ni Arturo, na ginampanan ni Christian Galura, at ang paghuhukay nila sa isang dig site sa Ilocos. Wala akong masasabing banghay ang pelikula. Mas picaresque o misadventure ang dating ng pelikula. Gayundin, mas character sketch ang lumalabas na paglalarawan sa mga tauhan. Kaya marahil marami ang magsabing hindi ito isang tight na pelikula di tulad ng "Mangatyanan" o ng "Ang Panggagahasa kay Fe". Ngunit may personalidad ang pelikula at malalim ang pagtatangka nitong suyurin ang sikolohiya ng mga treasure hunter.

Nakaugnay ako sa mga tauhang treasure hunter. Sa simula pa lang, kaduda-duda kung mayroon ngang kayaman silang natagpuan. Hindi ito "Da Vinci Code" o "National Treasure" kung saan mayroon nga talagang iniwang mga clue ang mga tao. Puno ng pamahiin ang mga treasure hunter na ipinapakita ng pelikula. Sa pinakaunang eksena pa lamang, sa isang albularyo lumapit ang mga treasure hunter upang siguraduhing nasa dig site nila ang kayamanan. Gayundin, nag-aalay sila ng pagkain, beer at yosi para sa mga espiritung nagbabantay daw ng kayamanan ni Yamashita. At maging ang mga bato'y nahahanapan ng mga clue kahit na baka kathang-isip lamang ang mga ito. Tila isang relihiyon ang treasure hunting dito. Hindi ang pagkakatagpo ng kayaman ang tunay na punto kundi ang paghahanap, ang pagkabangag na nakukuha mo sa pag-asang baka nariyan na nga ang kayamanan. Di ba parang pagsulat iyon, lalo na para sa mga nagsisimula?

Ngunit hindi sapat ang umasa. Bababa sana si Manok mula sa bundok na hinuhukayan nila ngunit naantala dahil ang hihingan niya ng tulong sa pagbaba ay nasa gitna ng isang ritwal na pasasalamat pagkatapos ng ani. Dito naging malinaw kay Manok ang pinagkaiba ng ginagawa nila kumpara sa mga ordinaryong taoong tunay na umaasa sa lupa. Na di tulad nilang walang kasiguraduhan ang biyayang makakamit, ang mga trabahong tulad ng pagsasaka ay may malinaw at patuloy na biyayang nakakamit. Para sa mga treasure hunter, walang sandali ng pasasalamat hangga't hindi nakukuha ang kayamanan.

Bagaman napakapayak ng banghay at maging ng mga tauhan, nakuha pa rin ng pelikula ang atensiyon ko dahil sa pagpapatawa't sense of humor nito.

5. Ang Panggagahasa kay Fe

Biased ako para sa pelikulang ito dahil kilala ko si Sir Vim Yapan. Kaya siguro hindi ko na masyadong pag-uusapan pa ito. Nakakatuwa lang sigurong makita sa screen ang uri ng pagkukuwento na nakasanayan ko sa mga maikling kuwento at sa nobela ni Sir Vim. Panatag ang mga kuha ng kamera at maganda ang pagkakalatag ng mood sa buong pelikula. At nakakatawa ang reaksiyon ng mga manonood. Ayon sa reveiwer ng PEP na si Fidel Antonio Medel, frontrunner "Ang Panggagahasa kay Fe" at "Mangatyanan" para sa top awards ng Cinemalaya. Binanggit ata niya iyon sa review niya ng "Engkwentro".

Bago at mas detalyadong press release para sa UBOD 2009

UBOD Writers Series 2009 Announces Call for Submissions

The National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the National Committee on Literary Arts (NCLA) and the Ateneo Institute of Literary Arts and Practice (AILAP) are now accepting manuscripts for the UBOD series 2009. 12 writers who have not released book-length titles will be given a chance to have their first book published under UBOD New Authors Series.

The qualified languages are: Luzon (Tagalog, Bikolano, Ilokano,Kapampangan, Pangasinense), Visayas (Cebuano, Waray. Kinaray-a, Hiligaynon) and Mindanao (Maranao, Tausug, Magindanaon, Chavacano). The manuscript should be 40-60 pages in chapbook length. 20-40 poems or 5-10 short fiction. The most exceptional pieces in their manuscript shall be translated into Filipino or English.

Send two copies of the manuscript to the Ateneo Institute of Literary Arts and Practice (AILAP) c/o The Department of Filipino, 3rd Floor Dela Costa Bldg., School of Humanities, Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City 1108. Include a CD of the manuscript and one page curriculum vitae with the author’s name, contact number and e-mail address and 1X1 picture.

Deadline will be on Aug. 15, 2009.

For inquiries, please e-mail ailap@admu.edu.ph or call 426-6001 loc. 5320-5321.

Butas, etc.

1. Butas

Humilom na ang ginalid ko pagkatapos magpatanggal ng wisdom tooth. Ang problema lang, sumasabit ang pagkain at tinga sa butas na naiwan pagkatapos tanggalin ang wisdom tooth. Kailangan ko tuloy magmumog nang mabuti pagkatapos kumain.

2. Auto

Headline kanina sa ANC na inaprubahan na ng SEC ang joint venture ng Smartmatic at TIM. Kebs. Sa personal na opinyon ko, kahit na automated o hindi ang eleksiyon, marami pa ring nadadaya. Hindi ibig sabihing may kaharap kang makina, mapagkakatiwalaan na iyon. Pala-palaging may tao sa likod ng mga makina. Mariming itinatago ang makinang nasa harapan mo na maaaring hindi mo maintindihan. Iyon ang mapanganib sa automated. Kahit na anong gawing pagtatangkang maging transparent ng sistema, hindi pa rin transparent.

3. Sidenote

Napanood n'yo na ba ang ad ng Comelec na naghihikayat magparehistro ng mga tao? Ang pangit, di ba? Parang high school project. Langya, parang mas maganda pa nga ang ilang mga high school project diyan. Wala lang. Natawa lang ako sa kapangitan ng ad na iyon.

4. Brothers

Natapos ko na ring basahin (sa wakas) ang dambuhalang "Brothers" ni Yu Hua. Napasama sa short list ito noong nakaraang Man Asia Literary Prize kung kailan nanalo si Chuck Syjuco. Tungkol ang nobela sa magkapatid na Song Gang at Baldy Li. Mas pwedeng tawagin silang adoptive brothers dahil hindi naman talaga sila dugong magkapatid. Nang mabalo ang ama ni Song Gang at ina ni Baldy Li, nagpakasal sila at naging "magkapatid" sina Song Gang at Baldy Li. Ngunit hindi lamang ang ugnayang ito ang nagpatatag sa kanilang pagiging magkapatid. Lumaki silang dalawa sa panahon ng Cultural Revolution at ang kanilang karanasan ng pagkaapi at pagkasawi nang mga panahong iyon ang nagbuklod sa kanilang dalawa. Mula sa kanilang kabataan, dadalhin tayo ng nobela sa kanilang pagtanda. Mapapangasawa ni Song Gang ang pinakamagandang dalaga ng bayan nila, si Lin Hong, habang magiging mayaman at makapangyarihan si Baldy Li sa panahon ng pag-ugat ng matinding kapitalismo sa Tsina.

Puno ng irony ang nobela at mula dito nanggagaling ang pagpapatawa. May ibang pagkakataon naman na gumagamit ng slapstick ang nobela para magpatawa. Ngunit malinaw na pinagtatawanan ng nobela ang kakatwang sitwasyon ngayon ng Tsina bilang yumayaman at nagiging makapangyarihang bansa. Interesante rin ang ugnayan ng sekswalidad at pag-unlad. Inilalarawan si Baldy Li bilang malibog na tao habang kabaligtaran naman si Song Gang. Ano ang ugnayan nito sa magkataliwas na kinahinatnan nila sa dulo? May ugnayan ba ang ambisyon at sekswalidad?

Huli tala, may ilang typo akong nasalubong habang binabasa ang nobela. Mukhang minadali ang pagpapalabas ng nobela. Gayundin, may mga pangungusap na medyo awkward. Pero isa itong nakakatawang nobela at mas nag-enjoy ako dito kumpara sa mas seryosong "Wolf Totem".

5. Of Love and Other Demons

Katatapos ko lang basahin ang "Of Love and Other Demons" ni Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Tipikal na Gracia Marquez ang nobela. Tungkol ang nobela sa buhay ni Sierva Maria, anak ng isang marquis, at kung paano siya namatay diumano sa rabis. At iimbestigahan siya bilang posibleng sinasapian ng demonyo. Ngunit lunsaran lamang ang nangyari kay Sierva Maria upang maging lunsaran ng konsepto ng nobela tungkol sa sapi/sanib o possession. At lilitaw ang konsepto na ito sa iba pang mga tauhan ng nobela. Lulong sa droga ang ina ni Sierva, isang literal na pagkasapi ng "masamanng espiritu" ngunit sintomas lang naman talaga ng pagsisisi't lungkot na nauna nang sumapi sa kanya. Madidiskaril ang magandang hinaharap ni Padre Cayetano sa kanyang pag-ibig kay Sierva Maria. Sasabihin pa niya na nasasapian siya ng demonyo dahil sa kanyang pagmamahal. Sinasapian naman ng kapangyarihan ang Obispo at malinaw na makikita ito sa kanyang pagtatangkang i-exorcise si Sierva Maria. Pride naman ang sumasapi kay Abernuncio lalo na ang kanyang kasiguraduhan sa kapangyarihan niyang manggamot. Kaya't hindi lamang iisa ang mukha ng demonyo tulad na hindi lamang iisa ang pangunahing tauhan sa mga akda ni Garcia Marquez.

