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Backwash Film Trailer

2012-01-19T22:11:00.000-08:00

by Jan Mikko Canarias TS Sendong (Washi), the first tropical storm in decades to ravage Northern Mindanao left death, destruction and despair in its wake. There are thousands dead, and thousands more missing. There is so much talk about loss that every new death, every discovered disappearance, is but a mere addition to the long list of existing casualties. But every tear, every drop of

Sendong sent some Missiles

2011-12-27T15:54:00.000-08:00

by Jan Mikko Canarias It was evening of the 17th of December, the heavy rainfall and the cold weather was conclusive for sleeping. Iliganons were deep asleep never did they dreamed of what will came to them that night. Slowly the water begun to increase, then it became fast, until it rushed from the mountains to the villages near the rivers. Many people hurriedly climb up their

Hopes in Mud

2011-12-25T19:57:00.000-08:00

by Jan Mikko Canarias Hopes covered in mud. Last December 24,2011 , I went to Iligan City, accompanying two Save the Children Spain Officers. We went to pay a visit to some schools affected and damaged by the recent flood brought by Typhoon Sendong. First School was Iligan City East Central, ICEC. The classrooms in this school were partially damaged. Though there were no damaged in

87th City

2011-11-11T15:59:00.001-08:00

by Jan Mikko Canarias Davao City ranked 87th place, and only Philippine City, on the list of world's top cities.On the website www.citymayors.com, a listing of 200 cities around the world based on the assumed annual growth rates. Based on their listings, Davao projected a 2.53 percent annual growth rate during the 15-year period. " It is good that Davao has been recognized for its development",

Launching of 1 Million Signature Campaign for a Bangsamoro Substate

2011-11-09T07:41:00.000-08:00

(Official Press Release) Posted by Jan Mikko Canarias The CHANGE for Peace in Mindanao Movement simultaneously launched its 1 Million Signature Campaign for a Bangsamoro Substate in the cities of Cotabato and Davao on October 25, 2011 . The campaign aims to gather 1 million signatures by December this year in order to establish the strongest ground support to finally push for the

Raket: Getting to Know them.

2011-10-10T08:38:00.000-07:00

by Jan Mikko Canarias Raket is a slang word that means work or source of income. In the Philippines the people who usually used this term are the people from the show business and entertainment industry. The Entertainment industry have grown together with the growth of the city, thus the word Raket also grew more stems including human prostitution. A stem that grows together with the

The Retard Congress

2011-10-01T19:12:00.000-07:00

by Jan Mikko Canarias It was just fresh that a congressman will pass a law in congress for the Anti-planking. So what is planking by the way? Planking is a slang word that specifies an action of lying face down in an unusual place. This act is performed by any individual now a days in the Philippines, and is now one of the hot issues in Congress. Oh how Stupid Rep. Winston Castelo is. With all

Official selection of films for the 3rd Pandayang Lino Brocka released

2011-07-15T01:20:00.001-07:00

Official Press Release  The official selection of films for the 3rd Pandayang Lino Brocka Political Film and New Media Festival has been released. The festival, which is in its third year, is a cultural gathering that aims to inspire the creation and popularization of truthful,

Pandayang Lino Brocka now on its 3rd year

2011-07-15T01:18:00.001-07:00

Official Press release  The Pandayang Lino Brocka Political Film and New Media Festival is now on its 3rd year of gathering student and amateur film makers and film collectives in the hopes of finding the new generation of film makers following the footsteps of Lino Brocka, one of

The Damasos

2011-07-14T23:49:00.000-07:00

by Jan Mikko Canarias The Damasos  “Leadership was not only about integrity but uniting the people, not dividing them” - a message of an archbishop to P-Noy on their urge to let the president apologize for dragging the church to an alleged Pajero Scandal. The church did even asked for

Rody's Freedom of Expression

2011-07-14T19:43:00.000-07:00

by Jan Mikko Canarias A day when Rizal Park was invaded by a sea of Green, Davao showed support to Mayor Inday Sara Duterte. It was days after the punching incident of daughter Mayor Sara Duterte to Sheriff Abe Andres, father and current Vice Mayor Rody Duterte spoke to the public during a rally on support for the Mayor. Expected that the Vice mayor would not hold his tongue speaking in public,

Sara Finds Support over Punching Issue

2011-07-04T18:44:00.000-07:00

by Jan Mikko Canarias, Photo: Snapshot from ANC video. Mayor Sara "Inday Sara" Duterte found a bunch of supported upon repeatedly punching Davao Region Trial Court Sheriff Abe Andres, which in later part discovered to had been suspended for office for more than a year for the cases of not following orders and neglect of duty. Pages in Facebook popped-out like mushrooms supporting the Mayor's

March for the 58

2010-11-23T18:34:00.001-08:00

by Jan Mikko CanariasPhotographs by: Khalil Angelo Gamela November 23, 2010 marked the first year of the brutal massacre in Maguindanao. From Freedom Park to Rizal Park, different sectors came together to remember the brutal fate of the 58 victims of the Ampatuan Massacre. There were presentations and prayers for the victims and their families. The aim of the gathering was to remember and to

