Kevin Pison Piamonte

"Do we have to kill so we can live?" the boy asked his father on the night when his fate was about to change completely.

It is like any other day in Artiaga Street when men eat dogs and get drunk and women have to succumb to their husbands’ aggressiveness. Mariana, pregnant with her second child has been planning for this day. She is fed-up. She wants to break loose. On the ground floor, her husband’s dog barks incessantly. Upstairs the baby cries constantly waiting to be fed. She has to fight. A woman, too, has rights. Confronting her drunken husband and the dog, she makes one last bid for freedom that might finally set her free.

What starts off with a simple weekend plan to watch a movie turns into a day of agitation as Marta’s daughter, Marie, swallows some fish bones. The solution starts off with bananas and moves on to a slew of superstitious beliefs. And in all these, they have become oblivious to the doctor who lives next door. In the background of the story is a news commentary of a radio station about how garbage especially the use of plastic can eventually affect our waters and our marine life.

Ready for a new life abroad, a woman's last trip home forces her to confront the crushing guilt of a past tragedy.

Ron and Jim used to be dance partners. Both have chosen different paths. Confronted by realities of the pandemic and mental health issues both are driven to confront their lives and if they will ever get to dance again. Together.

“Bugsay” is a creative documentary that paddles through the life of one of Iloilo’s most iconic figures: Honorato "Tatoy" Espinosa. From coconut trees to open seas. From a humble manokan to a legendary Ilonggo institution. From family stories to a legacy that helped shape Iloilo as a UNESCO City of Gastronomy — this is the journey that shaped generations of Ilonggos. “Bugsay” is not just a film. It’s a family's journey. It’s about paddling through life’s rough seas—with faith, with hard work, and with heart. Through food, stories, and the mystic powers of the ocean, we invite you to discover where Tatoy and his family came from—and why they keep moving forward.

In February 2019, the Duterte administration passed the Republic Act No. 11203, or the Rice Tariffication Act of 2019, which "aims to lift the quantitative restriction (QR) on rice imports and replace it with a general tariff. However, the influx of cheap imported rice and its adverse impacts on domestic rice prices and farmers’ income were among the significant concerns against the new law.

In anticipation of the demolition of their barangay for a major government project, the residents united to fight for their homes, their traditions, and their ancestral memories.