6. Link

The soil of youth?

Sperm na nilikha sa laboratoryo. Parang gawain ata ito ng DTnL.

Araw-araw na sex, mabuti sa sperm. Ito ang gawain ng TnL.

Top 10 Disaster Stories

Ano ba talagang nangyari sa Roswell?

Dapat bang ituro ang Creative Writing?

Space storms? Meron pala noon.

Isa na namang hakbang tungo sa world domination ng mga robot.

Mailap na usa sa Negros.

Bituing maningning.

Mga kambing sa Taiwan, hindi makatulog. Patay! Ang suspek: wind turbines. Kawawang mga kambing.

Paano maglagay ng 300 DVD sa loob ng iisang disc.

Sex-themed theme park sa Tsina, joke lang pala.

Mas malakas daw ang resistensya ng mga babae kaysa sa mga lalaki.

Mas mukhang bata ang mga nagda-diet na unggoy kaysa sa mga masisiba. Totoo kaya ito para sa mga tao?

Cinemalaya Cinco

Para sa mga interesadong manood ng "Ang Panggagahasa Kay Fe", maaari kayong bumili ng tickets mula sa crew, halimbawa kay Sir Vim Yapan sa email na ito: alvin.yapan@yahoo.com. Panoorin n'yo rin ang iba pang pelikula.

CINEMALAYA CINCO
The 5th Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival

17 to 26 July 2009, Cultural Center of the Philippines

Schedule of Festival Screenings & Events

Part One: THE CINEMALAYA BALANGHAI COMPETITION FILMS

The 10 Cinemalaya 2009 Full-Lengths

24K by Ana Agabin
Manok is a middle-class treasure hunter who’s been digging for Japanese treasure for years. He and his companions are in the final stage of their current site in the mountains of Suyo, Ilocos Sur, an area reputed as a Japanese stronghold during World War II. All the signs at their site indicate that they are certain to find treasure. With their resources nearly depleted, Manok convinces his godfather in marriage, Freddie, to finance the rest of their operations. Manok, Freddie, and another friend, Boyet, journey back to the site hoping that, as their medium predicted, they will find gold before Manok’s wife gives birth in a month’s time.
19 July/Sun, 6:15PM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
21 July/Tue, 12:45PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute
22 July/Wed, 9:00PM at Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
23 July/Thu, 6:15PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute
24 July/Fri, 9:00PM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
25 July/Sat, 12:45PM at Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
26 July/Sun, 3:30PM at Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

ANG PANGGAGAHASA KAY FE by Alvin Yapan
Each morning, baskets of black fruits mysteriously appear by the front yard of Fe. Thinking that it was a reconciliatory gesture from her abusive husband, Dante, Fe tells him about it. This only confirms Dante's suspicions that she might be entertaining a lover. Fearing her husband's jealousy, Fe grows even more scared as the fruits kept coming, a step closer to her front door. She keeps everything to herself until she turns to a former suitor, Arturo. When Fe urges Arturo to elope, she finds out that the young man has far more binding commitments with his family. Caught between an abusive husband and an impotent lover, Fe has to decide. Will she escape with her elusive suitor who could very well be just a figment of her imagination or stay trapped with the men in her real life who could never protect her nor make her happy?
21 July/Tue, 6:15PM at Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
18 July/Sat, 3:30PM at Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)
19 July/Sun, 9:00PM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
22 July/Wed, 12:45PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute
23 July/Thu, 3:30PM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
24 July/Fri, 12:45PM at Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
25 July/Sat, 3:30PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute

ASTIG by GB Sampedro
ASTIG is an episodic tale of four young men whose stories parallel and contrast with the landmarks and various images of Manila. It tells the story of Ariel, a conman who has to leave his girlfriend upon learning that she is in love with him; Boy, an expectant young father who has to sell his body to pay his wife's hospital bill; Ronald, a Chinese mestizo who is coming to grips with his identity; and Baste, an overly protective son of an OFW who has to avenge his sister. The film tells the stories of the tough guys of Manila and their resolve to survive the dirt and filth of the "Distinguished and Ever Loyal City."
18 July/Sat, 9:00PM at Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
19 July/Sun, 3:30PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute
21 July/Tue, 3:30PM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
22 July/Wed, 9:00PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute
23 July/Thu, 6:15PM at Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
24 July/Fri, 12:45PM at Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)
25 July/Sat, 6:15PM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)

COLORUM by Jon Steffan Ballesteros
Two people. Simon a promising young cop working part-time as a driver of one of the many “undocumented” and ‘illegal’ FX taxis in the metro. And Pedro, a 70 year old ex-convict. An unfortunate incident forces the two together to embark on a road trip across the Historic Philippine East Coast.But, what was expected as an escape route doomed to be a domino of crime begetting crime, becomes a wagon of life choices to them and to the people they meet.
18 July/Sat, 3:30PM at Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
19 July/Sun, 6:15PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute
22 July/Wed, 9:00PM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
23 July/Thu, 9:00PM at Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
24 July/Fri, 3:30PM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
25 July/Sat, 12:45PM at Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)
25 July/Sat, 6:15PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute

DINIG SANA KITA by Mike Sandejas
The film is a love story between a Deaf boy who loves to dance and a troubled rocker girl who abuses her hearing. One lives in the world of solitude and silence, the other in noise and fear. Crossing paths in a Baguio camp that mixes Deaf and hearing kids, both find that they have more in common with each other including a love for music.
18 July/Sat, 6:15PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute
19 July/Sun, 12:45PM at Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)
21 July/Tue, 9:00PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute
22 July/Wed, 3:30PM at Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
23 July/Thu, 6:15PM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
24 July/Fri, 12:45PM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
25 July/Sat, 6:15PM at Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)

ENGKWENTRO by Pepe Diokno
Richard and Raymond are two teenage brothers. Richard is the leader of his gang, "Bagong Buwan," while Raymond is just being inducted into rival gang, "Batang Dilim." Complications at a deadly midnight engkwentro (square-off), when Raymond is given the task of killing his older brother. Meanwhile, the City Death Squad lurks the streets. This real-life vigilante group is allegedly backed by the city mayor and responsible for many unsolved murders of teen gangsters. Today, they are hunting down Richard. Will they take the younger brother, too?
18 July/Sat, 9:00PM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
19 July/Sun, 6:15PM at Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
21 July/Tue, 6:15PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute
22 July/Wed, 3:30PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute
23 July/Thu, 12:45PM at Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)
24 July/Fri, 9:00PM at Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
25 July/Sat, 9:00PM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)

LAST SUPPER NO.3 by Roni Velasco & Jinky Laurel
Based on a true story, the film is a humorous look at the circuitous path our legal system takes to justice. Assistant Production Designer Wilson Nañawa is tasked to look for a Last Supper to use as a prop for a TV commercial. He finds three, but loses the one owned by Gareth Pugeda. What happens next changes Wilson forever as he spends the next two years entangled in bureaucracy and red tape facing estafa and serious physical injury charges. How will this ordinary man fare against a system he knows nothing about? Will justice prevail for Wilson? Or will he be imprisoned for the loss of Last Supper No. 3?
18 July/Sat, 3:30PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute
19 July/Sun, 3:30PM at Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)
21 July/Tue, 3:30PM at Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
22 July/Wed, 3:30PM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
23 July/Thu, 9:00PM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
24 July/Fri, 6:15PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute
25 July/Sat, 9:00PM at Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)

MANGATYANAN by Jerrold Tarog
HIMALAYA “Laya” MARQUEZ has never had a complete dream since she was 12. Something always wakes her up at night. That something used to be her father, the famous photographer DANILO MARQUEZ, whose constant sexual abuse of Laya tore her family apart. Now, at 27, Laya possesses a cold exterior that hides torrents of pain. Working as a travel photographer, Laya is sent to Isabela to capture a rare harvest ritual called Mangatyanan by the Labwanan tribe. What Laya finds there, however, is a severely dwindled group held together by their desperate leader MANG RENATO. Soon Laya senses a strong connection between the tribe’s predicament and her own troubled life. Events spiral out of control as the Mangatyanan crumbles under Mang Renato’s desperate grip and Laya is forced to flee. But something happens that brings her face-to-face with her own demons. Will she finally confront her past or will she keep running?
18 July/Sat, 9:00PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute
19 July/Sun, 3:30PM at Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
21 July/Tue, 6:15PM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
22 July/Wed, 12:45PM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
23 July/Thu, 3:30PM at Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)
24 July/Fri, 6:15PM at Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
25 July/Sat, 12:45PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute

