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Moro refugees: A life constantly under threat

Carlos H. Conde — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 06:44:01 +0000

To say that Unsay and his fellow villagers are used to a life of constant displacement is inaccurate. “We are forced to lead this kind of life,” he said.

Wikileaks: How the US really views the Philippines

Carlos H. Conde — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 03:29:46 +0000

Kristie Kenney was the first female United States ambassador to Manila, a fact that endeared herself with Filipinos during her diplomatic tour in the Philippines from 2005 to 2009. After all, what male American ambassador would go on national television and do the papaya dance, a popular - if silly - routine that involves jiggling of the bottom?

New hope, new fear for Mindanao

Carlos H. Conde — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 03:36:13 +0000

Four days after President Benigno Aquino met in Tokyo with leaders of the rebel Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), the main Muslim separatist group in the Philippines, a series of firefights between the rebel group and one of its breakaway factions broke out in the southern Philippines, killing at least 14 people and displacing thousands from their homes.

Rebels Reject Plan for Filipino Muslims

Carlos H. Conde — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:13:30 +0000

Islamic rebels in the southern Philippines have rejected a proposal by the Philippine government to offer what it calls “genuine autonomy” for Filipino Muslims, saying Tuesday that it “does not address the real issues” that have fueled the separatist rebellion in the country’s south over the past 40 years.

Art pricks Philippine sensitivities

Carlos H. Conde — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 03:28:32 +0000

It was an unprecedented moment in Philippine art history. There it was splashed on national television, a huge phallus attached to a wooden ashtray - the kind that is sold by sidewalk vendors in tourist destinations - sitting squarely on the face of an image of Jesus Christ.

Controversial Art Exhibit Is Shut Down in the Philippines

Carlos H. Conde — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:50:45 +0000

Officials shut down a controversial art exhibition on Tuesday following a storm of public protest that included criticism from President Benigno S. Aquino III, who called the artwork offensive to the country’s Christian majority.

Philippines Stands All but Alone in Banning Divorce

Carlos H. Conde — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 00:18:55 +0000

When citizens of the small Mediterranean nation of Malta voted in a referendum last month to legalize divorce, they reignited debate in the Philippines, one of the last countries, along with Vatican City, where divorce is still banned.

Brocka Lives: The enduring relevance of Lino Brocka

Carlos H. Conde — Sun, 22 May 2011 00:22:32 +0000

Brocka Lives from Carlos H. Conde on Vimeo.

A look back on the legacy of filmmaker Lino Brocka, 20 years after his death.

Written and directed by Carlos H. Conde.
Shot and edited by Ayi S. Muallam.
An InterAksyon.com production.

Click here for more on the 20th anniversary of Lino Brocka's death.

The Female Factor: In Philippine Newsrooms, the Women Rule

Carlos H. Conde — Tue, 17 May 2011 02:58:25 +0000

“You cannot explain the rise of the women journalists without talking about martial law,” said Inday Espina-Varona, a journalist since the Marcos era who now runs the citizen-journalism program of ABS-CBN, the country’s largest broadcast network. “When the men were struggling back into journalism, the women were already there.”

Children and schools caught in Philippine conflicts, and the UN is concerned about AFP tactics

Carlos H. Conde — Fri, 13 May 2011 04:17:37 +0000

What happened to two tribal schools in Surigao are emblematic – and in some sense an extreme case study – of a phenomenon in the Philippines and elsewhere of government and rebel forces occupying schools, disrupting not only the learning process of the students, but the lives of whole communities as well.