Nos films / some of our films
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This excellent article was written by Toronto-based BAYAN-Canada spokesperson, radio host and photographer, Alex Felipe.
*this note is written as a response to a Coke viral ad titled “Coca-Cola Where Will Happiness Strike Next: The OFW Project.” Unfortunately the video cannot be attached on to this note, so I am adding screenshots for images, to watch the video please go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_9fQEqZCWs
by Alex Felipe on Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 11:11am
Let’s get the obvious over with: This is a FANTASTIC advertisement. It has a strong emotional pull, high production values, and connects the product to family, struggle, and how hardship can be overcome by the simple things, like a Coca-Cola.
Well done Coke. [insert ironic soft clap here]
I hate this ad. I hate it with a passion. And it seems from a casual viewing of the comments related to this viral video, that I am somehow virtually alone in thinking this.
In the ad, Coke sends a handful of overseas foreign workers (OFWs) back to the Phils to reconnect with their families. Its central message seems to be: Coke cares about the plight of OFWs.
And there for me is the disconnect.
While I appreciate this piece of propaganda for what it is I know that in reality, instead of helping OFWs, Coca-Cola is actually part of the problem. Like other multinational capitalistic ventures in the Philippines its policies are actually facilitating poverty and migration–in other words, Coke helps create the OFW phenomenon and therefore the ad is an insult.
Moreover, I know that most viewers also know this to be true. They may not know the specific details, but they know that multinationals have NOT been good for the majority of the people in the global south, including in the Philippines–so why all the love for the ad?
I want to explore this.
 Coca-Cola has had a long history in the Philippines, its primary economic connection is tied to the Philippine sugar industry. Coke bought Philippine sugar, and so indirectly supported the sugar haciendas that ‘employed’ Filipino peasant farmers.
Philippine sugar was one of the main reasons for the American invasion in 1899. President McKinley was backed by The Sugar Trust, the 6th largest US corporation which controlled 98% of the sugar refining interests. The RP economy was set up to supply American sugar needs with ‘locally’ produced sugar. Before WWII sugar made up 60% of the value of all Philippine exports. Continuer la lecture / Continue reading Untangling OFWs, Happiness, and Coke . [Or Why a Coca-Cola Advert is Short Circuiting My Brain]
Le Centre d’appui aux Philippines (CAP/CPC) est heureux d’annoncer la première d’une une série régulière de conférences/discussions à Montréal en vue de nous informer et nous rappeler des questions contemporaines et de l’histoire des Philippines qui influencent nos luttes et notre travail de solidarité.
Nous invitons tous les membres du CAP/CPC et des organisations affiliées à nous joindre pour la première séance, qui portera sur la Guerre Hispano-Américaine de 1898. M. Antonio Artuso présentera cet événement historique de l’impérialisme.
Soyez des nôtres
vendredi, le 11 novembre 2011 de 18h30 à 20h30
au CTI, 4755 av. Van Horne, Suite 110, Montréal. (Métro Plamondon)
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We are glad to announce that the Centre for Philippine Concerns (CAP-CPC) will start to have a regular discussion meetings in Montreal in order for us all to be refreshed and be updated about certain past and present issues concerning the Philippines that have impact on our ongoing struggles and solidarity work.
We are inviting members of CAP-CPC and allied organisations to join the first session which will focus on the Spanish-American war of 1898. Mr. Antonio Artuso will be the resource speaker as we go back to this important history event of imperialism.
This will be held on
Friday, November 11, 2011 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm
at the IWC Centre, 4755 Van Horne Ave., Suite 110, Montreal, H3W 1J1. (Plamondon Metro).
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
3 pm to 7 pm
Côte-des-neiges Community Centre
6767 Côte-des-neiges, Room 687
(Metro Côte-des-Neiges) Montréal, QC
Join us for an afternoon of cultural events, ceremonies, information-sharing, celebration and food.
1. Report-back by Montreal and Ottawa delegates to the International Conferences held July 2011 in the Philippines: IMA, IWA, People’s Art and ILPS 4th International Assembly*
2. Ceremony to transfer newly arrived gongs from indigenous people in Cordillera region of Philippines to Montreal indigenous Cordillera cultural group.
3. Commemorate James Balao – 3rd anniversary of enforced disappearance of this indigenous leader from Cordillera region, Philippines.