NERSERI by Vic Acedillo Jr.
Cocoy ,12, takes on a great responsibility of taking care of his older siblings while his mother, Mai, goes to the province to get money to pay the expensive hospital bills for her three mentally sick children. His mother is gone for two weeks and Cocoy’s struggle in managing his personal, school and home life is a nerve-racking challenge. In the end he faces truth and life head-on as he fights for his own sanity.
18 July/Sat, 6:15PM at Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
19 July/Sun, 12:45PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute
21 July/Tue, 12:45PM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
23 July/Thu, 3:30PM at Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
24 July/Fri, 9:00PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute
25 July/Sat, 3:30PM at Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)
26 July/Sun, 3:30PM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)

SANGLAAN by Milo Sogueco
SANGLAAN looks at seemingly simple relationships and uncomplicated events happening in a very mundane institution. A religious and single-minded businesswoman with a losing proposition, afraid of old age. A timid, vulnerable girl hopelessly in love with a high school crush. A security guard whose wife has a fragile heart. A charming and mysterious seaman just passing through. And a loan shark who won’t take “no” for an answer. These are some of the characters that populate the milieu of Sanglaan, a light, funny, poignant and very Pinoy story about hope and redemption.
18 July/Sat, 12:45PM at Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)
19 July/Sun, 9:00PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute
21 July/Tue, 9:00PM at Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
22 July/Wed, 6:15PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute
23 July/Thu, 12:45PM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
24 July/Fri, 3:30PM at Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
25 July/Sat, 3:30PM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)

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The Cinemalaya 2009 Shorts:

COMPETITON SHORTS PROGRAM A:
MUSA by Dexter Cayanes, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS by Mark Philipp Espina, TATANG by Jean Paolo Nico Hernandez, HULAGPOS by Maita Lirra Lupac, WAT FLOOR MA'AM by Mike Escareal Sandejas & Robert Sena

18 July/Sat, 6:15PM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
19 July/Sun, 9:00PM at Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
21 July/Tue, 3:30PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute
22 July/Wed, 6:15PM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
23 July/Thu, 12:45PM at Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
24 July/Fri, 3:30PM at Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)
25 July/Sat, 9:00PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute

MUSA by Dexter Cayanes
A poet into faith-healing finds his muse. A short film feature showcasing the poems of Amado Hernandez and Jose Corazon de Jesus.

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS by Mark Philipp Espina
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS is a story of relationships and the lies that unwittingly go with it. Butch and Sarah are a married couple whose relationship is not quite as smooth as it seems. A banana flavored condom found by Sarah will unravel the many secrets that happen Behind Closed Doors.

TATANG by Jean Paolo "Nico" Hernandez
Tatang Ruding lives in the streets of the Philippines’ urban Manila with his grandaughter Ester. Tatang makes ends meet the easiest way he knows, stealing and pickpocketing. He does it with Ester as his aide and apprentice. One incident goes awry and Tatang gets beaten up by a group of men. Tatang bitterly takes out his misfortune on Ester and starts to feel useless. Ester, on the other hand, starts to make it up to Tatang by becoming the breadwinner. She becomes better and better with stealing and Tatang realizes that he created a monster in her. One day, Tatang hears a gunshot---a moment that will serve as a wake-up call and will change the rest of his being.

HULAGPOS by Maita Lairra Tupac
A ten year old girl named Angeli has a stern, cold and seemingly unfeeling mother---Maria. To prevent her daughter from entering a forbidden room, Maria tells her daughter that a child-eating monster resides in there. Fully believing what her mother told her, Angeli refuses to go inside the room until a prank leads her to believe that the monster got her friend. Going inside the room, Angeli discovers her mother’s secret.

WAT FLOOR MA'AM by Mike Sandejas and Robert Sena
A flamboyant former First Lady of the Philippines and a “Bad Boy” actor from local cinema find themselves trapped inside the elevator of an old Government building. While waiting for rescue, the First Lady emotionally reveals to the Bad Boy the shocking secret history of the Philippines.


COMPETITON SHORTS PROGRAM B:
UGAT SA LUPA by Ariel Reyes, SI BOK AT ANG TRUMPO by Hubert Tibi, LATUS by John Paul Seniel, BLOGOG by Rommel "Milo" Tolentino, BONSAI by Alfonso "Borgy" Torre III

18 July/Sat, 12:45PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute
21 July/Tue, 9:00PM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
22 July/Wed, 6:15PM at Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
23 July/Thu, 9:00PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute
24 July/Fri, 6:15PM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
25 July/Sat, 3:30PM at Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
26 July/Sun, 12:45PM at Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

UGAT SA LUPA by Ariel M. Reyes
UGAT SA LUPA (Roots on Earth) is a non-dialog film about a farming family who lives in an island. It dramatizes the family’s hardships of living in an island bereft of fresh water, hence their struggle to fetch water from another island in order to water the plants periodically. It is also about family relationships and the sacrifices of elder siblings for the benefit of the younger ones.

SI BOK AT ANG TRUMPO by Hubert Tibi
Bok is a playful boy who enjoys counting the things he sees around him, posting pieces of paper everywhere, and playing with his favorite toy top. One day, Bok accidentally forgets his toy top at his grandmother’s house. When he decides to come back and get it, Bok discovers something far more precious than his beloved toy.

LATUS by John Paul Seniel
This true to life based story is about Vicknelyn, who was raised by her father with too much punishment, and Jenelza, her good friend. Both are 16 years old and studied in the same school where they became friends. They differ in their economic status in life and share same experiences on corporal punishment. To gain relief from pain, Vicknelyn joined the Kuyaw gang who have similar experiences as hers. On the other hand, Jenelza focused her time on her studies. When Jenelza witnesses Vicknelyn being punished by her father, she is traumatized.

BLOGOG by Rommel “Milo” Tolentino
A seven year old boy got more than what he bargained for when picked up a filthy yellow ball down by the creek.

BONSAI by Alfonso “Borgy” Torre III
BONSAI tells the story of Romy, an obese, insecure security guard who attempts to capture the attention of his neighbor, Daisy, an ambitious laundry woman, and hopefully make her fall in love with him. The film explores insecurity and the distance once is willing to go through for love.

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Part Two: SPECIAL SCREENINGS & EVENTS

OPENING CEREMONIES (Open To The Public)
17 July/Fri, 6:00PM, CCP Ramp

Followed by the Philippine Premiere of
MANILA by Adolfo B. Alix, Jr. & Raya Martin
Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)

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AWARDS NIGHT (Open To The Public)
26 July/Sun, 7:00PM
Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)

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Cinemalaya Cinco FILM CONGRESS
Theme: “Linking Digital Hi-Ways”
21 & 22 July/Tue & Wed, from 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

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Cinemalaya Cinco SINE TAKTAKANS
(Meet the Cinemalaya 2009 Filmmakers)
23 & 24 July/Thu & Fri, from 2:00PM to 5:00PM
Tanghalang Huseng Batute
(Free Admission)

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Dialogue w/M. Alain Bégramian
Counsellor for Export & International Distribution
Department of International & European Affairs
French National Center for Cinema
Centre National du Cinéma
23 July/Thu, from 10:00AM to 12:00PM
Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
(Free Admission)

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The CINEMALAYA/NETPAC Premieres

AURORA by Adolfo B. Alix, Jr.
18 July/Sat, 6:15PM at Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

BASECO BAKAL BOYS by Ralston Jover
19 July/Sun, 6:15PM at Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

BAYAW by Monti Parungao
21 July/Tue, 9:00PM at Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

BOY by Auraeus Solito
24 July/Fri, 6:15PM at Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

HANDUMANAN by Seymour Sanchez
22 July/Wed, 9:00PM at Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

KARERA by Adolfo B. Alix Jr.
23 July/Thu, 6:15PM at Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

LATAK by Jowee Morel
23 July/Thu, 9:00PM at Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

PRINCE OF COCKFIGHTING by Yeng Grande
18 July/Sat, 9:00PM at Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

WALANG HANGGANG PAALAM by Paolo Villaluna & Ellen Ramos
25 July/Sat, 6:15PM at Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)
(NOTE: There may be additional Cinemalaya/NETPAC Premiere titles to follow.)

