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The recent controversy surrounding the alleged proposal to remove community dogs and cats from the University of the Philippines Diliman has once again brought into sharp focus an issue that extend…

The recent controversy surrounding the alleged proposal to remove community dogs and cats from the University of the Philippines Diliman has once again brought into sharp focus an issue that extends far beyond a single incident. While differing views on campus safety and animal management are understandable, this moment presents an opportunity for the University to move beyond reactive measures and establish a clear, evidence-based, and humane policy governing the management of community animals across the campus.

FOCA's Gawad Tsanselor Award

The Gawad Tsanselor Para sa Nakakatanging Lingkod Komunidad) is one of the highest awards of the University of the Philippines Diliman awarded to individuals, groups, or organizations that improve communities through meaningful community service Winning the Gawad Tsanselor Award is the greatest milestone, if not the culmination of Prof. Khrysta Imperial Rara’s fight for the rights and welfare of…

#animal welfare #CAMPUS ANIMALS #EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS #ESA #FOCA #GAWAD TSANSELOR #UP

As member of the Board of Trustees of JSAP, Inc., I and my colleagues are extremely anxious at the proposed revision of General Education courses in Philippine universities.

#CHED #GE #gENERAL eDUCATION #JSAP

Todo Sobre Mi Madre My mother was born in Malita, Davao del Sur in 1918 to Sheikh Ismail Yahya, a Mranao Arab and Bai Rosa, a Buayanen / Maguindanaon princess and coconut plantation heiress. And as…

A tribute to my mother on Mother's Day.

JSAP on the 40th Anniv of the EDSA People Power Revolution

JSAP Statement on the 40th Anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution Forty years ago, the Filipino people gathered at EDSA to reclaim democracy, proving that collective courage can dismantle tyranny. The People Power Revolution was not only a political turning point—it was also a moment that reshaped the role of media and journalism in Philippine society. As we commemorate this milestone,…

#EDSA #JSAP #PEOPLE POWER

I was browsing the Web and saw a video clip of Richard Burton doing To Be or Not To Be. Since I was not doing anything, I decided to do my version of Shakespeare’s famous monologue. It is a spur-o…

Leonard Wood & the Bud Dajo Massacre

Because of the movie Quezon (2025), many Pinoys got to know Gov-Gen. Leonard Wood. Eighteen years before he became Gov-Gen of the Philippines, he became the first Military Governor of the Moro Province. Before that, he was the Military Gov. of Cuba. In Mindanao, he was responsible for the Bud Dajo massacre. During the time of Pres. Duterte, he accused the Americans of committing many atrocities…

#Bangsa Moro #Bates Treaty #Jamal ul Kiram #Leonard Wood #Mindanao #Quezon (2025)#Sulu #Theodore Roosevelt

Finally saw the somewhat controversial film Quezon (2025), the fourth movie in the Bayani (Hero) series of E.A. Rocha and Fernando Ortigas, Executive Producers of the films. The controversy arose w…

The debunking of Filipino heroes continues...

The debunking of the Quezon hero image

Finally saw the somewhat controversial film Quezon (2025), the fourth movie in the Bayani (Hero) series of E.A. Rocha and Fernando Ortigas, Executive Producers of the films. The controversy arose when one of Quezon’s grandsons Ricky Avanceña questioned the director during a Q&A forum on the film. He asked if the film was a satire, and the director said yes. He then said that for the filmmakers to…

#Bayani #Emilio Aguinaldo #Jose Laurel Ray Conley #Leonard Wood #Osmena #Quezon #roxas #Tarrog

Debunking Heroes like Lapu-Lapu while Upholding Colonizers like Magellan in Philippine Films The current controversy about the film Quezon (2025), where a grandson of the country’s first Commonweal…

Today, a post appeared in my FB feed. A group listed what they think are the Best Filipino Films of the 21st century (2001-2025). I was surprised to see the four films produced by the mestizo duo of E.A. Rocha and Fernando Ortigas as among the top with Goyo and Heneral Luna in the 2nd and 3rd spots respectively. Quezon was in #15 while Bonifacio was in #21. The critics appear to favor period films or biopics. I was quite surprised to see Lapu Lapu (2002) in #8 and quite glad that Magellan (2025) was in the last spot (#35) despite the hype on the movie and its director by supposed cineastes. It also starred Hollywood actor, Gael Garcia Bernal. I saw Magellan last month; and, I wrote an unfavorable review in my blog. I thought it was disgusting. I remember writing a critique of LapuLapu (2002) in 2003 as an academic exercise. I thought that was also disgusting. So, I am blogging the 2 movies together.

Lapu Lapu Out, Magellan In; Revolutionaries Out, Colonizers In

Debunking Heroes like Lapu-Lapu while Upholding Colonizers like Magellan in Philippine Films The current controversy about the film Quezon (2025), where a grandson of the country’s first Commonwealth president expressed concern and anger on the portrayal of his grandfather in the movie at a Q&A forum held by the show’s producers. Quezon (2025) is the fourth movie in the Bayani (Hero) quadrilogy…

#Cebu #Enrique #Gael Garcia Bernal #Humabon #Juan Sebastian Elcano #Lapu Lapu #Lav Diaz #Mactan #Magellan #Pigafetta #Quezon #William Mayo

Martial Law Madness

It’s Sept 21 again. Time to remember Sept 21, 1972 when Marcos supposedly signed Proclamation 1081 to start his 14-year Martial Law reign. Technically, Martial Law was lifted in 1980, but only in name. The country was still under a de facto Martial Law. It was a Romualdez-Marcos Conjugal Dictatorship. The Filipinos finally rose against the Conjugal Dictatorship under the combined leadership of…

#Bongbong Marcos #Chief Justice Corona #Conjugal Dictatorship #DPWH ghost projects #Ferdinand Edralin Marcos #Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo #Martial Law #Martin Romualdez

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The Filipino trailer for Lav Diaz's Magellan (2025, 🇵🇭🇵🇹🇪🇸), with Gael García Bernal

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Just saw Magellan (2025). I have never been a fan of Lav Diaz. Once, I had to sit in a theater to watch a 7-hour Diaz film. It was required

For me, artistically, it’s a sophomoric film. A nice effort from beginning filmmakers. Historically, it’s an idiotic film. It’s more of a fantasy than an historical film. As a Filipino, it’s a disgusting film that should be criticized and banned. It created a horrible picture of the 16th century natives of the Islands — barbaric, untouched by civilization, pure savages.

Magellan: Filipino Self-Bashing

Magellan (2025) was a re-imagining of the Magellan-Lapu Lapu affair, with the convoluted imaginings of Lav Diaz. The 16th century Cebuanos were turned into a tattooed nudist colony with perverted, pagan rituals using animal blood. They even “buried” their dead in the sea, covering the bodies in a shroud and letting them float out and down the deep sea.

#Gael Garcia Bernal #Lapulapu #Lav Diaz #Magellan #wakwak

The Moros should look at the #GazaGenocide as a cautionary tale. The parallels between Palestine and Bangsa Moro are many. In 1948, #Palestine was given to the Jews of Eastern Europe by a Western i…

#GazaGenocide #Palestine

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