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 Enjoy the food for thought with a delicious Lechon dinner (vegetarian dishes also served) *Organized by the Centre d’appui aux Philippines / Centre for Philippine Concerns (CAP-CPC), Pinay (Quebec Philippine Women’s Group), Filipino Workers’ Support Group, International Migrant’s Alliance (IMA), International Women’s Alliance (IWA) and International League of Peoples’ Struggle – Canada (ILPS-Canada).
A new film from the Philippines by director Joel Lamangan and scriptwriter Boni Ilagan along with actor Alan Dizon will be presented at the Montreal International Film Festival this August 25-28, 2011. This is the same talented team who touched all of us with the political thriller Dukot when it was presented across Canada last year.
The new film, Deadline – The Reign of Impunity, is inspired by the deadly Amapatuan massacre, in which dozens of journalists along with civilians were murdered in November 2009. Deadline will be presented with English subtitles.
DEADLINE – THE REIGN OF IMPUNITY
Philippines
Regards sur les cinémas du monde
2011 / Couleur / 105 min
ÉQUIPE PRODUCTION
Réalisateur : Joel Lamangan Scénariste : Bonifacio P. Llagan
Photographie : Monino S. Duque Montage : John Anthony L Wong
Interprètes : Luis Alandy, Tirso Cruz III, Allen Dizon, Ina Feleo, Lovi Poe, Tj Trinidad
Thriller politique inspiré du massacre de Maguindanao en 2009 où 32 journalistes ont péri. L’assassinat de Henry Rosales, infatigable reporter du Philippine Sentinel, s’ajoute à une longue série qui vaut aux Philippines la réputation d’être l’un des pays les plus dangereux pour les représentants des médias. Il s’avère que le gouverneur Muntazir Ghazi (Gob) a échafaudé ce plan en représailles aux enquêtes de Rosales sur les assassinats de journalistes et le règne des seigneurs de la guerre, dont Gob lui-même, qui a formé son armée privée avec le soutien du gouvernement. À la suite de cet assassinat, la conférence de presse organisée par le Syndicat se termine en véritable bain de sang.
Joel Lamangan
Joel C. Lamangan a étudié le cinéma et l’art dramatique aux Philippines et à l’étranger. Il travaille d’abord comme acteur pour la scène et la télévision, avant d’opter pour la réalisation avec un premier film, DARNA, en 1991. Parmi ses autres films, dont plusieurs ont été primés aux Philippines, mentionnons FLOR CONTEMPLACION STORY(1995), DEATH ROW (2000), DUKOT ( 2009) et SIGWA ( 2010), ces deux derniers présentés au FFM.
25 août 2011 • 19:00:00 • CINÉMA QUARTIER LATIN 16 • L16.25.4 • s.t.a.
26 août 2011 • 12:20:00 • CINÉMA QUARTIER LATIN 16 • L16.26.2 • s.t.a.
27 août 2011 • 16:30:00 • CINÉMA QUARTIER LATIN 16 • L16.27.4 • s.t.a.
28 août 2011 • 18:40:00 • CINÉMA QUARTIER LATIN 16 • L16.28.4 • s.t.a.
 We were featured in an exchange with alternative media practitioners and artists at the School of Mass Communications of the University of the Philippines June 30. The event was organized by Kenneth Guda and the PinoyMedia Centre, and gave us the opportunity to catch up with old friends and meet lots of new ones. A trio of popular rappers performed some of their work as a nice surprise. We were thrilled to be back in the Philippines – inspired and energized at this first public event we attended, kicking off three weeks of conferences and encounters on our agenda. Writers, photographers, journalists, artists from Pinoy Weekly, Arkibong Bayan, Bulatlat, Southern Tagalog Exposure, and others, including Basics community newspaper from Canada shared their experiences.
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Welcome / Bienvenue We are political activists and filmmakers in Montréal, Québec. For a number of years we have shared our thoughts and opinions mostly through our activist film making. But the films take a long time to produce and we go through such an intense rich process to make them… we thought it might be fun to share our thoughts and experiences along the way.
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Coca-Cola has had a long history in the Philippines, its primary economic connection is tied to the Philippine sugar industry. Coke bought Philippine sugar, and so indirectly supported the sugar haciendas that ‘employed’ Filipino peasant farmers.