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Cinemalaya Cinco SPECIAL SCREENINGS

INDEPENDENCIA by Raya Martin
19 July/Sun, 9:00PM at Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

LUPANG HINARANG by Ditsi Carolino (Documentary)
21 July/Tue, 6:15PM at Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

MELANCHOLIA by Lav Diaz (9 hours - counts as 1 screening)
26 July/Sun, 10:00AM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

SERBIS by Brillante Mendoza
25 July/Sat, 9:00PM at Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

World Premiere:
WALKING THE WAKING JOURNEY by Ferdie Balanag (Documentary)
22 July/Wed, 6:15PM at Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

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Part Three: CINEMALAYA CINCO EXHIBITIONS

Cinemalaya Cinco: TRIBUTE TO LINO BROCKA

BONA (1980)
22 July/Wed, 6:15PM at CCP Silangan Hall

INA KA NG ANAK MO (1979)
22 July/Wed, 12:45PM at CCP Silangan Hall

BINATA SI MISTER DALAGA SI MISIS (1981)
23 July/Thu, 12:45PM at CCP Silangan Hall

CADENA DE AMOR (1971)
19 July/Sun, 6:15PM at CCP Silangan Hall

CHERRY BLOSSOMS (1972)
21 July/Tue, 12:45PM at CCP Silangan Hall

JAGUAR (1979)
22 July/Wed, 3:30PM at CCP Silangan Hall

MACHO DANCER (1989)
23 July/Thu, 6:15PM at CCP Silangan Hall

MAKIUSAP SA DIYOS (1991)
24 July/Fri, 12:45PM at CCP Silangan Hall

MAYNILA SA MGA KUKO NG LIWANAG (1975)
21 July/Tue, 6:15PM at CCP Silangan Hall

OROPRONOBIS (1989)
24 July/Fri, 3:30PM at CCP Silangan Hall

SANTIAGO (1970)
19 July/Sun, 3:30PM at CCP Silangan Hall

STARDOOM (1971)
21 July/Tue, 3:30PM at CCP Silangan Hall

TUBOG SA GINTO (1971)
18 July/Sat, 6:15PM at CCP Silangan Hall

WANTED PERFECT MOTHER (1971)
18 July/Sat, 3:30PM at CCP Silangan Hall

WHITE SLAVERY (1985)
23 July/Thu, 3:30PM at CCP Silangan Hall

Plus
SIGNED LINO BROCKA: A Documentary by Christian Blackwood (1987)
24 July/Fri, 6:15PM at CCP Silangan Hall

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Cinemalaya Cinco KIDS TREATS
In Cooperation with the National Council for Children’s Television

Kids Treats Shorts Program A
ANDONG by Rommel “Milo” Tolentino, DIAMANTE SA LANGIT by Vic Acedillo Jr., MAIKLING KWENTO by Hubert Tibi, PUTOT by Jeck Cogama, TRAILS OF WATER by Sheron R. Dayoc
18 July/Sat, 10:00AM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute
26 July/Sun, 10:00AM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute

Kids Treats Shorts Program B:
ANGAN-ANGAN by Sheron R. Dayoc, GABON by Emmanuel Dela Cruz, MY PET by Anna Bigornia, PARANG PELIKULA by Hubert Tibi, ROLYO by Alvin Yapan, TO NI by Vic Acedillo Jr.
19 July/Sun, 10:00AM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute
25 July/Sat, 10:00AM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute

Full-Lengths:

BATAD by Benjie Garcia & Vic Acedillo Jr. (Cinemalaya 2006)
18 July/Sat, 12:45PM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
26 July/Sun, 10:00AM at CCP Silangan Hall

BOSES by Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil (Cinemalaya 2008)
18 July/Sat, 12:45PM at CCP Silangan Hall
26 July/Sun, 10:00AM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)

BRUTUS by Tara Illenberger (Cinemalaya 2008)
18 July/Sat, 10:00AM at CCP Silangan Hall
26 July/Sun, 12:45PM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)

GULONG by Jeanne Lim & Socorro Fernandez (Cinemalaya 2007)
19 July/Sun, 12:45PM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
25 July/Sat, 10:00AM at CCP Silangan Hall

KADIN by Adolfo B. Alix, Jr (Cinemalaya 2007)
19 July/Sun, 12:45PM at CCP Silangan Hall
25 July/Sat, 10:00AM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)

PEPOT ARTISTA by Clodualdo Del Mundo (Cinemalaya 2005)
18 July/Sat, 10:00AM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
26 July/Sun, 12:45PM at CCP Silangan Hall

PISAY by Auraeus Solito (Cinemalaya 2007)
19 July/Sun, 10:00AM at CCP Silangan Hall
25 July/Sat, 12:45PM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)

SAAN NAGTATAGO SI HAPPINESS? by Real Florido & Florida Bautista (Cinemalaya 2006)
19 July/Sun, 10:00AM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
25 July/Sat, 12:45PM at CCP Silangan Hall

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Cinemalaya Cinco LGBT SPECIALS

DOSE by Senedy Que (Cinema One)
21 July/Tue, 9:00PM at CCP Silangan Hall

HEAVENLY TOUCH by Joel Lamangan
19 July/Sun, 9:00PM at CCP Silangan Hall

JAY by Francis X. Pasion (Cinemalaya 2008)
25 July/Sat, 9:00PM at CCP Silangan Hall

QUICK TRIP by Cris Pablo
25 July/Sat, 6:15PM at CCP Silangan Hall

SELDA by Paolo Villaluna & Ellen Ramos
22 July/Wed, 9:00PM at CCP Silangan Hall

THANK YOU GIRLS by Charlie Gohettia
18 July/Sat, 9:00PM at CCP Silangan Hall

THE AMAZING TRUTH ABOUT QUEEN RAQUELA by Olaf De Fleur Johanneson
23 July/Thu, 9:00PM at CCP Silangan Hall

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INDIE ANI: A Harvest of Recent Full-Length Features

100 by Chris Martinez (Cinemalaya 2008)
18 July/Sat, 6:15PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

AGATON & MINDY by Peque Gallaga (Sine Direk)
19 July/Sun, 9:00PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

ALON by Ron Bryant (Cinema One)
22 July/Wed, 6:15PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

BENTE by Mel Chionglo (Sine Direk)
21 July/Tue, 9:00PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

CONCERTO by Paul Morales (Cinemalaya 2008)
19 July/Sun, 6:15PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

CONFESSIONAL by Jerrold Tarog (Cinema One)
24 July/Fri, 3:30PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

DED NA SI LOLO by Soxie Topacio (Sine Direk)
24 July/Fri, 9:00PM at CCP Silangan Hall

FAUSTA by Felino Tanada
21 July/Tue, 3:30PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

FORGOTTEN WAR by Carlo Marco Cruz
25 July/Sat, 9:00PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

FUSCHIA by Joel Lamangan (Sine Direk)
22 July/Wed, 9:00PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

IMBURNAL by Sherrad Sanchez (Cinema One)
24 July/Fri, 6:15PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

KAMOTENG KAHOY by Maryo J. Delos Reyes (Sine Direk)
18 July/Sat, 9:00PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

KOLORETE by Ruello Lozendo (Cinema One)
23 July/Thu, 3:30PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

LITSONERO by Lore Reyes (Sine Direk)
23 July/Thu, 9:00PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

MANONG by Arnold Argano
19 July/Sun, 3:30PM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)

MOTORCYCLE by Jon Red (Cinema One)
23 July/Thu, 6:15PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

NEXT ATTRACTION by Raya Martin
18 July/Sat, 3:30PM at Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)

PADYAK by Aloy Adlawan
25 July/Sat, 3:30PM at CCP Silangan Hall

UPCAT by Roman Olivares (Cinema One)
22 July/Wed, 3:30PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

YANGGAW by Richard Somes (Cinema One)
21 July/Tue, 6:15PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

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INDIE ANI: The Year’s Finest Shorts

Regional SHORTS From Luzon
18 July/Sat, 12:45PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)
Featuring BAGONG BAYANI (animation, Bicol), LUPANG HINIRANG (animation, Bicol), HERMANO (animation, Bicol), SUPOT (Baguio), IKATLO (Batangas), KAPIT by Ian Baluca (Bicol).

Regional SHORTS From Mindanao
18 July/Sat, 3:30PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)
Featuring A STEP FOR MY DREAM by Mona Labado (Maguindanao), ANG PAGHAHANAP NI BATUGAN SA BAKANG IBINAON SA BUNDOK (Work-In-Progress) by Gutierrez Mangansakan II, ANGAN-ANGAN by Sheron Dayoc (Zamboanga), BINITON by Mc Robert Nacario (Maguindanao), KASING-KASING AMANG by Shaun Uy (Cagayan De Oro) and WINDOWS OF DREAMS by Ma. Rosalie Zerrudo (Cagayan De Oro).

Regional SHORTS From Mindanao, Part 2
19 July/Sun, 12:45PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)
Featuring ANOD by Zerich Bordios (Davao), BOMBDROP by Arnel Barbarona, EGAY by Erleen Bendisula (Davao), TAKIPSILIM by Herman Candelaria (Davao) and an excerpt from TATLONG MUKHA NG BUHAY (Episode 3: Ang Kabanata Sa Buahy Ni Abelardo Macaspac III) by Marichelle De Ramos (Davao).

