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Continue reading →: Hello, Love, Again and the Global FilipinoIn January 2023, my wife and I left the Philippines in search of a better future in Canada. We bid goodbye to the careers we had built and the community we had been a part of—managing to squeeze the past three decades into two 25-kg pieces of luggage. As a…
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Continue reading →: BL Series at ang Gay Narrative sa PilipinasHindi bago ang kwento ng bakla sa Philippine media. May makulay at kadalasa’y masalimuot na kasaysayan ang representasyon nila sa sine at TV. Sa pagpasok ng panibagong porma ng gay media sa Pilipinas, kailangan suriin kung paano nakatutulong o nakasasama ang mga palabas na ito sa imahe ng bakla. Dalawa…
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Continue reading →: Quing Lalam Ning Aldo: On Food and Coming HomeQuing Lalam Ning Aldo is a story of a transgender parent who anticipates the arrival of her son from overseas. While she prepares the entire home, she reminisces the good old days they spent in the kitchen.
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Continue reading →: The Slums: On Meta and ExploitationThe Slums is a mockumentary short film that laughs at how the media have the tendency to exploit stories about the poor. It follows a film crew whose goal is to document a recent fire that happened in an urban slum area, but they end up revealing their problematic ways…
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Continue reading →: Excuse Me, Miss, Miss, Miss: On Comedy and Workers’ RightsExcuse Me, Miss, Miss, Miss tells the tale of a sales lady named Vangie whose ultimate goal is to be regularized. Despite her efforts, it seemed impossible to attain her goal. She then discovers a secret that will surely make her dream come true.
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