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A scene in the film Tu Pug Imatuy (From Tu Pug Imatuy Film Facebook page)

?Film on Lumad struggle bags 6 major awards in 2017 Sinag Maynila film fest

A ?multi-awarded ?film ?director hoped to have President Rodrigo Duterte and members of the government peace negotiation panel as audience to his film on the struggle of the Lumads against military harassment, which harvested major awards ?in the recently concluded Sinag Maynila film festival?.?

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Read more about the article Miss U in Davao: Mindanao-weaved fabrics take center stage
Twenty-nine Miss Universe candidates wore Mindanao-inspired fabrics during Thursday night’s “Mindanao Tapestry Fashion Show” held SMX Convention Center at SM Lanang, Davao city. (Maria Patricia C. Borromeo/davaotoday.com)

Miss U in Davao: Mindanao-weaved fabrics take center stage

Twenty-nine Miss Universe candidates wore Mindanao-inspired fabrics during Thursday night’s “Mindanao Tapestry Fashion Show” held SMX Convention Center at SM Lanang, this city.

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Read more about the article Salamindanaw 2016 to showcase films on Lumad, seafarers
A clip from Baboy Halas: Wailings in the Forest by Mindanaoan director Bagane Fiola. The film which was shot in the Maharlika forest of Marilog district won the NETPAC Jury Prize at the recently-concluded QCinema International Film Festival. It will be the second opening film of the 4th edition of Salamindanaw Asian Film Festival on Nov. 7.

Salamindanaw 2016 to showcase films on Lumad, seafarers

Salamindanaw Asian Film Festival will open its fourth edition with two films that tackle the plights of the lumad (indigenous people) and Filipino seafarers on November 7 in the city of General Santos.

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Read more about the article Apocalypse Child “surfs” its way to cinemas on October 26
“Apocalypse Child” is a drama starring award-winning actor Sid Lucero as Ford, a surfing instructor in Baler, who has been told all his whole life that he is the son of American director Francis Ford Coppola. (Photo from Gay Domingo)

Apocalypse Child “surfs” its way to cinemas on October 26

The long wait is over. After its huge success at the 3rd QCinema International Film Festival—where it won Best Picture—and after reaping acclaim at international filmfests in Europe, the US, and Asia, the movie “Apocalypse Child” screens in commercial theatres nationwide beginning October 26.

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