Regional SHORTS From Visayas
19 July/Sun, 3:30PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)
Featuring KASISIDMON by Seth Aguilos (Bacolod), KAWTI ACADEMY by Lawrence Fajardo (Bacolod), PAGBALIK by Publio Briones (Cebu), PAG-TUU by Jose Marquez Basa (Cebu), PANGANOD by Paolo Angelo Lindaya (Bacolod), SANGPIT SENYOR by Alan Lyddiard (Cebu) and Excerpts from JOY TO THE WORLD by Rey Defante Gibraltar & Oscar Nava (Iloilo),

SHORTS From Ateneo De Manila University
25 July/Sat, 12:45PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)
Featuring ANY ONE FILM HE WANTS TO SHOW by Roel Mendoza (2:30 mins.); BY BYE BOBBY by Essa Balao (7 mins.); FARMER BITCH by Christian Yap (15 mins.); GREAT WALL by Jc Alelis (5:38 mins.); HAKBANG by Shar Tan (10 mins.) ; HOW NOT TO DISAPPOINT by Karen Ramos & Gracie Vergara (15 mins.); JAN PARMA'S MIS-EN-SCENE by Jan Parma (1 min.); JUAN HENERASYON by Mikhail Red (10 mins.); KAPIT NG KULIMLIM by Gino Jose (3 mins.); MARK'S EXPERIMENTAL FOR CLASS by Mark Peregrino (3 mins.); NIKKI ISAAC'S MUSIC VIDEO by Nikki Isaac (4 mins.); OPEN HOUSE by Jobo Ampil (3:09 mins.); OUTSIDE THE EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE by Enzo Valdez (12 mins.); SABADO NI MARIO by Gio Puyat (1:10 mins.); STOP by Nicole Ang (3 mins.); TATSULOK by Nikko Atienza (13 mins.); TEEN CREEPS by Julius Valledor (3:38 mins.); THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY by Dindin Reyes (2:20 mins.); TRANSIT by Francis Tan (3 mins.); UNTITLED by Jobo Ampil (1:58 mins.)

SHORTS From De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde Digital Filmmaking Program
22 July/Wed, 12:45PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)
Featuring ANGEL by Pabelle Manikan, CELLPHONE by Eric Ejercito, FOR TODAY by Kevin Francisco & Bianca Ramiscal, HILAHIL by Pabelle Manikan, IN MEMORY OF by Bianca King, LUCHI by Jonel Factor & Celine Yao, OSCAR’S WORLD by Bianca King, Marcos Mabanta, Pabelle Manikan, & Bianca Ramiscal, REBECCA RED by Bianca King & Bianca Ramiscal, THE PROPOSAL by Patrick Vinalay, TROUBLED by Katherine Labayen, TUNOG KALYE by Pabelle Manikan & Katherine Labayen, WANTED: GARDENER by Kevin Francisco and WONDER/WANDER by Marcos Mabanta & Jannah Galvez.

SHORTS from De La Salle University
21 July/Tue, 12:45PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)
Featuring SUPERFAN by Clodualdo Del Mundo Jr., BATANG PIER and other titles to follow.

SHORTS from the Asian Film Academy (Pusan, South Korea)
By Filipino Film Scholarship Grantees
25 July/Sat, 3:30PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)
Featuring from AFA 2008: ONE LAST GOODBYE with cinematography by Maisa Guieb Demetillo (10 mins.); LETTERS FROM THE WHITE MOUNTAIN written by Sheron Rebollos Dayoc, production design by Armi Rae Salazar Cacanindin, editing By Sheron Rebollos Dayoc; AFA 2007: BLOSSOM, directed by Richard Soriano Legaspi (10 mins); VIRGINS with cinematography by David Carlo Mendoza (14 mins); AFA 2006: ALL BUNNIES CAN DANCE with cinematography by Jason Tan (11 mins); THE CALLING, original screenplay by Cristopher Gozum, directed by Cristopher Gozum (14 mins); AFA 2005: THE CEILING, directed by Janus January Victoria (18 mins).

SHORTS from the Marilou Diaz-Abaya Film Institute
25 July/Sat, 6:15PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)
Featuring BELO by Malu Sevilla; LABING LABING by Ina Feleo; HULING BIKTIMA by Vitaliano Rave; MOON CAKES by Dominic Nuesa; MUSIKERONG JOHN by Mico MIchelena; OPO MA'M by Javier Abola, PAGTATAPOS by Biboy Belarmino; PFIGMENT by Toym Imao; THE THRESHOLD by Mik Red.

SHORTS from the University of the Philippines Film Institute, College of Mass Communications
23 July/Thu, 12:45PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)
Featuring AGPANSULA by Jobelle Catequista; CAFE SANCTUARIO by Greg Sabado & Sue Aspiras; FOR HIRE by Mike De la Cruz; SANTAKRUZAN by Jumar Yap; SLIDESHOW by Lara Acuin.

"CineMaikli" SHORTS from the University of the Philippines Visual Communications Department, College of Fine Arts
24 July/Fri, 12:45PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)
Featuring BESPREN by Gabriel Arcangel; CATCH UP by Jules Dacanay; DELATA by Mae Caralde; IGLAP by April Fronda; IKOT by Ericson Manansala; KAHON by Rommel Joson; SEVEN30 by Ariel Santillan; TUBERO by Jopay Guillermo; WALANG MAWAWALA SA MARTES by Regina Salazar.

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For ticket sales info, call CCP Box Office at 8321125 local 1406.

Wisdom

1. Wisdom

Noong Sabado, pinatanggal ko na ang wisdom tooth ko sa kanan ng panga ko. Iyon lang ang kaisa-isa kong wisdom tooth batay sa X-ray. Pinatanggal ko na agad kasi medyo alangan ang pagtubo. Patabingi. Alas nuwebe nang pumunta kami ni Dad sa dentista. Inabot ng isa't kalahating oras ang operasyon. Minor surgery ang pagpapabunot ng wisdom tooth kaya pahinga lang ako nitong nakalipas na dalawang araw. Medyo paga pa ang panga ko pero hindi na masakit. Abala lang sa pagsasalita at pagkain. Okey lang naman ang klase ko kanina. Nakapagsalita naman ako ng maayos. Nabubulol lang pagminsan. Medyo alangan din ang pagkain ko kasi may tahi pa ang gilagid ko. Kaya mabagal at sa kaliwa lang akong ngumunguya. Tatanggalin pa ang sinulid sa susunod na Sabado.

2. UBOD

(Sorry, Filipino and English writers, Regional Language writers lang ang puwede.)

UBOD Writers Series 2009 Announces Call for Submissions

The National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the National Committee on Literary Arts (NCLA) and the Ateneo Institute of Literary Arts and Practice (AILAP) are now accepting manuscripts for the UBOD series 2009. 12 writers who have not released book-length titles will be given a chance to have their first book published under UBOD New Authors Series.

Four manuscripts written in four languages of each of the three major Philippine Island groups: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will be chosen. The manuscript should be 40-60 pages in chapbook length. 20-40 poems or 5-10 short fiction. The most exceptional pieces in their manuscript shall be translated into Filipino or English.

Send two copies of the manuscript to the Ateneo Institute of Literary Arts and Practice (AILAP) c/o The Department of Filipino, 3rd Floor Dela Costa Bldg., School of Humanities, Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City 1108. Include a CD of the manuscript and one page curriculum vitae with the author’s name, contact number and e-mail address and 1X1 picture.

Deadline will be on Aug. 15, 2009.

For inquiries, please e-mail ailap@admu.edu.ph or at call 426-6001 loc. 5320-5321.

3. Collected Stories

Natapos kong basahin ang "Collected Stories" ni Gabriel Garcia Marquez pagkatapos ng mahaba-habang panahon. Interesanteng makita ang ebolusyon ng boses ni Marquez kung susundang mabuti ang kalipuan. Kung matapat ang pagsasalin sa Ingles, mapapansin ang maligoy at mabulaklak na estilo niya sa mga nauna niyang mga kuwento noong 50's. Dahan-dahan itong magbabago hanggang sa mas pamilyar na boses ni Marquez na mapakikinggan sa "One Hundred Years of Solitude". Nakakainggit ang proyekto't boses na mabubuo ni Marquez sa higit na bagong mga kuwento sa kalipunan. Ano kaya ang boses at magiging proyekto ko pag tumanda na ako? Magsusulat pa kaya ako? Hay, anxieties.

4. Slaughterhouse 5

Natapos kong basahin ang "Slaughterhouse 5" ni Kurt Vonnegut noong isang linggo. Bagaman maikli lamang itong nobela, nahirapan akong basahin ito pero hindi ko malaman kung bakit. Simple lamang naman ang wika nito. At kahit patalon-talon ang naratibo, pinaghandaan naman ito nang mabuti.

Mala-scifi ang nobela dahil ang pangunahing tauhang si Billy Pilgrim ay kayang maglakbay sa panahon. Kalimita'y hindi niya kontrolado ang pagtalon na nito sa panahon ngunit tinatanggap na lamang niya. Nagsisilbing metapora para sa akin ang paglalakbay ni Billy sa panahon bilang sintomas ng kanyang trauma bilang isang sundalo (at sa nobela nagsimulang lumabas ang kakayahang ito nang nasa kalagitnaan siya ng digmaan). Mas mabigat pa kaysa sa alaala ang nangyayari kay Billy na paglalakbay. Sa pagkatiwalag sa panahon, nananatiling nariyan ang nakaraan. Palaging narito ang nakaraan. At kahit na ang hinaharap ay naririto rin, nasa ngayon, nakikipaglaban ito sa nakaraan pala-palaging naririyan.

