Karl Ramirez's blog

Free the 43: A song for the detained health workers

"Free the 43" is a song for the 43 health workers illegally arrested and detained by the military. Music and lyrics by Carl Lopez. Blues version arranged by Renato Reyes and Aki Merced. Guitars and harmocia performed by Renato Reyes and vocals by Aki Merced. Sound engineer, recording, and editing by Karl Ramirez.  read more »

Updates from the Fact-finding Mission on the death of Gregan Cardeño in the USAF detachment inside of the 103rd Brigade Camp

On February 02, 2010, Gregan Velez Cardeño, 33 years old, a resident of Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay died while performing his duty as Interpreter of the U.S Forces under BALIKATAN of the Joint Special Operations Task Force of the Philippines (JSOTFP), under the Visi  read more »

Pag-alala sa PP 1017

‘Mrs. B’: A Monologue About the Agony and Struggle of a Mother of a Desaparecido

“Mrs. B” will run on February 5, 6, 12 and 13 at 3 pm and 6 pm at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani auditorium, Quezon Ave. corner EDSA, Quezon City. For tickets, contact 09294414270 or 09167826374. For more details browse Bulatlat.com.

Ang Makata'y Mandirigma, Mandirigma'y Makata (The Poet's a Warrior, the Warrior's a Poet)

"(A) feast of activist songs, some vintage and many new ones, modern choreography with a hint of the revolutionary Peking opera style popular during FQS days, and a play with a central character, Ador—poet, political detainee, husband and father..." - Elmer A. Ordoñez  read more »

UCCP: Sa Hamon ng Panahon Screening Schedules

UCCP: Sa Hamon ng Panahon
A documentary drama about human rights in the Philippines

Produced by Kodao for the
United Church of Christ in the Philippines

Executive Producer
Jola Diones Mamangun

Directors of Photography
A. Aragones and Ariel N. Saturay

Written, Directed and Narrated by
Bonifacio P. Ilagan

Screening Schedules
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*Premiere  read more »

Report of the National Solidarity Mission for Surigao del Sur Evacuees

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY National Solidarity Mission
Reclaiming our Lives, Reclaiming our Ancestral Land
28 August – 1 September 2009, Surigao del Sur


This report is the result of the National Solidarity Visit to the Surigao del Sur Lumad Evacuees that was spearheaded by Task Force Surigao headed by its spokesperson Representative Luzviminda Ilagan of the Gabriela Partylist.  179 participants from 52 National, Regional and Caraga organizations attended the entire mission.
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Dukot: Pelikulang nakatali ang pusod sa hustisya

(Bonifacio Ilagan is a member of Kodao Productions and creative consultant for most of Kodao's video content. Watch the trailer at the Bulatlat.com website.)

By Ilang-Ilang D. Quijano August 31, 2009, Mula sa Pinoy Weekly
Mga larawan mula kay Dennis Evangelista

Pinaksa ng isang pelikula ang penomenon na pamilyar kung laman ng balita pero salat sa representasyon sa popular na kultura. Para dito pa lamang, dapat nang papurihan ang Dukot.

Kung tutuusin, matagal na itong inaabangan ng mga aktibista. Kailan nga ba huling nagkaroon ng isang pelikulang nangahas patingkarin sa mainstream ang pakikibaka para sa pambansang demokrasya at ang panunupil ng estado, ang nakakabit na dramatikong aspekto ng pakikibakang ito?  read more »

Dalawang dekada o mahigit na ang nakalipas simula noong itinanghal ang ngayo’y klasikong mga obra gaya ng Orapronobis ni Lino Brocka at Sister Stella L. ni Mike de Leon. Matagal-tagal na ring hindi nahahanapan ng lagusan sa industriya ng paggawa’t distribusyon ng pelikula ang istorya ng maliliit, inaapi, at lumalaban.

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