Presidential clemency ended the sentence Mary Jane Veloso was serving in the Philippines. It did not overturn the Indonesian drug conviction, and it did not end the separate prosecution of the people she says recruited and trafficked her. When Veloso happily held up a copy of her absolute pardon at the Correctional Institution for Women...
Author: Hannah L. Tabunda
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What was ‘Edjop’ running for?
There is a cruel irony at the center of Katski Flores’ “Edjop.” Joyette Jopson, portrayed by Jodi Sta. Maria, spends much of the film trying to understand a father she barely knew, a man who had become, in her own formulation, more concept than parent. The film sets out to reverse that distance: to pull...
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Local roasteries and global brews converge in Coffee Plz! Festival
Beans, beats and matcha blended in San Juan City’s The Corner House last July 12-13 to celebrate a unique twist in Metro Manila’s café culture: a phase in urban life yet to be fully relished beyond a simple fix of joe. The Coffee Plz! Festival brought enthusiasts and brewers to a movement aimed at supporting...