Interesante rin para sa akin ang pag-uulit ng katagang "So it goes." sa buong nobela kapag nagsasalaysay ito tungkol sa pagkamatay. Nagmimistulang dasal ang nobela para sa mga namatay. Bagaman nagtutunog cynical o mapagpaubaya sa katotohanan ng kamatayan at ng digmaan, may talim ito, mapatawa ka man o malungkot sa bawat pagsabi ng "So it goes."

5.

Gusto n'yong makita ang wisdom tooth ko?

Patalastas 2

1.

Malapit nang magsimula ang Cinemalaya 2009 sa Hulyo. Panoorin ninyo ang "Ang Panggagahasa Kay Fe" at ang iba pang pelikula. Narito ang trailer ng "Ang Panggagahasa kay Fe" at ito ang mga araw at oras ng pagpapalabas nito sa CCP:

July 18 (Sat)
3.30 Little Theater

July 19 (Sun)
9.00 MKP Hall (4th Floor)

July 21 (Tues)
6.15 MAIN THEATER – GALA NIGHT

July 22 (Wed)
12.45 Huseng Batute

July 23 (Thu)
3.30 MKP Hall (4th Floor)

July 24 (Fri)
12.45 Main Theater

July 25 (Sat)
3.30 Huseng Batute

2.

PLAY: "Ang Henerala" by Nicolas Pichay
DATE: June 30, July 1-3, 7-11, 14-17 at 7 p.m. and July 4 & 18 at 3 p.m. (May 7pm din ata sa July 4 at 18.)
PLACE: Rizal Mini Theater, Ateneo de Manila University

Direction by Jethro Tenorio
Lights design by Christian Bautista
Set design by JJ Ignacio
Costume design by Jean Pierre Reniva

For ticket reservations/questions, please contact Karl Louie Fajardo 0917-5773208 or e-mail kl1_89@yahoo.com

3.

Hanggang sa susunod na linggo (June 30) na lang ang sale sa Ateneo Press.

Patalastas

1.

Call for Manuscripts for the 9th Ateneo National Writers’ Workshop (ANWW)


The Ateneo Institute of Literary Arts and Practices (AILAP) is accepting applicants for the 9th Ateneo National Writers’ Workshop(ANWW) to be held from Oct. 19-22, 2009.

Each applicant should submit a portfolio in triplicate of any of the following: five poems, three short stories written in Filipino or English with a title page bearing the author’s pseudonym and a table of contents.

The portfolio must also be accompanied by a CD containing a file of the documents saved in MSWord or Rich Text format.

All submissions must include a sealed envelope containing the author’s name, address, contact number, e-mail address and a one-page resume including a literary CV with a 1X1 ID picture.

Eight fellows will be chosen from all over the country. Food and accommodations will be provided. Please address entries to ailap.admu.edu.ph or AILAP c/o Department of Filipino, School of Humanities, 3rd Flr. Dela Costa Bldg. Ateneo de Manila University,Loyola Heights, Quezon City 1108.

Deadline of submission will be on Aug. 30, 2009. For more information,visit www.ailap.org, or call 426-6001 loc. 5320 or e-mail ailap@admu.edu.ph.

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Note: sa pagkakaalam ko, pwede ring magpasa dito ang mga alumni ng Ateneo National Writers Workshop

Literary 25

After tagged, you are supposed to write down 25 literary pieces that you cannot live without (doesn’t really matter if it’s a poem, a short story, a novel, an epic, or a play). Literary works that you can read over and over again. Works that will make Plato squirm in his deathbed, stand in front of you at 3 a.m. with his bony fingers pointed at you, telling you that you should not be affected by literature because you could end up dead in a war. Works that have inspired you to do something stupid, put your head inside an oven, go on the great American pancake tour (or great Filipino kakanin tour), or works that you can read over and over again in front of a crowd, at every book launch or reading. After, tag 25 of your literary companions, people who are also insane as you, and hope that this would spread like some goddamn bubonic plague.

1.) My Sad Republic - Eric Gamalinda
2.) One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
3.) Midnight's Children-Salman Rushdie
4.) Etsa-puwera - Jun Cruz Reyes
5.) Ang Sandali ng mga Mata - Alvin B. Yapan
6.) Howl - Allen Ginsberg
7.) Of Being Numerous - George Oppen
8.) Mga Kagila-gilalas na Pakikipagsapalaran - Jose F. Lacaba
9.) The Sound and the Fury - William Faulkner
10.) Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
11.) The Tin Drum - Gunter Grass
12.) Sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag - Edgardo M. Reyes
13.) Dictionary of the Khazars - Milorad Pavic
14.) The Animal Farm - George Orwell
15.) The Stranger - Albert Camus
16.) Pamilya - Eli R. Guieb
17.) Invisible Cities - Italo Calvino
18.) Balthazar and Blimunda - Jose Saramago
19.) Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert
20.) Pinaglahuan - Faustino Aguilar
21.) Last Order sa Penguin - Chris Martinez
22.) The Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoevsky
23.) The Mythology Class - Arnold Arre
24.) The Death of Artemio Cruz - Carlos Fuentes
25.) Walong Diwata ng Pagkahulog - Edgar Calabia Samar

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Kabaliwan sa House of Representatives, H1N1 atbp.

Sa mga seryosong bagay muna

1.

Pinanood ko kagabi ang sunod-sunod na pagpapaliwanag ng mga Representanteng bumoto kontra HR 1109. Iisa lang naman talaga ang sinasabi nila: na ilegal ang resolusyon, na isa itong panggagago sa konstitusyon, na isa itong pagtatraydor sa pagtitiwala ng mga mamamayang bumoto sa kanila, na isa itong malinaw na taktika upang hindi matuloy ang eleksyon sa 2010. Ewan ko pero natatawa na lang talaga ako sa mga nangyayari. At pagkatapos ng lahat ng ito'y siguradong iboboto pa rin ng mga mamamayan ang mga Representanteng iyan na walang-hiyang itinatapon ang batas sa susunod na eleksiyon (sa 2010 man iyan o 2050) dahil ganoon lang talaga ang kapangyarihan. At ganoon lang naman talaga ang lahat ng ito--kapangyarihan. Power trip. Matalo man sila sa susunod na eleksiyon, wala rin naman talagang magiging pinagkaiba ang papalit dahil sila-sila rin naman talaga iyon, magkaiba lang ng partido pero pareho rin lang naman talaga. (Kaya nga nagawang nagkaisa ng LAKAS at KAMPI di ba? Kasi pareho lang talaga sila.) Civil Disobedience? Bakit pa? Nangunguna na ang House of Representatives.

Heto nga pala ang listahan ng mga pumirma sa HR1109. Huwag silang kalimutan sa susunod na eleksiyon (dahil siguradong may eleksiyon sa 2010 at tanga ang buong Pilipinas kung hindi mangyari iyon).

Read the list of congressmen here who signed House Resolution No. 1109. (Those who voted “Aye” may not have signed this HR 1109.) Feel free to copy and paste this list to your blog post or Facebook note or other social media sites and state “I am ashamed of my Congressman (enter name if applicable, district) for supporting HR1109.”

National Capital Region

Vincent P. Crisologo, Quezon City
Matias V. Defensor, Jr., Quezon City
Mary Ann L. Susano, Quezon City
Nanette Castelo-Daza, Quezon City
Bienvenido M. Abante Jr., Manila
Jaime C. Lopez, Manila
Maria Zenaida B. Angping, Manila
Maria Theresa B. David, Manila
Amado S. Bagatsing, Manila
Daniel R. De Guzman, Marikina City
Marcelino R. Teodoro, Marikina City
Eduardo C. Zialcita, Parañaque City
Henry M. Dueñas, Jr., Taguig
Alvin S. Sandoval, Malabon City-Navotas City
Jose Antonio F. Roxas, Pasay City
Oscar G. Malapitan, Caloocan City
Mary Mitzi L. Cajayon, Caloocan City
Roman T. Romulo, Pasig City
Rexlon T. Gatchalian, Valenzuela City
Magtanggol T. Gunigundo I, Valenzuela City

Cordillera Administrative Region

Manuel S. Agyao, Kalinga
Elias C. Bulut, Jr., Apayao
Mauricio G. Domogan, Baguio City
Samuel M. Dangwa, Benguet
Solomon R. Chungalao, Ifugao

Ilocos Region

Thomas M. Dumpit Jr., La Union
Victor Franciso C. Ortega, La Union
Arthur F. Celeste, Pangasinan
Conrado M. Estrella III, Pangasinan
Marcos O. Cojuangco, Pangasinan
Victor F. Agbayani, Pangasinan
Ma. Rachel J. Arenas, Pangasinan
Eric D. Singson, Ilocos Sur
Ronald V. Singson, Ilocos Sur
Roque R. Ablan, Jr., Ilocos Norte
Cecilia S. Luna], Abra

