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The personal is political in ‘And So It Begins’
Then presidential candidate Leni Robredo at a campaign rally —CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS
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August 17, 2024August 17, 2024Film/TV

The personal is political in ‘And So It Begins’

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Let’s get one thing out of the way: “And So It Begins” is not a film about the 2022 Robredo-Pangilinan campaign. The lawyer Leni Robredo herself made this clear as an introduction to the crowd gathered for the Philippine premiere of the latest documentary by Ramona S. Diaz. The plan had been to film a...

Six Filipino Women for Justice
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April 23, 2024April 23, 2024Books

Six Filipino women show the way

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Women who have marked the political landscape with grit and grace and who continue to engage the burning issues of the day for the people’s general benefit are the subjects of a new book, “Six Filipino Women for Justice.” Published by San Anselmo Press and edited by Asunción David Maramba, the book features profiles of...