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(File photo) MANILA - President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will adhere to the law granting a fixed three-year term for key officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Malacanang said Wednesday. Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said Marcos would keep AFP Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Andres Castor Centino, in his post until the end of his fixed three-year term in February 2023. "This is a law, right? And it's been passed so the President adheres to the law. Whatever is stated in the law. If his term has been during the time of the effectivity of the law, then the President will abide by that," she said in a Palace press briefing. Cruz-Angeles was referring to Republic Act (RA) 11709 that was signed by former president Rodrigo Duterte in May 2022, which ensures the AFP chief of staff would serve for three fixed years. This ends the "revolving door" policy that gave rise to military chiefs serving for only a few months before mandatory reti ....
The film community has celebrated the recent announcement of three “historic” National Artists for Film and Broadcast Arts. Actress Nora Aunor, screenwriter Ricardo “Ricky” Lee and the late director Marilou Diaz-Abaya were named new recipients of the highest national honor given to Filipinos who have made distinct contributions to Philippine arts. ....
One of the movies in competition at the Un Certain Regard section in Cannes is "Plan 75," featuring Filipina actresses Stephanie Arianne and Sheryl Ichikawa and directed by Japanese filmmaker Chie Hayakawa. ....
I asked a naughty question that kept those in the international panel quiet, amused.
I wondered out loud if the seasoned silent film enthusiasts behind the 15th International Silent Film Festival Manila (ISFFM) could consider the popular films, "A Quiet Place" 1 and 2, as ....
Watching movies on the big screen in a cinema setting remains a dream for most of us. While there have been in the recent past sporadic screenings of certain films in various areas, the idea of movie watching in mall cineplexes hasn’t resumed, given the Covid-19 pandemic setting we are in.