Cagayan Valley

Florencio L. Vargas, Cagayan
Manuel N. Mamba, Cagayan
Junie E. Qua, Quirino
Carlo Oliver D. Diasnes, Batanes
Rodolfo T. Albano, Isabela
Edwin C. Uy, Isabela

Central Luzon

Jose V. Yap, Tarlac
Jeci A. Lapus, Tarlac
Monica Louise Prieto-Teodoro, Tarlac
Lorna C. Silverio, Bulacan
Pedro M. Pancho, Bulacan
Reylina G. Nicolas, Bulacan
Ma. Victoria Sy-Alvarado, Bulacan
Arturo C. Robes, San Jose del Monte City
Albert C. Garcia, Bataan
Herminia B. Roman, Bataan
Joseph Gilbert F. Violago, Nueva Ecija
Ma. Milagros H. Magsaysay, Zambales
Antonio M. Diaz, Zambales
Aurelio D. Gonzales, Jr., Pampanga
Juan Miguel M. Arroyo, Pampanga
Anna York P. Bondoc, Pampanga
Carmelo F. Lazatin, Pampanga

CALABARZON

Danilo E. Suarez, Quezon
Wilfrido Mark C. Enverga, Quezon
Michael John R. Duavit, Rizal
Adeline Rodriguez-Zaldarriaga, Rizal
Angelito C. Gatlabayan, Antipolo City
Roberto V. Puno, Antipolo City
Eileen Ermita-Buhain, Batangas
Mark Llandro L. Mendoza, Batangas
Victoria H. Reyes, Batangas
Jesus Crispin C. Remulla, Cavite
Elpidio F. Barzaga, Jr., Cavite
Maria Evita R. Arago, Laguna
Edgar S. San Luis, Laguna

MIMAROPA

Antonio C. Alvarez, Palawan
Carmencita O. Reyes, Marinduque
Eleandro Jesus F. Madrona, Romblon
Ma. Amelita C. Villarosa, Occidental Mindoro
Rodolfo G. Valencia, Oriental Mindoro

Bicol Region

Rizalina Seachon-Lanete, Masbate
Narciso R. Bravo, Jr., Masbate
Antonio T. Kho, Masbate
Al Francis C. Bichara, Albay
Reno G. Lim, Albay
Luis R. Villafuerte, Camarines Sur
Felix R. Alfelor, Jr., Camarines Sur
Diosdado Ignacio Jose Maria Macapagal-Arroyo, Camarines Sur
Joseph A. Santiago, Catanduanes
Jose G. Solis, Sorsogon

Western Visayas

Florencio T. Miraflores, Aklan
Genaro M. Alvarez, Jr., Negros Occidental
Jeffrey P. Ferrer, Negros Occidental
Ignacio T. Arroyo, Jr., Negros Occidental
Jose Carlos V. Lacson, Negros Occidental
Alfredo D. Marañon III, Negros Occidental
Raul T. Gonzalez, Jr., Iloilo City
Niel C. Tupas, Jr., Iloilo
Ferjenel G. Biron, Iloilo
Arthur Defensor, Sr., Iloilo
Judy J. Syjuco, Iloilo
Janette L. Garin, Iloilo
Joaquin Carlos Rahman A. Nava, Guimaras
Fredenil H. Castro, Capiz

Central Visayas

Roberto C. Cajes, Bohol
Edgardo M. Chatto, Bohol
Pryde Henry A. Teves, Negros Oriental
Pablo P. Garcia, Cebu
Pablo John F. Garcia, Cebu
Ramon H. Durano VI, Cebu
Nerissa Corazon Soon-Ruiz, Cebu
Benhur L. Salimbangon, Cebu
Eduardo R. Gullas, Cebu
Antonio V. Cuenco, Cebu City
Raul V. Del Mar, Cebu City

Eastern Visayas

Roger G. Mercado, Southern Leyte
Eufrocino M. Codilla, Sr., Leyte
Carmen L. Cari, Leyte
Andres D. Salvacion Jr., Leyte
Trinidad G. Apostol, Leyte
Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, Leyte
Reynaldo S. Uy, Samar
Sharee Ann T. Tan, Samar
Teodolo M. Coquilla, Eastern Samar
Paul R. Daza, Northern Samar
Emil L. Ong, Northern Samar
Glenn A. Chong, Biliran

Zamboanga Peninsula

Rosendo S. Labadlabad, Zamboanga del Norte
Cecilia G. Jalosjos-Carreon, Zamboanga del Norte
Cesar G. Jalosjos, Zamboanga del Norte
Victor J. Yu, Zamboanga del Sur
Antonio H. Cerilles, Zamboanga del Sur
Dulce Ann K. Hofer, Zamboanga Sibugay

Northern Mindanao

Vicente F. Belmonte, Jr., Lanao del Norte
Abdullah D. Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte
Rolando A. Uy, Cagayan de Oro City
Marina P. Clarete, Misamis Occidental
Herminia M. Ramiro, Misamis Occidental
Yevgeny Vicente B. Emano, Misamis Oriental
Pedro P. Romualdo, Camiguin
Candido P. Pancrudo Jr., Bukidnon

Davao Region

Franklin P. Bautista, Davao del Sur
Marc Douglas C. Cagas IV, Davao del Sur
Arrel R. Olaño, Davao del Norte
Antonio F. Lagdameo, Jr., Davao del Norte
Isidro T. Ungab, Davao City
Vincent J. Garcia, Davao City
Prospero Nograles, Davao City
Thelma Z. Almario, Davao Oriental
Nelson L. Dayanghirang, Davao Oriental
Rommel C. Amatong, Compostela Valley
Manuel E. Zamora, Compostela Valley

SOCCSKSARGEN

Datu Pax S. Mangudadatu, Sultan Kudarat
Arnulfo F. Go, Sultan Kudarat
Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza, Cotabato
Bernardo F. Piñol, Jr., Cotabato

CARAGA Region

Glenda B. Ecleo, Dinagat Islands
Philip A. Pichay, Surigao del Sur
Florencio C. Garay, Surigao del Sur
Francisco T. Matugas, Surigao del Norte
Guillermo A. Romarate, Jr., Surigao del Norte
Edelmiro A. Amante, Agusan del Norte
Jose S. Aquino II, Agusan del Norte

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

Pangalian M. Balindong, Lanao del Sur
Faysah Omaira M. Dumarpa, Lanao del Sur
Yusop H. Jikiri, Sulu
Munir M. Arbison, Sulu
Simeon Datumanong, Maguindanao
Nur G. Jaafar, Tawi-Tawi

Party- Lists

Narciso D. Santiago III, Alliance for Rural Concerns
Edgar L. Valdez, Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives
Ernesto C. Pablo, Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives
Robert Raymund M. Estrella, Abono
Nicanor M. Briones, Agricultural Sector Alliance of the Philippines, Inc.

2.

May H1N1 na sa La Salle. Tawag nang tawag si Marol kina Mama. Nakakapraning naman talaga. Sa ngayon, wala pasok sa La Salle hanggang sa Hunyo 14. Kaya sa tingin ko'y lalong maghihigpit ang Ateneo sa darating na pagbubukas ng pasukan. Ewan ko lang kung paano nila mai-implement ang kanilang memo. Postponed (maaaring makansel pa) ang ORSEM. Paano naman ang enrolment? Ilang libong tao rin ang dadagsa sa Ateneo. Ang saya talaga ng darating na semestre.

Sa higit na magaang paksa

3.

Star Trek. Oo, yung bago. Trip mo? Ako trip ko. Kaya lang paulit-ulit na lang talaga ang plot. Wala ba talaga silang maisip na ibang kakaharaping problema bukod sa isang alien na may revenge fantasy? Porke astig ang Wrath Of Khan, astig na ito ad infinitum. Pero astig naman itong bagong Star Trek dahil sa dalawang bagay: special effects at Zachary Quinto. Iyon lang talaga.

4. The Passion

Binasa ko ang "The Passion" ni Jeanette Winterson sa flight pauwi galing Amerika. Hindi masyadong mahaba ang nobela kaya mabilis ko itong nabasa. Binanggit ito ni Sir Vim Yapan sa intro ng kanyang MA thesis kaya naintriga din ako sa nobelang ito. Interesante ang paggamit ni Winterson sa kasaysayan at sa mga pamamaraang ng romansa para ilahad ang ideya niya ng "passion". Sa aspekto ng mga tauhan, makikita ito sa mga tauhan nina Henri at Villanelle, ang kanilang pag-iibigan at ang pag-ibig nila sa isang mga tao at maging sa mga ideya. Isa itong nobela ng mga ideya ngunit napakasensuwal din.