TV ads in memory of Maguindanao massacre out

2010-11-21T22:49:00.000-08:00

Source: Youtube MANILA, Philippines—Five television commercials produced pro bono by industry experts to remind the public of the Maguindanao massacre that took the lives of 58 people one year ago are now out. Never Forget (in English and Tagalog versions) presents media personalities making this call; Families features the orphaned and widowed relatives of the victims; Tutok is a montage of the

RH Bill got Papal Boost

2010-11-21T22:06:00.000-08:00

by Jan Mikko Canarias The controversial RH Bill just got some boost ups when Pope Benidict XVI himself said that it is okay to use condoms in particular to prevent the spreading of the AIDS virus. Citing the cases of prostitutes, the pope agreed that the usage of condoms may help to prevent the spread of the disease, but this will not guarantee that it could stop the "evil" of the HIV virus. "It

Year One: Remembering the Ampatuan Massacre

2010-11-17T22:52:00.000-08:00

by Jan Mikko Canarias Almost a year ago, the Philippines was marked as the "Most Dangerous Place for a Journalist" after the brutal massacre of more than thirty journalists, including women and two lawyers, in the province of Maguindanao. This November 23, 2010, 4PMJoin the March For Justicefor the victims of the massacre and other extra-judicial killingsFreedom Park to Rizal Park

Claiming Our Place, Claiming Our Rights

2010-11-08T02:39:00.000-08:00

by Jan Mikko Canarias DAVAO CITY- Today, the Women's Legal and Human Rights Bureau, Inc. (WLB) conducted a forum about the using of the Optional Protocol to Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (OPCEDAW) and the KTV Case. The Forum was held in room J301 of the new Jubilee Building of the Ateneo de Davao University. The KTV Case complainant, Karen Vertido,

Sigwa: A day with the Director

2010-09-21T01:55:00.000-07:00

by Jan Mikko Canarias Yesterday, I had the chance to meet Mr. Joel Lamangan in person. He was with Mr. Bonifacio Illagan, a screen writer, at the Ateneo de Davao University to give a talk about the movie Sigwa and the Commercialization of Philippine Cinema. There were many students from different universities who joined the forum. Members of the media as well were present. Organized by the

PEARLS: Let's make a Change

2010-09-18T18:45:00.000-07:00

by Jan Mikko CanariasPhoto credits to Project PEARLS (images were emailed to me by Melissa Villa-Wilcox) Reference: google.com.ph, wikipedia, projectpearls.org A pearl is a hard object produced within the soft tissue of a living shelled mollusk. Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pearl is made up of calcium carbonate in minute crystalline form, which has been deposited in concentric layers.

Dr. Garvin Smith speaks Designing Disaster Resilient Communities

2010-09-17T21:07:00.000-07:00

by Jan Mikko CanariasPhoto Credit to Leah Valle Dr. Garvin Smith, from the University of North Carolina, speaks about the importance of designing disaster resilient communities through engineering and architecture. Sponsored by the US embassy in Manila, the forum was held at the Crystal Ballroom of the newly opened Pinnacle Hotel in Davao City. Members of different Engineering and Architecture

Sigwa Davao Screening Press Conference

2010-09-15T23:27:00.000-07:00

by Jan Mikko Canarias Sigwa, Rage... of Perils and Hopes, had it's first Davao Screening Press Conference at the Belgica Restaurant, F. Torres Davao City. UCCP Bishop Modesto Villasanta, convener of Exodus for Justice and Peace (EJP), and Ms. Mae Fe Ancheta-Templa, convener of InPeace-Mindanao and advocate for children and women of Davao City, answered the questions from the members of the

CEGP denounces ABS-CBN Management termination of 110 union members

2010-09-07T01:38:00.000-07:00

by: Cegp Pambansang OpisinaThe cycle of violations continue. On June 16, IJM workers were dismissed for not accepting the regularization scheme offered by the management. Friday, September 3 Wheng Hidalgo was fired after she refused to accept the network’s offer for regularization because it required her to, among others, withdraw a labor case she had filed against ABS-CBN and waive her length of

Davaoeño sings Sigwa OST

2010-09-06T06:55:00.000-07:00

by Jan Mikko Canarias A proud Davaoeño, Edge Uyanguren sings the OST of the movie Sigwa. He was Ang Teatro ng Ateneo's President, President of the Student Council of Ateneo de Davao University, singer, songwriter, playwright, and a freelance director. He sang Rosas ng Digma by Musikang Bayan which was launched in 2001. Rosas ng Digma (download) Lyricsby MusikangbayanSumibol sa isang panahong

Additional years: a SOLUTION or another PROBLEM.

2010-08-30T03:12:00.000-07:00

by Jan Mikko Canarias One of the basic right of a human being is the right for education. According to the Philosophy of the Department of Education "(1)The State shall promote the right of every individual to relevant quality education regardless of sex, age, breed, socio-economic status, physical and mental condition, social or ethnic origin, political and other affiliation. The State shall

Kadayawan 2010 Experience

2010-08-28T23:19:00.000-07:00

by Jan Mikko Canarias Even though I lived all my life in Davao City, this is just my third time to watch the Kadayawan live and in flesh. This year's Kadayawan, I had so much fun shooting events, not by a gun but with a camera. Three days of Kadayawan changed my skin tone from yellow to tan. Well of course, I had been roaming around the city covering some events under the heat of the burning