5. Ghostwritten

Dahil nagustuhan ko ang kanyang "Cloud Atlas", binili ko ang Vintage Edition ng "Ghostwritten" ni David Mitchell. hIto ang debut niya at igit na simple ang estruktura ng "Ghostwritten" kumpara sa "Cloud Atlas" ngunit komplikado pa rin kung ihahambing sa ibang mga nobela. Binubuo ang nobela ng sampung kabanata na umiikot sa siyam na magkakaibang mga tauhan sa iba't ibang bahagi ng mundo. (May dalawang kabanata sa para sa isang tauhan.) Magkakaugnay ang kanilang mga kuwento at kahit papaano'y naaapektuhan nila ang buhay ng isa't isa. Masasabing isang ripple effect ang kabuuang nobela. Bawat kabanata'y may sariling rurok at rebelasyon ngunit may higit na malawak na estruktura ang nobela.

Lahat halos ng kabanata'y nakasulat sa unang panauhan ng isang partikular na tauhan. At iba't iba ang mga tauhan. Mayroong isang miyembro ng kulto sa Okinawa, isang empleyado sa music shop sa Tokyo, isang tagabangko sa Hong Kong, isang tagapangalaga ng isang pahingahan sa isang bundok sa Tsina, isang "noncorpum" na nilalang na patalon-talon ng katawan, isang guwardiya sa isang museo sa Petersburg, isang drummer/manunulat sa London at isang physicist sa Ireland. Ang kabanatang "Night Train" lamang ang hindi nakasulat ng ganito dahil radio show naman ang ginagagad ng kabanatang ito--ang pag-uusap ng isang DJ at ng isang kakaibang tagapakinig na tumatawag sa radio show niya. Kahanga-hanga ang pagpapalit ng boses na ginagawa ni David Mitchell (at makikita rin ito sa "Cloud Atlas" niya.)

Naaliw ako sa pagkakahawak hindi lamang sa pagpapalit-palit ng punto de bista at boses ng mga kabanata kundi pati na rin kung paano binubuo ang iba't ibang mga kamalayan. At mahalaga sa nobela ang mismong tagpuan bilang repleksiyon ng kamalayan ng mga tauhan. Maraming mga sandali sa iba't ibang kabanata kung kailan inilalarawan lamang ng mga tauhan ang kanilang mga kapaligiran at mahihinuha dito ang kabuuang pag-iisip ng mga tauhan. Ang labas bilang repeksiyon ng loob. Medyo romantic pero imbes na kalikasan lamang o "universe" ang ekspresyon ng loob, ang siyudad bilang repleksiyon ng loob ay makikita din sa mga kabanata.

Nakakatuwa rin ang paglalaro sa iba't ibang antas ng salitang "multo".

6. Terminator Salvation

Noong bata ako, fan ako ng Terminator 2. At kung tatanungin ang grade school na bersiyon ng sarili ko kung ano'ng pinakaastig na pelikula sa na napanood ko, sasabihin kong Terminator 2 iyon. Naaalala kong ilang beses kong pinanood ang T2 sa VHS. Pakiramdam ko kasi, isang napakatinding labanan ang nangyayari. Na literal na hinaharap ng sangkatauhan ang pinaglalabanan. At hindi lang dahil madaming aksiyon na nangyayari kaya nararamdaman mo ito. Magaling na direktor si Cameron dahil ang mismong mga sandaling walang suspense at walang aksiyon ay nabibigyan niya ng bigat. Ito, sa tingin ko ang kulang sa huling dalawang pelikula sa serye. Effects na lang ang lahat. Interesante ang bagong dimensyon tungkol sa pagkatao/pagkamakina na pagtatanong sa identidad ngunit hindi pa rin ganoong kalalim o kabigat. Gayundin, may loophole sa plot na ayoko nang pag-isipan pa dahil tanga lang talaga at medyo spoiler. Basta, walang dating ang pelikulang ito sa akin. Mas nag-enjoy pa ako sa Star Trek.

Isa Na Namang Rebyu Edition

1. Piling Maiikling Kuwento, 1939-1992

Natapos ko ang kalipunang ito ni Genoveva Edroza-Matute ilang araw pagkatapos mabalitaan ang kanyang pagkamatay. Tinitipon ng aklat ang mga natatanging mga kuwentong isinulat ni Edroza-Matute sa halos buong karera niya sa pagsusulat. Maraming mga temang umuulit sa mga kuwento: kahirapan, karahasan, kasarian. May mga kuwentong tunay na masasabing classic na talaga habang may ilan na medyo mabigat ang paghawak sa banghay. Interesante din ang kalipunan dahil mapapansin ang pagbabago sa wika ni Edroza-Matute. Napansin ko lang na medyo Ingles ang syntax ang ginagamit niya sa mga una niyang mga kuwento ngunit unti-unti itong nagbago kinalaunan, naging mas panatag, mas natural. Sayang lang at hindi siya pinarangalan bilang Pambansang Alagad ng Sining. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang magiging histura ng mapa ng Panitikan ng Pilipinas kung wala siya.

2. 2001: A Space Oddyssey

Matagal ko nang gustong panoorin ito dahil, syempre, kulang ang iyong scifi knowledge kung hindi mo pa napapanood ito. Hindi ito Star Wars o Star Trek. Hindi ito epic battle para sa kaligtasan ng universe. Nagsisimula ang lahat sa misteryo: Ano ba talaga iyang p*tang obelisk na iyan? Doon lang naman talaga umiikot ang kabuuan ng pelikula. Mula dito, nagsisimula ang iba pang mga isyu: Ano ang pagkatao? Paano hinuhubog ang pagkatao natin ng teknolohiya? Ano ba talaga ang obelisk na iyan? Tahimik lamang ang buong pelikula. Mas kampante itong magpakita imbes na magdadada. Isa ang pelikula sa pinakamaganda halimbawa ng kapangyarihan ng biswal na naratibo. Sa katapusan ng pelikula, walang malalim na sagot na ibinibigay ang pelikula tungkol sa mga misteryo. Iyon na iyon. What you see is what you see. Oo nga pala, ang ganda ng sound. Classical music, w00t.

3. Oscar and Lucinda

Medyo nahirapan akong basahin ang nobelang ito ni Peter Carey dahil sa wika't haba nito. Pero sa simula lang iyon at kinalauna'y nasanay din ako. Maganda rin na nahahati sa mga maiikling mga kabanata ang nobela. Mas madaling unti-untiin kumbaga. Madaling pagtuunan ang kuwento ng mga pangunahing tauhan ng nobela, ang eponymous ngang sina Oscar at Lucinda, at kanilang pag-iibigan. Pero hindi lamang naroroon, para sa akin, matatagpuan ang kabuuang tensyon ng nobela. Mas naging interesante para sa akin ang tensyon nabubuo sa katotohanang mayroong isang tagapagsalaysay na umaalala sa lahat ng nangyari sa mga buhay nina Oscar at Lucinda. Detalyado ang buong pagkakalarawan at pagkakasalaysay sa buong nobela at nakapagtataka kung talaga nga bang alam ng tagapagsalaysay, na nagsasalaysay halos sandaang taon pagkatapos ng panahon nina Oscar at Lucinda, kung totoo nga ba ang mga pangyayaring iyon. Ang muling pagsasalaysay ng mga buhay nina Oscar at Lucinda ba ay isang kumpisal, isang paghuhugas? Na sa pagsasalaysay, maitatama ba ang maling mga pagtataya at desisyon na nangyari noong naunang panahon? Sapat ba ang pagsasalaysay? Iyon, para sa akin, ang mga tanong na nag-uudyok sa tagapagsalaysay na magsalaysay. Na tulad ng obsesyon nina Oscar at Lucinda sa pagsusugal, obsessed din ang tagapagsalaysay sa nakaraan.

Isang di makakalimutang kabanata para sa akin ang kabanatang "Palm Sunday in New South Wales" kung kailan inilahad ang pagkamatay ng ama ni Lucinda. Isa iyong nakaaantig na sandali sa nobela at hindi ko alam kung maiiyak ba ako, matatawa o malulungkot. Ang cute-cute pa naman ni Elizabeth Mullens.

4. Gapo

Medyo nabagabag ako sa tono ng nobelang ito ni Lualhati Bautista. Alam mong isinulat ito nang may bahid ng galit. Ngunit halos tatlong dekada matapos itong isulat (wow, it's that old), marami pa ring mga realidad na inilalahad ang nobela na totoo pa rin hanggang ngayon. Kahit na wala na ang mga base militar, nariyan pa rin naman ang VFA. Kaya kahit na hindi ko gusto ang tono ng kabuuang nobela, nananatiling mahalaga ito dahil binabatikos nito hindi lamang ang namamayaning kalakaran kundi pati ang mismong pag-iisip natin sa mga inaakala nating kaibigan.

5. Crank 2

Hindi ito seryosong pelikula at alam mo na iyon kung napanood mo ang unang Crank. Malinaw ang impluwensiya ng videogame sa pelikula. Fast paced, madugo at puno ng mga pambihirang mga tauhan, para talaga nga ito sa henerasyong lumaki sa eksaheradong aksyon ng videogame. Tadtad din ng cameo at pop culture reference ang buong pelikula. Mas trip ko ang pagpapatawa ng "Shoot 'Em Up" at "Hot Fuzz" pero aliw pa rin naman ito kung hindi mo sobrang seseryosohin.